Primary school

St Paul's CofE Primary School N11

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Barnet
  • N11 1NQ

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 8,195 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 55%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 70%70%2016/17: top 53%53% · 2016/172017/18: top 65%2018/19: top 74%2022/23: top 61%2023/24: top 68%2024/25: top 55%No exams

Against LondonArrows: London rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM63% · London 72%3/10 Below+11.1 pts
Higher standard, RWM3% · London 12%1/10 Well below London−38.8 pts
Reading score106 · London 1073/10 Below
Maths score106 · London 1074/10 Below+23.9 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 45% · 29 pupils · London 61%2016/17: 62% · 29 pupils · London 69%2017/18: 61% · 28 pupils · London 72%2018/19: 57% · 30 pupils · London 73%2022/23: 57% · 30 pupils · London 68%2023/24: 55% · 29 pupils · London 70%2024/25: 63% · 30 pupils · London 72%63%45%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 7% · 29 pupils · London 7%2016/17: 14% · 29 pupils · London 10%2017/18: 7% · 28 pupils · London 12%2018/19: 13% · 30 pupils · London 13%2022/23: 7% · 30 pupils · London 11%2023/24: 7% · 29 pupils · London 11%2024/25: 3% · 30 pupils · London 12%14%3%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 103 · 29 pupils · London 1032016/17: 105 · 29 pupils · London 1052017/18: 104 · 28 pupils · London 1062018/19: 104 · 30 pupils · London 1062022/23: 105 · 30 pupils · London 1062023/24: 105 · 29 pupils · London 1072024/25: 106 · 30 pupils · London 107106103No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 101 · 29 pupils · London 1042016/17: 106 · 29 pupils · London 1062017/18: 104 · 28 pupils · London 1062018/19: 104 · 30 pupils · London 1072022/23: 103 · 30 pupils · London 1062023/24: 104 · 29 pupils · London 1062024/25: 106 · 30 pupils · London 107106101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
20 of 20 who put it first2014 · 68.8%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2020
2nd60
3rd80

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2006–2024

  1. 2006Good
  2. 2009Good
  3. 2014Good
  4. 2018Remains Good
  5. 2019Good
  6. 2024Remains Good

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · 4 points to improve

Read what Ofsted said (4)

From Ofsted report, inspected Jul 2024

Strengths

  • “This is a nurturing and caring school with the community at its heart.”
  • “It encourages pupils to celebrate differences and treat everyone as individuals.”
  • “The school’s values of ‘wisdom, compassion and endurance with humility’ are evident in all that the pupils demonstrate.”

To improve

  • “In some subjects, the schools’ work on checking what pupils remember long term is still being embedded.”

Ofsted inspection report extracts, Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026181
Free school meals (past 6 years)28.7%
First language not English72.7%
SEN support9.7%
EHC plan5.1%
Absence (sessions missed)6.4%
Persistently absent pupils19.9%

Girls 43.1%Boys 56.9%

86.2% full · 210 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 2 Sep 2024 · 36 responses (16.7% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school97.2% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school97.2% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved91.7% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 55.6% not applicable56.3% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year88.9% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 19.4% not applicable82.8% agree
  • My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed0% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child77.8% agree
  • My child does well at this school97.2% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing94.5% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school91.7% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school88.9% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development80.6% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent88.9% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher17.8
Pupils per adult7.5
  • Classroom teachers 7.9
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 13.5
  • Other support 3.2

Teachers 9.9 FTE · Whole workforce 26.6 · 34 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£9,346
Spend per pupil£10,219
Staff spend per pupil£7,917
Reserve per pupil£42
  • +£7,449revenue reserve
  • −£153,252in-year balance

Grants £9,062 · self-generated £284 · premises £500 per pupil