SCHOOL PROFILE

Deansbrook Junior School

Primary Academy converter URN 139489
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 360 Published school capacity
Capacity used 70.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 7 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

28 March 2023
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Barnet
Trust AIM ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 253 253 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 122 48.2% of pupils
Male pupils 131 51.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

39.9%
15.1 pts above England
School 39.9%
Barnet 20.6%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

74.3%
54.0 pts above England
School 74.3%
Barnet 43.3%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.4%
0.6 pts below England
School 0.4%
Barnet 0.6%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Any other White background
22.9%
58
Any other ethnic group
19.4%
49
Any other Asian background
13.8%
35
White British
11.1%
28
Any other Black background
5.5%
14
African
4.7%
12
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 21.7% 55 of 253 pupils
0.9 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 21.7%
Barnet 18.8%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 15.8% 40 pupils
England 14.8% 1.0 pts above
EHC plans 5.9% 15 pupils
England 6.0% 0.1 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 21
Specific learning difficulty 9
Autistic spectrum disorder 8
Social, emotional & mental health 7
Moderate learning difficulty 6
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

95.0% 34.6 pts above England
School 95.0%
Barnet 70.0%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

98.0%

24.2 pts above England

School 98.0%
Barnet 81.5%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

95.0%

24.7 pts above England

School 95.0%
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

5.30%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.91 pts lower than England
School 5.30%
Barnet 5.90%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

13.24%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

2.58 pts lower than England
School 13.24%
Barnet 14.89%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.37%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.44 pts lower than England
School 0.37%
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

70.3% 17.9 pts below England
Deansbrook Junior School
70.3%
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