SCHOOL PROFILE

Barnfield Primary School

Primary Community school URN 101258
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 448 Published school capacity
Capacity used 102.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

5 June 2024
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Barnet
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 459 417 full-time · 42 part-time
Female pupils 228 49.7% of pupils
Male pupils 231 50.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

27.9%
3.1 pts above England
School 27.9%
Barnet 20.6%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

78.4%
58.1 pts above England
School 78.4%
Barnet 43.3%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

2.6%
1.6 pts above England
School 2.6%
Barnet 0.6%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Any other White background
25.7%
118
Any other ethnic group
22.2%
102
Any other Asian background
8.9%
41
White British
8.9%
41
Any other Mixed background
6.8%
31
Chinese
5.9%
27
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 16.1% 74 of 459 pupils
4.7 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 16.1%
Barnet 18.8%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 9.4% 43 pupils
England 14.8% 5.4 pts below
EHC plans 6.8% 31 pupils
England 6.0% 0.7 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 28
Autistic spectrum disorder 25
Social, emotional & mental health 10
Moderate learning difficulty 4
Vision impairment 2
Hearing impairment 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

76.0% 15.6 pts above England
School 76.0%
Barnet 70.0%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

82.0%

8.2 pts above England

School 82.0%
Barnet 81.5%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

78.0%

7.7 pts above England

School 78.0%
Barnet 76.1%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

86.0%

14.0 pts above England

School 86.0%
Barnet 81.5%
London 77.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.62%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.60 pts lower than England
School 5.62%
Barnet 5.90%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

14.17%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

1.64 pts lower than England
School 14.17%
Barnet 14.89%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.57%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.23 pts lower than England
School 1.57%
Barnet 1.29%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

102.5% 14.3 pts above England
Barnfield Primary School
102.5%
Barnet
90.3%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information