Barnfield Primary School | School performance

76%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

462

Pupils · 2024/25

80%

EAL · 2024/25

14%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

76%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

462

Pupils · 2024/25

80%

EAL · 2024/25

14%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

76%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

462

Pupils · 2024/25

80%

EAL · 2024/25

14%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 05/06/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityBarnet

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio25.2:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Barnfield Primary School · Primary · Barnet

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard

76%

-1pp

80%69%58%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 76%

RWM higher standard

+1pp

19%13%7%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 8%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

82%

Reading higher standard

29%

Writing expected standard

78%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

86%

Maths higher standard

33%

Science expected standard

82%

SPAG expected standard

86%

SPAG higher standard

35%

Reading scaled score

104.0

Maths scaled score

105.0

GPS scaled score

106.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

462

Pupil : teacher ratio

25.2

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

80%

FSM eligible

25%

SEN

20%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

14%

Contact

Address

Silkstream Road, Edgware, HA8 0DA

Local authority

Barnet

Website

www.barnfieldschool.co.uk/

Telephone

02089526026

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	76%	8%	82%	29%	78%	8%	86%	33%	82%	86%	104.0	105.0	106.0	—	—	—	20%	462
2023/24	77%	7%	79%	30%	80%	9%	80%	38%	82%	86%	105.0	106.0	107.0	—	—	—	20%	446
2022/23	58%	10%	78%	27%	70%	17%	73%	38%	73%	83%	105.0	105.0	108.0	+0.30	+0.70	+1.10	16%	444
2018/19	78%	19%	78%	38%	84%	28%	88%	40%	84%	86%	105.0	108.0	110.0	+1.40	+1.60	+3.10	13%	478
2017/18	80%	18%	82%	34%	90%	26%	92%	30%	88%	89%	106.0	107.0	110.0	+2.30	+3.20	+3.60	13%	501
2016/17	73%	14%	75%	27%	90%	26%	95%	36%	88%	90%	104.0	107.0	109.0	-0.10	+1.30	+2.80	13%	526

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	462	23.1	20%	80%	25%	6%	14%
2023/24	446	21.4	20%	80%	22%	6%	16%
2022/23	444	21.0	16%	80%	22%	7%	22%
2021/22	448	22.6	13%	80%	24%	5%	11%
2020/21	462	19.6	12%	82%	28%	—	—
2018/19	478	19.2	13%	76%	40%	4%	7%
2017/18	501	17.4	13%	75%	46%	4%	6%
2016/17	526	16.9	13%	73%	54%	4%	7%