Primary school

Watling Park School

  • Free School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Barnet
  • HA8 9YA

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 10,894 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 73%

Top % in England, by year
2022/23: top 85%85%2023/24: top 43%43% · 2023/242024/25: top 73%

Against London

Expected standard, RWM55% · London 72%1/10 Well below London
Higher standard, RWM7% · London 12%3/10 Below
Reading score106 · London 1073/10 Below
Maths score102 · London 1071/10 Well below London
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Expected standard, RWM
2022/23: 44% · 52 pupils · London 68%2023/24: 65% · 51 pupils · London 70%2024/25: 55% · 56 pupils · London 72%65%44%
Higher standard, RWM
2022/23: 6% · 52 pupils · London 11%2023/24: 10% · 51 pupils · London 11%2024/25: 7% · 56 pupils · London 12%10%6%
Reading score
2022/23: 103 · 52 pupils · London 1062023/24: 106 · 51 pupils · London 1072024/25: 106 · 56 pupils · London 107106103
Maths score
2022/23: 102 · 52 pupils · London 1062023/24: 104 · 51 pupils · London 1062024/25: 102 · 56 pupils · London 107104102

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
39 of 39 who put it first2016 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3939
2nd161
3rd223

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2018–2023

  1. 2018Good
  2. 2023Remains 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 (6)

From Ofsted report, inspected Jun 2023

Strengths

  • “This is a welcoming school, where pupils are happy and safe.”
  • “Leaders have high expectations of what pupils can and should accomplish.”
  • “This includes pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).”

To improve

  • “In some subjects, the tasks and activities set by teachers are not well chosen to support pupils’ learning of the curriculum.”
  • “This means that pupils do not deepen their knowledge or learn essential skills.”
  • “Leaders should ensure that the implementation of the curriculum aligns with the progression of knowledge and skills mapped out by subject leaders.”

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

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026400
Free school meals (past 6 years)49.5%
First language not English81.7%
SEN support11.4%
EHC plan3.7%
Absence (sessions missed)5.4%
Persistently absent pupils14.1%

Girls 46.5%Boys 53.5%

95.2% full · 420 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher22.2
Pupils per adult9.6
  • Classroom teachers 14.5
  • Leadership 3.5
  • Teaching assistants 22.5
  • Other support 6.8

Teachers 18 FTE · Whole workforce 47.3 · 55 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,522
Spend per pupil£7,931
Staff spend per pupil£6,302
Reserve per pupil£1,319
  • +£533,000revenue reserve
  • +£239,000in-year balance

Grants £8,319 · self-generated £203 · premises £302 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: BELLEVUE PLACE EDUCATION TRUST (12 academies) · trust reserve £1,481,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it