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Livingstone Primary and Nursery School

Primary · Community school · Mixed · Barnet

Baring Road, Barnet, EN4 9BU

Website 02084492592

70

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Outstanding

Graded 13/12/2023

Application demand

44%

1st preference success · Oversubscribed

Attendance

95.5%

11.0% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

258

Capacity used

Has space

85%

305 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Oversubscribed

44%

1st preference success rate

27 of 62 families who put it first got an offer

28

Places offered

180

Total applications

6.4

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference6227● 44%
2nd preference421● 2%
3rd preference290● 0%
Later preferences (4th–6th)470● 0%
Total1802816%

1st preference success by year

50%
2020
52%
2021
61%
2022
52%
2023
47%
2024
44%
2025

Barnet lets families list 6 preferences. 13 applications came from outside the council area (2 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Giovanna Phelan
Address
Baring Road, New Barnet, Barnet, EN4 9BU
Phone
02084492592
Local authority
Barnet
Ward / constituency
East Barnet · Chipping Barnet
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
101289

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals25%——
English as additional language41%——
SEN support27%——
55% boys (141)45% girls (117)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

258 pupils · 305 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 23

    13 December 2023

    Full graded inspection

    Outstanding overall effectiveness
    Early yearsOutstanding
    Personal developmentOutstanding
    Quality of educationOutstanding
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 182 pupils

Attendance

95.5%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

4.5%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

11.0%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.7%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

4%
20/21
16%
21/22
16%
22/23
9%
23/24
11%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths70%——
Higher standard23%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard69%
+7% vs England
Higher standard21%
+13% vs England

Reading

Expected standard90%
+15% vs England
Higher standard48%
+15% vs England
Average score109
+3 vs England

Writing

Expected standard76%
+4% vs England
Greater depth21%
+8% vs England

Maths

Expected standard79%
+5% vs England
Higher standard45%
+19% vs England
Average score108
+3 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard86%
+13% vs England
Higher standard62%
+32% vs England
Average score110
+5 vs England

Science

Expected standard83%
+1% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

772019712023702024692025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)69%61%
Higher standard21%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Barnet council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.