SCHOOL PROFILE

Courtland School

Primary Community school URN 101271
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 101.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

8 February 2023
Latest published outcome Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Outstanding
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 213 213 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 104 48.8% of pupils
Male pupils 109 51.2% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

15.0%
9.8 pts below England
School 15.0%
Barnet 20.6%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

55.9%
35.6 pts above England
School 55.9%
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
19.2%
41
Any other Asian background
18.3%
39
White British
11.7%
25
Any other ethnic group
9.9%
21
Indian
8.5%
18
Any other Mixed background
7.5%
16
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 23.5% 50 of 213 pupils
2.6 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 23.5%
Barnet 18.8%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 17.4% 37 pupils
England 14.8% 2.6 pts above
EHC plans 6.1% 13 pupils
England 6.0% 0.1 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
No specialist assessment yet 20
Social, emotional & mental health 8
Speech, language & communication 8
Autistic spectrum disorder 6
Hearing impairment 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

97.0% 36.6 pts above England
School 97.0%
Barnet 70.0%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

100.0%

26.2 pts above England

School 100.0%
Barnet 81.5%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

97.0%

26.7 pts above England

School 97.0%
Barnet 76.1%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

100.0%

28.0 pts above England

School 100.0%
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

4.36%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.85 pts lower than England
School 4.36%
Barnet 5.90%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

12.02%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

3.79 pts lower than England
School 12.02%
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

101.4% 13.2 pts above England
Courtland School
101.4%
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