SCHOOL PROFILE

St Mary's CofE Primary School

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 101323
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 102.6% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

6 May 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching Strong standard
Achievement Strong standard
Attendance & behaviour Expected standard
Personal development Strong standard
Leadership & governance Strong standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

24 November 2021
Graded inspection Good
Published 1 March 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary aided school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
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 431 423 full-time · 8 part-time
Female pupils 217 50.3% of pupils
Male pupils 214 49.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

9.7%
15.1 pts below England
School 9.7%
Barnet 20.6%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

61.5%
41.2 pts above England
School 61.5%
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
22.7%
98
White British
19.5%
84
Any other Asian background
10.4%
45
Any other ethnic group
10.2%
44
Any other Mixed background
7.7%
33
White and Asian
7.2%
31
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 14.4% 62 of 431 pupils
6.4 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 14.4%
Barnet 18.8%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 12.3% 53 pupils
England 14.8% 2.5 pts below
EHC plans 2.1% 9 pupils
England 6.0% 3.9 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 22
Autistic spectrum disorder 14
Social, emotional & mental health 11
Specific learning difficulty 8
Moderate learning difficulty 4
No specialist assessment yet 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

82.0% 21.6 pts above England
School 82.0%
Barnet 70.0%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

88.0%

14.2 pts above England

School 88.0%
Barnet 81.5%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

91.0%

20.7 pts above England

School 91.0%
Barnet 76.1%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

86.0%

14.0 pts above England

School 86.0%
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

4.16%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.06 pts lower than England
School 4.16%
Barnet 5.90%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

7.97%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

7.85 pts lower than England
School 7.97%
Barnet 14.89%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.27%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.53 pts lower than England
School 0.27%
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

102.6% 14.4 pts above England
St Mary's CofE Primary School
102.6%
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