SCHOOL PROFILE

Livingstone Primary and Nursery School

Primary Community school URN 101289
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 305 Published school capacity
Capacity used 84.6% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

13 December 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 258 238 full-time · 20 part-time
Female pupils 117 45.3% of pupils
Male pupils 141 54.7% 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.

45.0%
24.7 pts above England
School 45.0%
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.

White British
32.2%
83
Any other White background
27.9%
72
Any other Mixed background
9.3%
24
Any other ethnic group
7.4%
19
White and Asian
4.7%
12
African
3.9%
10
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 33.7% 87 of 258 pupils
12.9 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 33.7%
Barnet 18.8%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 19.4% 50 pupils
England 14.8% 4.6 pts above
EHC plans 14.3% 37 pupils
England 6.0% 8.3 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 31
Specific learning difficulty 18
Social, emotional & mental health 17
Speech, language & communication 11
Moderate learning difficulty 7
Other difficulty or disability 1

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

69.0% 8.6 pts above England
School 69.0%
Barnet 70.0%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

90.0%

16.2 pts above England

School 90.0%
Barnet 81.5%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

76.0%

5.7 pts above England

School 76.0%
Barnet 76.1%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

79.0%

7.0 pts above England

School 79.0%
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

4.51%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.71 pts lower than England
School 4.51%
Barnet 5.90%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

10.99%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

4.83 pts lower than England
School 10.99%
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

84.6% 3.6 pts below England
Livingstone Primary and Nursery School
84.6%
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