SCHOOL PROFILE

Pardes House Primary School

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 133364
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 360 Published school capacity
Capacity used 99.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

25 November 2025
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching Expected standard
Achievement Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour Strong standard
Personal development Strong standard
Leadership & governance Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

6 May 2021
Ungraded inspection School remains Good
Published 24 June 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary aided school
Phase Primary
Gender Boys
Religious character Jewish
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 359 359 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 0 0.0% of pupils
Male pupils 359 100.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

2.5%
22.3 pts below England
School 2.5%
Barnet 20.6%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

37.3%
17.0 pts above England
School 37.3%
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.

White British
86.6%
311
Any other White background
9.7%
35
Unclassified
2.8%
10
Any other Mixed background
0.6%
2
Any other ethnic group
0.3%
1
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 22.6% 81 of 359 pupils
1.7 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 22.6%
Barnet 18.8%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 20.1% 72 pupils
England 14.8% 5.3 pts above
EHC plans 2.5% 9 pupils
England 6.0% 3.5 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 23
No specialist assessment yet 18
Speech, language & communication 17
Specific learning difficulty 10
Physical disability 6
Autistic spectrum disorder 5

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

62.0% 1.6 pts above England
School 62.0%
Barnet 70.0%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

80.0%

6.2 pts above England

School 80.0%
Barnet 81.5%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

74.0%

3.7 pts above England

School 74.0%
Barnet 76.1%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

74.0%

2.0 pts above England

School 74.0%
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

4.00%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.21 pts lower than England
School 4.00%
Barnet 5.90%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

3.59%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

12.22 pts lower than England
School 3.59%
Barnet 14.89%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.33%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.48 pts lower than England
School 0.33%
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

99.7% 11.5 pts above England
Pardes House Primary School
99.7%
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