What did Ofsted judge Ferry Lane Primary School's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged Ferry Lane Primary School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in September 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Ferry Lane Primary School?

Ferry Lane Primary School has 177 pupils on roll.

What ages does Ferry Lane Primary School take?

Ferry Lane Primary School admits pupils aged 3 to 11.

Where is Ferry Lane Primary School located?

Ferry Lane Primary School is located in London, N17 9PP, Haringey.

How do I apply to Ferry Lane Primary School?

Ferry Lane Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

How far from Ferry Lane Primary School were places offered?

The furthest place offered at Ferry Lane Primary School for 2012-13 (Reception) was 0.957 miles from the school. The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.

How are Reception places decided at Ferry Lane Primary School?

When Ferry Lane Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children in Care/Looked After Children — Children who are looked after by a local authority or were previously looked after but immediately after being looked after, became subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or special guardianship order, including those who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Exceptional Social Medical — Children who the Authority accepts have an exceptional medical or social need for a place at one specific school. Applications will only be considered under this category if they are supported by a written statement from a doctor, social worker or other relevant independent professional. The information must confirm the exceptional medical or social need and demonstrate how the specified school is the only school that can meet the defined needs of the child; 3. Linked school — This rule applies only to junior school admissions. Applicants attending an infant school will be prioritised under this rule for admission to the linked junior school. The Linked infant and junior schools in Haringey normally share the same names (e.g. Rokesly Infant School is linked to Rokesly Junior School), and 3 further criteria. The school offers 30 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Within each criterion the sole tiebreaker to decide between two applications is children whose home address is closest to the school, measured in a straight line from the Ordnance Survey address point of the child's home to the Ordnance Survey address point of the school, calculated using a computerised mapping system. The tiebreaker for two or more applications whose home address is exactly the same distance from the school (and who are not from multiple births) will be random allocation using a computerised system.

What is the largest ethnic background at Ferry Lane Primary School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 27.7% of pupils at Ferry Lane Primary School are recorded as Black African. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

Ferry Lane Primary School: Ofsted, Results & Catchment 2026

How far did offers reach?

0.957miles

was the furthest place offered for 2012-13 (Reception). The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.

Last distance offered at Ferry Lane Primary School, year by year →

How places are decided at Ferry Lane Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Children in Care/Looked After Children — Children who are looked after by a local authority or were previously looked after but immediately after being looked after, became subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or special guardianship order, including those who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2Exceptional Social Medical — Children who the Authority accepts have an exceptional medical or social need for a place at one specific school. Applications will only be considered under this category if they are supported by a written statement from a doctor, social worker or other relevant independent professional. The information must confirm the exceptional medical or social need and demonstrate how the specified school is the only school that can meet the defined needs of the child.
3Linked school — This rule applies only to junior school admissions. Applicants attending an infant school will be prioritised under this rule for admission to the linked junior school. The Linked infant and junior schools in Haringey normally share the same names (e.g. Rokesly Infant School is linked to Rokesly Junior School)
4Brother or Sister (sibling) — Children with a brother or sister already attending the school or linked infant/junior school and who will still be attending on the date of admission. If a place is obtained for an older child using fraudulent information, there will be no sibling connection available to subsequent children from that family.
4Children of staff — Children of teaching staff of the school where the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time of application and/or children of a member of staff who has been recruited to fill a vacancy for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
5Distance — Children whose home address is closest to the preferred school. Distance will be measured in a straight line from the Ordnance Survey address point of the child's home to the Ordnance Survey address point of the school, calculated using a computerised mapping system.

If two applications tie: Within each criterion the sole tiebreaker to decide between two applications is children whose home address is closest to the school, measured in a straight line from the Ordnance Survey address point of the child's home to the Ordnance Survey address point of the school, calculated using a computerised mapping system. The tiebreaker for two or more applications whose home address is exactly the same distance from the school (and who are not from multiple births) will be random allocation using a computerised system.

