SCHOOL PROFILE

Parkfield Primary School

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 139633
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 109.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

11 December 2024
Latest published outcome Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Barnet
Trust THE ELLIOT FOUNDATION ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 460 403 full-time · 57 part-time
Female pupils 238 51.7% of pupils
Male pupils 222 48.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

23.3%
1.5 pts below England
School 23.3%
Barnet 20.6%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

91.1%
70.8 pts above England
School 91.1%
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 ethnic group
31.7%
146
Any other White background
26.1%
120
African
9.1%
42
Any other Asian background
7.6%
35
Indian
6.7%
31
Pakistani
5.4%
25
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 21.7% 100 of 460 pupils
0.9 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 21.7%
Barnet 18.8%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 18.7% 86 pupils
England 14.8% 3.9 pts above
EHC plans 3.0% 14 pupils
England 6.0% 3.0 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 46
Social, emotional & mental health 23
Other difficulty or disability 15
Autistic spectrum disorder 8
No specialist assessment yet 2
Specific learning difficulty 2

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

51.0% 9.4 pts below England
School 51.0%
Barnet 70.0%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

72.0%

1.8 pts below England

School 72.0%
Barnet 81.5%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

56.0%

14.3 pts below England

School 56.0%
Barnet 76.1%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

70.0%

2.0 pts below England

School 70.0%
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

5.23%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.99 pts lower than England
School 5.23%
Barnet 5.90%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

15.25%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.57 pts lower than England
School 15.25%
Barnet 14.89%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.20 pts higher than England
School 2.00%
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

109.5% 21.3 pts above England
Parkfield Primary School
109.5%
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