SCHOOL PROFILE

Brunswick Park Primary and Nursery School

Primary Community school URN 101264
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 457 Published school capacity
Capacity used 93.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

21 March 2023
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Good
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

4 December 2019
Ungraded inspection School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Published 13 January 2020
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
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 429 415 full-time · 14 part-time
Female pupils 177 41.3% of pupils
Male pupils 252 58.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

17.2%
7.6 pts below England
School 17.2%
Barnet 20.6%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

54.3%
34.0 pts above England
School 54.3%
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 White background
32.2%
138
White British
25.6%
110
Any other ethnic group
7.7%
33
Indian
6.3%
27
Any other Asian background
4.4%
19
White and Asian
4.2%
18
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 20.3% 87 of 429 pupils
0.5 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 20.3%
Barnet 18.8%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 14.7% 63 pupils
England 14.8% 0.1 pts below
EHC plans 5.6% 24 pupils
England 6.0% 0.4 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 25
Speech, language & communication 17
Autistic spectrum disorder 16
No specialist assessment yet 13
Specific learning difficulty 5
Hearing impairment 4

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

93.0% 32.6 pts above England
School 93.0%
Barnet 70.0%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

97.0%

23.2 pts above England

School 97.0%
Barnet 81.5%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

93.0%

22.7 pts above England

School 93.0%
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

4.91%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.31 pts lower than England
School 4.91%
Barnet 5.90%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

9.43%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

6.38 pts lower than England
School 9.43%
Barnet 14.89%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.54%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.26 pts lower than England
School 0.54%
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

93.9% 5.7 pts above England
Brunswick Park Primary and Nursery School
93.9%
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