SCHOOL PROFILE

Queenswell Junior School

Primary Community school URN 101313
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 240 Published school capacity
Capacity used 107.1% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 7 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

14 June 2023
Latest published outcome School remains 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 257 257 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 124 48.2% of pupils
Male pupils 133 51.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

35.0%
10.2 pts above England
School 35.0%
Barnet 20.6%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

65.0%
44.7 pts above England
School 65.0%
Barnet 43.3%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Barnet 0.6%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Any other White background
24.1%
62
Any other ethnic group
20.2%
52
White British
15.2%
39
African
6.6%
17
White and Asian
6.2%
16
Any other Mixed background
5.1%
13
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 24.5% 63 of 257 pupils
3.7 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 24.5%
Barnet 18.8%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 7.8% 20 pupils
England 14.8% 7.0 pts below
EHC plans 16.7% 43 pupils
England 6.0% 10.7 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 25
Social, emotional & mental health 11
Speech, language & communication 11
Moderate learning difficulty 6
Physical disability 3
Specific learning difficulty 3

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

63.0% 2.6 pts above England
School 63.0%
Barnet 70.0%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

77.0%

3.2 pts above England

School 77.0%
Barnet 81.5%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

77.0%

6.7 pts above England

School 77.0%
Barnet 76.1%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

80.0%

8.0 pts above England

School 80.0%
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

6.57%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.35 pts higher than England
School 6.57%
Barnet 5.90%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

19.42%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

3.61 pts higher than England
School 19.42%
Barnet 14.89%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.08%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.72 pts lower than England
School 1.08%
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

107.1% 18.9 pts above England
Queenswell Junior School
107.1%
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