Find the best primary schools in Haringey. Compare Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and parent reviews.
Haringey has 62 primary schools, all in Haringey council's area. Most state schools here offer places by distance from home once children in care and siblings of current pupils have been admitted, so how close you live decides your chances at any school with more applicants than places. Some councils draw a fixed catchment boundary instead, and the distance at which the last place went changes every year. Of the 62, 20 are faith schools that can put children of their faith first, so distance counts for less there.
Use the distance checker to measure your home's straight-line distance to any Haringey primary school, and each school's page for its Ofsted report, results and admissions details. Check your distance to a school or try the admissions calculator.
| School | Type | Our rating |
|---|---|---|
| Holy Trinity CofE Primary School | Church of England | 4.9 / 5 |
| Coldfall Primary School | Mixed | 4.8 / 5 |
| Highgate Primary School | Mixed | 4.8 / 5 |
| Our Lady of Muswell Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 4.8 / 5 |
| St John Vianney RC Primary School | Roman Catholic | 4.8 / 5 |
| Eden Primary | Jewish | 4.8 / 5 |
| Lift Noel Park | Mixed | 4.7 / 5 |
| St Michael's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School | Church of England | 4.7 / 5 |
There are 62 primary schools in Haringey. Of those, 1 is an all-through school, teaching both primary and secondary years.
Apply by 15 January for a Reception place starting that September. Children start Reception in the September after their fourth birthday. You apply to the council where you live, even if the school is in another council's area, and can usually list between 3 and 6 schools in order of preference. Offers are sent on 16 April, or the next working day.
Of the 62 primary schools in Haringey, 20 have a religious character: 10 Roman Catholic, 9 Church of England and 1 Jewish. When a faith school has more applicants than places, it can give priority to children of its faith. Many ask for a supplementary form, sometimes signed by a religious leader, so read the school's admissions policy before you apply.
On our star rating, the highest rated are Holy Trinity CofE Primary School (4.9), Coldfall Primary School (4.8), Highgate Primary School (4.8), Our Lady of Muswell Catholic Primary School (4.8) and St John Vianney RC Primary School (4.8). The rating is our own, out of 5. It combines Parent View survey results, the latest Ofsted inspection and SATs results, with the parent survey carrying the most weight. Of the 62 schools here, 59 have enough published data for a rating.
| South Harringay Junior School | Mixed | 4.7 / 5 |
| St Martin of Porres Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 4.7 / 5 |
| Weston Park Primary School | Mixed | 4.7 / 5 |
| Rokesly Junior School | Mixed | 4.7 / 5 |
| Bounds Green Infant School | Mixed | 4.7 / 5 |
| Campsbourne Infant School | Mixed | 4.6 / 5 |
| Harris Primary Academy Philip Lane | Mixed | 4.6 / 5 |
| Lift Trinity | Mixed | 4.6 / 5 |
| Stroud Green Primary School | Mixed | 4.5 / 5 |
| North Harringay Primary School | Mixed | 4.5 / 5 |
| Tetherdown Primary School | Mixed | 4.5 / 5 |
| Rokesly Infant & Nursery School | Mixed | 4.5 / 5 |
| Belmont Infant School | Mixed | 4.5 / 5 |
| Muswell Hill Primary School | Mixed | 4.4 / 5 |
| Rhodes Avenue Primary School | Mixed | 4.4 / 5 |
| Brook House Primary School | Mixed | 4.4 / 5 |
| Coleridge Primary School | Mixed | 4.3 / 5 |
| St James Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 4.3 / 5 |
| St Michael's CofE Primary School | Church of England | 4.3 / 5 |
| St Paul's Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 4.3 / 5 |
| South Harringay Infant School | Mixed | 4.2 / 5 |
| St Francis de Sales RC Infant School | Roman Catholic | 4.2 / 5 |
| Earlham Primary School | Mixed | 4.1 / 5 |
| St Aidan's Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Church of England | 4.1 / 5 |
| Chestnuts Primary School | Mixed | 4.1 / 5 |
| Harris Primary Academy Coleraine Park | Mixed | 4.1 / 5 |
| Campsbourne Junior School | Mixed | 4.1 / 5 |
| West Green Primary School | Mixed | 4.1 / 5 |
| St Paul's and All Hallows CofE Infant School | Church of England | 4.0 / 5 |
| Harris Academy Tottenham | all-through | 3.9 / 5 |
| Ferry Lane Primary School | Mixed | 3.9 / 5 |
| St Francis de Sales RC Junior School | Roman Catholic | 3.9 / 5 |
| The Devonshire Hill Nursery & Primary School | Mixed | 3.8 / 5 |
| St Ann's CE Primary School | Church of England | 3.8 / 5 |
| Belmont Junior School | Mixed | 3.8 / 5 |
| Lancasterian Primary School | Mixed | 3.8 / 5 |
| St Mary's CofE Primary School | Church of England | 3.7 / 5 |
| The Willow Primary School | Mixed | 3.7 / 5 |
| Bounds Green Junior School | Mixed | 3.6 / 5 |
| Risley Avenue Primary School | Mixed | 3.6 / 5 |
| Bruce Grove Primary School | Mixed | 3.5 / 5 |
| St Paul's and All Hallows CofE Junior School | Church of England | 3.5 / 5 |
| The Mulberry Primary School | Mixed | 3.4 / 5 |
| South Grove Primary School | Mixed | 3.4 / 5 |
| St Ignatius RC Primary School | Roman Catholic | 3.4 / 5 |
| Alexandra Primary School | Mixed | 3.3 / 5 |
| Lordship Lane Primary School | Mixed | 3.2 / 5 |
| Earlsmead Primary School | Mixed | 3.1 / 5 |
| Crowland Primary School | Mixed | 3.0 / 5 |
| Lea Valley Primary School | Mixed | 3.0 / 5 |
| Welbourne Primary School | Mixed | 2.6 / 5 |
| St Francis De Sales Catholic Junior School | Roman Catholic | Not yet rated |
| St Mary's Priory Catholic Infant School | Roman Catholic | Not yet rated |
| St Mary's Priory Catholic Junior School | Roman Catholic | Not yet rated |
Our rating is out of 5 and combines Parent View survey results, the latest Ofsted inspection and published results. Source: Department for Education (GIAS) and Ofsted.
No. Distance only matters when a school has more applicants than places, and then it offers places in the order its admission criteria set out. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or catchment area. Faith schools and grammar schools use different criteria. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.
The council offers a place at another school with room, which may be further from home. You can accept it and still join the waiting lists for the schools you preferred. Waiting lists are ranked by the admission criteria, not by how long a child has been on them. You can also appeal to an independent panel for any school that refused you. Appeals for Reception to Year 2 rarely succeed, because infant classes are limited to 30 pupils by law and a panel can only admit above that limit in narrow circumstances.