Community school · Barnet

Manorside Primary School

3–11Ages
237Pupils
PrimaryPhase
101290URN

Squires Lane, Finchley, London, N3 2AB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

5.7per place

2.8 above Barnet median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Barnet

164 applications for 29 places · 4th of 83 in Barnet

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

73%met the expected standard

Barnet 75% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 24 April 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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

5.7applications per place, Reception

2.8 above Barnet median (2.8) 3.5 above England median (2.2)

164 applications · 29 places offered · 31 named it first

2026 5.7; Barnet median median 2.8
2025 5.9; Barnet median median 2.9
2024 6.7; Barnet median median 2.8
2023 7.2; Barnet median median 3.0
2022 8.2; Barnet median median 3.1
2021 9.1; Barnet median median 3.0
2020 8.0; Barnet median median 2.8
2019 9.2; Barnet median median 3.2
2018 9.7; Barnet median median 3.1
2017 9.5; Barnet median median 3.2
2016 11.2; Barnet median median 3.3
2015 4.9; Barnet median median 3.1
2014 4.6; Barnet median median 3.0

More applications per place than the Barnet median in 13 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	29	164	5.7	31	1.07
Sep 2025	29	172	5.9	37	1.28
Sep 2024	29	194	6.7	37	1.28
Sep 2023	30	216	7.2	45	1.50
Sep 2022	30	246	8.2	52	1.73
Sep 2021	30	272	9.1	51	1.70
Sep 2020	30	240	8.0	39	1.30
Sep 2019	30	277	9.2	49	1.63
Sep 2018	29	281	9.7	53	1.83
Sep 2017	30	285	9.5	59	1.97
Sep 2016	30	335	11.2	67	2.23
Sep 2015	60	296	4.9	55	0.92
Sep 2014	60	275	4.6	57	0.95

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 87% · Writing 80% · Maths 87% → all three 73% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard73%46th of 84 in Barnet

Barnet 75% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard87%

Barnet 86% England 78%

Higher standard47%

Barnet 45% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Barnet 80% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Barnet 17% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Barnet 87% England 77%

Higher standard43%

Barnet 39% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (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	73%	7%	109	109
2023/24	75%	14%	107	108
2022/23	67%	17%	107	109

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

Manorside Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

5.7applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Tudor Primary School
0.2 km · Barnet

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.3applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Our Lady of Lourdes RC School
0.4 km · Barnet

Good2023

2.7applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Akiva School
0.8 km · Barnet

Remains Good2023

3.0applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
St Theresa's Catholic Primary School
0.8 km · Barnet

Remains Good2024

4.6applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Moss Hall Junior School
1.1 km · Barnet

2026

81%met the SATs standard
Moss Hall Infant School
1.1 km · Barnet

Good2023

3.1applications per place
Martin Primary School
1.1 km · Barnet

Good2023

2.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Pardes House Primary School
1.2 km · Barnet

2025

1.3applications per place 62%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 101290 · 302/2037
Capacity: 310 pupils · 237 on roll
Free school meals: 16.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Squires Lane, Finchley, London, N3 2AB
Local authority: Barnet

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