What schools serve Enfield?

There are 50 schools in Enfield, Enfield, including Orchardside School, Capel Manor Primary School, Carterhatch Infant School, Chase Side Primary School, George Spicer Primary School and more. You can view each school's catchment area guidance and admissions policy on catchment.school.

How many primary and secondary schools are in Enfield?

Enfield has 32 primary schools and 10 secondary schools. There are also 8 other schools (such as all-through or special schools) in the area. All data is sourced from the Department for Education's GIAS register.

How do I find out if my address is in a school's catchment area in Enfield?

To check whether your address falls within a school's catchment area in Enfield, use the postcode search tool at catchment.school. Catchment area boundaries for Enfield schools are set by Enfield and reviewed each year. You can also consult the school's admissions policy or contact the Enfield admissions team directly for the most up-to-date boundary maps.

Who sets catchment area boundaries for schools in Enfield?

Catchment area boundaries for schools in Enfield are set by Enfield as the admissions authority. Community and voluntary-controlled schools follow the council's published admissions policy, while academies and voluntary-aided schools may set their own. Boundaries are reviewed annually and published each September for the following academic year.

Schools in Enfield

Reviewed by the catchment.school editorial team · Last updated 15 March 2026

Enfield has 50 schools - 32 primaries, 10 secondaries and 8 all-through or special schools. Enfield Council administers community school catchments, while the borough's 16 academies and 12 faith schools (Church of England and Roman Catholic) set their own oversubscription criteria.

Secondary catchment boundaries in Enfield are among the tightest in North London, particularly for schools close to the A10 corridor. Distance to the school gate is the main tiebreaker at community schools; siblings already on roll take priority in round one.

School demand in Enfield

Across the 47 schools in Enfield with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 88%. 8 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.

12 schools in Enfield have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.

16 of the schools in Enfield are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Enfield, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.

21 of the schools in Enfield have a current Ofsted rating, of which 21 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.

Primary schools in Enfield: 4 oversubscribed (32)

Capel Manor Primary School

Primary · Community school

Enfield · EN1 4RL

Ages 4-11 325 pupils Capacity 356

Carterhatch Infant School

Primary · Community school

Enfield · EN1 4JY

Ages 2-7 305 pupils Capacity 310

Chase Side Primary School

Primary · Community school

Enfield · EN2 6NS

Ages 3-11 382 pupils Capacity 450

George Spicer Primary School

Primary · Community school

Enfield · EN1 1YF

Ages 4-11 785 pupils Capacity 840

Prince of Wales Primary School

Primary · Community school

Enfield · EN3 6HG

Ages 3-11 552 pupils Capacity 690

The Raglan Junior School

Primary · Community school

Enfield · EN1 2RG

Ages 7-11 481 pupils Capacity 480

Raglan Infant School

Primary · Community school

Enfield · EN1 2NS

Ages 5-7 445 pupils Capacity 360

Suffolks Primary School

Primary · Community school

Enfield · EN1 3PU

Ages 2-11 182 pupils Capacity 240

Southbury Primary School

Primary · Community school

Enfield · EN3 4JG

Ages 2-11 381 pupils Capacity 480

Bush Hill Park Primary School

Primary · Community school

Enfield · EN1 1DS

Ages 2-11 464 pupils Capacity 630