Community school · Barnet

Livingstone Primary and Nursery School

3–11Ages
258Pupils
PrimaryPhase
101289URN

Baring Road, New Barnet, Barnet, EN4 9BU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

7.3per place

4.5 above Barnet median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Barnet

205 applications for 28 places · 2nd of 83 in Barnet

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

69%met the expected standard

Barnet 75% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 13 December 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

7.3applications per place, Reception

4.5 above Barnet median (2.8) 5.1 above England median (2.2)

205 applications · 28 places offered · 67 named it first

2026 7.3; Barnet median median 2.8
2025 6.4; Barnet median median 2.9
2024 6.2; Barnet median median 2.8
2023 6.3; Barnet median median 3.0
2022 5.6; Barnet median median 3.1
2021 6.0; Barnet median median 3.0
2020 6.2; Barnet median median 2.8
2019 4.7; Barnet median median 3.2
2018 3.6; Barnet median median 3.1
2017 4.3; Barnet median median 3.2
2016 4.5; Barnet median median 3.3
2015 3.8; Barnet median median 3.1
2014 1.8; Barnet median median 3.0

More applications per place than the Barnet median in 12 of 13 years.

This school
Barnet median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	28	205	7.3	67	2.39
Sep 2025	28	180	6.4	62	2.21
Sep 2024	27	168	6.2	51	1.89
Sep 2023	28	177	6.3	50	1.79
Sep 2022	28	158	5.6	46	1.64
Sep 2021	28	168	6.0	44	1.57
Sep 2020	29	181	6.2	50	1.72
Sep 2019	30	142	4.7	48	1.60
Sep 2018	30	109	3.6	33	1.10
Sep 2017	30	129	4.3	44	1.47
Sep 2016	30	134	4.5	38	1.27
Sep 2015	29	110	3.8	32	1.10
Sep 2014	51	92	1.8	16	0.31

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 90% · Writing 76% · Maths 79% → all three 69% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard69%52nd of 84 in Barnet

Barnet 75% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard90%

Barnet 86% England 78%

Higher standard48%

Barnet 45% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

Barnet 80% England 75%

Greater depth21%

Barnet 17% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard79%

Barnet 87% England 77%

Higher standard45%

Barnet 39% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Barnet median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	69%	21%	109	108
2023/24	70%	23%	110	108
2022/23	71%	16%	108	108

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Livingstone Primary and Nursery SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

7.3applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Cromer Road Primary School
0.9 km · Barnet

Remains Good2022

2.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Trent CofE Primary School
1.1 km · Barnet

Remains Outstanding2022

3.4applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Danegrove Primary School
1.4 km · Barnet

Remains Good2022

2.4applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
St Mary's CofE Primary School, East Barnet
1.7 km · Barnet

Good2023

4.1applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Hadley Wood Primary School
1.7 km · Enfield

Not yet inspected
Monken Hadley CofE Primary School
1.9 km · Barnet

Outstanding2023

7.8applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
St Catherine's RC School
2.0 km · Barnet

Good2022

2.5applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
De Bohun Primary School
2.2 km · Enfield

Remains Good2020

2.1applications per place

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 101289 · 302/2036
Capacity: 305 pupils · 258 on roll
Free school meals: 25.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Baring Road, New Barnet, Barnet, EN4 9BU
Local authority: Barnet

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources