OFSTED
2 April 2025
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Barnet
Trust
ASHMOLE TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
423
423 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
213
50.4% of pupils
Male pupils
210
49.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
18.7 pts
below England
School
6.1%
Barnet
20.6%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
14.5 pts
above England
School
34.8%
Barnet
43.3%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
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
30.7%
130
White British
15.1%
64
Indian
9.5%
40
Any other Mixed background
9.0%
38
White and Asian
8.5%
36
Chinese
5.7%
24
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
14.7%
62 of
423 pupils
6.2 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
6.0 pts
below
England
6.0%
0.1 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
80.0%
19.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
97.0%
Reading
23.2 pts above England
School
97.0%
Barnet
81.5%
London
78.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
84.0%
Writing
13.7 pts above England
School
84.0%
Barnet
76.1%
London
75.1%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
92.0%
Maths
20.0 pts above England
School
92.0%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.57%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.65 pts
lower than
England
School
4.57%
Barnet
5.90%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
7.12%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
8.69 pts
lower than
England
School
7.12%
Barnet
14.89%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.27%
Severe absence
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
100.7%
12.5 pts
above England
Ashmole Primary School
100.7%
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.