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St Mary's CofE Primary School, East Barnet

Primary · Voluntary aided school · Mixed · Barnet

Littlegrove, Barnet, EN4 8SR

Website 02084495856

63

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Good

Graded 07/03/2023

Application demand

95%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

96.2%

4.3% persistently absent

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

At a glance

Pupils on roll

210

Capacity used

Nearly full

96%

218 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

95%

1st preference success rate

21 of 22 families who put it first got an offer

29

Places offered

120

Total applications

4.1

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference2221● 95%
2nd preference254● 16%
3rd preference234● 17%
Later preferences (4th–6th)500● 0%
Total1202924%

1st preference success by year

81%
2020
63%
2021
91%
2022
72%
2023
93%
2024
95%
2025

Barnet lets families list 6 preferences. 11 applications came from outside the council area (3 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
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Maria Constantinou
Address
Littlegrove, East Barnet, Barnet, EN4 8SR
Phone
02084495856
Local authority
Barnet
Ward / constituency
East Barnet · Chipping Barnet
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
101324

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals15%——
English as additional language24%——
SEN support12%——
50% boys (105)50% girls (105)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)

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

210 pupils · 218 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 23

    07 March 2023

    Full graded inspection

    Good overall effectiveness
    Early yearsGood
    Personal developmentOutstanding
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
    Leadership and managementGood
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 188 pupils

Attendance

96.2%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

3.8%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

4.3%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.5%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

2%
20/21
11%
21/22
10%
22/23
8%
23/24
4%
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 & maths63%——
Higher standard3%——
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 standard77%
+15% vs England
Higher standard16%
+8% vs England

Reading

Expected standard97%
+22% vs England
Higher standard45%
+12% vs England
Average score110
+4 vs England

Writing

Expected standard81%
+9% vs England
Greater depth19%
+6% vs England

Maths

Expected standard90%
+16% vs England
Higher standard45%
+19% vs England
Average score109
+4 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard97%
+24% vs England
Higher standard61%
+31% vs England
Average score112
+7 vs England

Science

Expected standard94%
+12% vs England

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

Primary results over time

712019782023632024772025

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

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)77%61%
Higher standard16%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.