Fern House School

State-Funded School

fern-house-school-enfield-london

LondonRegion

EnfieldLocal Authority

Enfield NorthConstituency

EN3 6NYPostcode

0.7

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Fern House School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 5–16, located in Enfield, London.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 79 pupils. Fern House School is part of CONNECT EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 28 Apr 2026 · published 14 Jun 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 1
EBacc average point score: 0

Ethnicity

White

52%

Black

19%

Mixed

23%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

Total Pupils

73%Boys

27%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

72%

England average

27%

First language not English

11%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 5 – 16
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 79
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: CONNECT EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
8 May 2022	Good	Good	Outstanding	Good	Good
24 May 2017	Inadequate	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Inadequate

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.