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
3.1 pts
above England
School
27.9%
Barnet
20.6%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
58.1 pts
above England
School
78.4%
Barnet
43.3%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
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
Any other Mixed background
6.8%
31
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%
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
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.
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%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.