The Orion Primary School | Primary in London, Barnet | Ofsted & DfE

77%

RWM expected · 2024/25

14%

RWM higher · 2024/25

955

Pupils · 2024/25

74%

EAL · 2024/25

15%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

77%

RWM expected · 2024/25

14%

RWM higher · 2024/25

955

Pupils · 2024/25

74%

EAL · 2024/25

15%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

77%

RWM expected · 2024/25

14%

RWM higher · 2024/25

955

Pupils · 2024/25

74%

EAL · 2024/25

15%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 17/04/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityBarnet

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio21.6:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of The Orion Primary School · Primary · Barnet

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

77%

-1pp

93%85%77%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 77%

RWM higher standard

14%

-7pp

23%18%13%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 14%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

82%

Reading higher standard

47%

Writing expected standard

80%

Writing higher standard

15%

Maths expected standard

86%

Maths higher standard

45%

Science expected standard

94%

SPAG expected standard

89%

SPAG higher standard

61%

Reading scaled score

110.0

Maths scaled score

110.0

GPS scaled score

112.0

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

955

Pupil : teacher ratio

21.6

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

74%

FSM eligible

52%

SEN

33%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

15%

Contact

Address

Grahame Park Way, London, NW7 2AL

Local authority

Barnet

Website

www.theorion.org.uk/

Telephone

02082059324

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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	77%	14%	82%	47%	80%	15%	86%	45%	94%	89%	110.0	110.0	112.0	—	—	—	33%	955
2023/24	78%	21%	88%	39%	85%	24%	87%	41%	94%	92%	108.0	108.0	111.0	—	—	—	30%	978
2022/23	79%	20%	88%	47%	89%	30%	85%	38%	90%	89%	109.0	108.0	110.0	+2.60	+2.80	+2.00	31%	965
2018/19	93%	23%	97%	57%	95%	24%	100%	57%	95%	99%	111.0	111.0	113.0	+6.90	+1.90	+6.00	26%	1,000
2017/18	89%	13%	91%	31%	92%	22%	90%	34%	93%	93%	108.0	108.0	111.0	+6.50	+6.10	+6.40	24%	954
2016/17	83%	10%	91%	27%	87%	19%	96%	53%	91%	98%	107.0	111.0	112.0	+3.50	+2.50	+6.90	24%	914

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	955	24.5	33%	74%	52%	6%	15%
2023/24	978	22.0	30%	75%	48%	6%	15%
2022/23	965	23.3	31%	75%	48%	8%	29%
2021/22	977	21.6	28%	76%	50%	8%	27%
2020/21	1,002	20.7	28%	76%	45%	—	—
2018/19	1,000	21.3	26%	72%	52%	5%	12%
2017/18	954	18.1	24%	72%	54%	5%	11%
2016/17	914	20.3	24%	68%	57%	4%	8%