Local-authority coordinated default oversubscription criteria for Haringey's community and voluntary-controlled schools (the council is the admission authority). Criteria 4 (sibling) and 4 (children of staff) are both numbered '4' in the source document, indicating they may be considered co-equal in priority order.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Ferry Lane Primary School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Ferry Lane Primary School's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Ferry Lane Primary School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in September 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Ferry Lane Primary School?: Ferry Lane Primary School has 177 pupils on roll.
What ages does Ferry Lane Primary School take?: Ferry Lane Primary School admits pupils aged 3 to 11.
Where is Ferry Lane Primary School located?: Ferry Lane Primary School is located in London, N17 9PP, Haringey.
How do I apply to Ferry Lane Primary School?: Ferry Lane Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
How far from Ferry Lane Primary School were places offered?: The furthest place offered at Ferry Lane Primary School for 2012-13 (Reception) was 0.957 miles from the school. The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.
How are Reception places decided at Ferry Lane Primary School?: When Ferry Lane Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children in Care/Looked After Children — Children who are looked after by a local authority or were previously looked after but immediately after being looked after, became subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or special guardianship order, including those who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Exceptional Social Medical — Children who the Authority accepts have an exceptional medical or social need for a place at one specific school. Applications will only be considered under this category if they are supported by a written statement from a doctor, social worker or other relevant independent professional. The information must confirm the exceptional medical or social need and demonstrate how the specified school is the only school that can meet the defined needs of the child; 3. Linked school — This rule applies only to junior school admissions. Applicants attending an infant school will be prioritised under this rule for admission to the linked junior school. The Linked infant and junior schools in Haringey normally share the same names (e.g. Rokesly Infant School is linked to Rokesly Junior School), and 3 further criteria. The school offers 30 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Within each criterion the sole tiebreaker to decide between two applications is children whose home address is closest to the school, measured in a straight line from the Ordnance Survey address point of the child's home to the Ordnance Survey address point of the school, calculated using a computerised mapping system. The tiebreaker for two or more applications whose home address is exactly the same distance from the school (and who are not from multiple births) will be random allocation using a computerised system.
What is the largest ethnic background at Ferry Lane Primary School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 27.7% of pupils at Ferry Lane Primary School are recorded as Black African. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How far did offers reach?

0.957miles

was the furthest place offered for 2012-13 (Reception). The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.

Last distance offered at Ferry Lane Primary School, year by year →

How places are decided at Ferry Lane Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Children in Care/Looked After Children — Children who are looked after by a local authority or were previously looked after but immediately after being looked after, became subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or special guardianship order, including those who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2Exceptional Social Medical — Children who the Authority accepts have an exceptional medical or social need for a place at one specific school. Applications will only be considered under this category if they are supported by a written statement from a doctor, social worker or other relevant independent professional. The information must confirm the exceptional medical or social need and demonstrate how the specified school is the only school that can meet the defined needs of the child.
3Linked school — This rule applies only to junior school admissions. Applicants attending an infant school will be prioritised under this rule for admission to the linked junior school. The Linked infant and junior schools in Haringey normally share the same names (e.g. Rokesly Infant School is linked to Rokesly Junior School)
4Brother or Sister (sibling) — Children with a brother or sister already attending the school or linked infant/junior school and who will still be attending on the date of admission. If a place is obtained for an older child using fraudulent information, there will be no sibling connection available to subsequent children from that family.
4Children of staff — Children of teaching staff of the school where the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time of application and/or children of a member of staff who has been recruited to fill a vacancy for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
5Distance — Children whose home address is closest to the preferred school. Distance will be measured in a straight line from the Ordnance Survey address point of the child's home to the Ordnance Survey address point of the school, calculated using a computerised mapping system.

Ferry Lane Primary School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Ferry Lane Primary School's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Ferry Lane Primary School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in September 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Ferry Lane Primary School?: Ferry Lane Primary School has 177 pupils on roll.
What ages does Ferry Lane Primary School take?: Ferry Lane Primary School admits pupils aged 3 to 11.
Where is Ferry Lane Primary School located?: Ferry Lane Primary School is located in London, N17 9PP, Haringey.
How do I apply to Ferry Lane Primary School?: Ferry Lane Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
How far from Ferry Lane Primary School were places offered?: The furthest place offered at Ferry Lane Primary School for 2012-13 (Reception) was 0.957 miles from the school. The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.
How are Reception places decided at Ferry Lane Primary School?: When Ferry Lane Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children in Care/Looked After Children — Children who are looked after by a local authority or were previously looked after but immediately after being looked after, became subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or special guardianship order, including those who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Exceptional Social Medical — Children who the Authority accepts have an exceptional medical or social need for a place at one specific school. Applications will only be considered under this category if they are supported by a written statement from a doctor, social worker or other relevant independent professional. The information must confirm the exceptional medical or social need and demonstrate how the specified school is the only school that can meet the defined needs of the child; 3. Linked school — This rule applies only to junior school admissions. Applicants attending an infant school will be prioritised under this rule for admission to the linked junior school. The Linked infant and junior schools in Haringey normally share the same names (e.g. Rokesly Infant School is linked to Rokesly Junior School), and 3 further criteria. The school offers 30 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Within each criterion the sole tiebreaker to decide between two applications is children whose home address is closest to the school, measured in a straight line from the Ordnance Survey address point of the child's home to the Ordnance Survey address point of the school, calculated using a computerised mapping system. The tiebreaker for two or more applications whose home address is exactly the same distance from the school (and who are not from multiple births) will be random allocation using a computerised system.
What is the largest ethnic background at Ferry Lane Primary School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 27.7% of pupils at Ferry Lane Primary School are recorded as Black African. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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