SCHOOL PROFILE

Beit Shvidler Primary School

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 136402
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 240 Published school capacity
Capacity used 95.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

30 October 2024
Latest published outcome Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary aided school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Jewish
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 230 230 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 114 49.6% of pupils
Male pupils 116 50.4% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

5.2%
19.6 pts below England
School 5.2%
Barnet 20.6%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

17.8%
2.5 pts below England
School 17.8%
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.

White British
84.8%
195
Any other White background
11.3%
26
Unclassified
3.9%
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 22.2% 51 of 230 pupils
1.3 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 22.2%
Barnet 18.8%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 16.1% 37 pupils
England 14.8% 1.3 pts above
EHC plans 6.1% 14 pupils
England 6.0% 0.1 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 15
Social, emotional & mental health 13
Autistic spectrum disorder 6
Specific learning difficulty 6
Moderate learning difficulty 4
Physical disability 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

77.0% 16.6 pts above England
School 77.0%
Barnet 70.0%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

80.0%

6.2 pts above England

School 80.0%
Barnet 81.5%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

87.0%

16.7 pts above England

School 87.0%
Barnet 76.1%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

97.0%

25.0 pts above England

School 97.0%
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

2.51%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

3.71 pts lower than England
School 2.51%
Barnet 5.90%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

15.82 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Barnet 14.89%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
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

95.8% 7.6 pts above England
Beit Shvidler Primary School
95.8%
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