SCHOOL PROFILE

The Annunciation RC Junior School

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 101342
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 240 Published school capacity
Capacity used 90.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 7 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

17 October 2023
Latest published outcome Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

22 June 2022
Ungraded inspection School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Published 21 September 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary aided school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
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 217 217 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 110 50.7% of pupils
Male pupils 107 49.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

32.3%
7.5 pts above England
School 32.3%
Barnet 20.6%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

69.1%
48.8 pts above England
School 69.1%
Barnet 43.3%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.9%
0.1 pts below England
School 0.9%
Barnet 0.6%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

African
25.3%
55
Any other White background
23.5%
51
White British
12.4%
27
Any other Asian background
8.3%
18
White and Asian
4.6%
10
Indian
4.1%
9
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 11.5% 25 of 217 pupils
9.3 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 11.5%
Barnet 18.8%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 8.3% 18 pupils
England 14.8% 6.5 pts below
EHC plans 3.2% 7 pupils
England 6.0% 2.8 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 8
Autistic spectrum disorder 5
Moderate learning difficulty 5
Social, emotional & mental health 4
Physical disability 2
Severe learning difficulty 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

71.0% 10.6 pts above England
School 71.0%
Barnet 70.0%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

86.0%

12.2 pts above England

School 86.0%
Barnet 81.5%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

79.0%

8.7 pts above England

School 79.0%
Barnet 76.1%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

79.0%

7.0 pts above England

School 79.0%
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

4.70%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.52 pts lower than England
School 4.70%
Barnet 5.90%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

8.42%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

7.39 pts lower than England
School 8.42%
Barnet 14.89%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.58%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.22 pts lower than England
School 1.58%
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

90.4% 2.2 pts above England
The Annunciation RC Junior School
90.4%
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