Community school · Barnet

Northside Primary School

2–11Ages
254Pupils
PrimaryPhase
101296URN

2 Albert Street, North Finchley, London, N12 8JP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.6per place

1.8 above Barnet median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Barnet

139 applications for 30 places · 10th of 83 in Barnet

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

57%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 · 7 March 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
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

4.6applications per place, Reception

1.8 above Barnet median (2.8) 2.4 above England median (2.2)

139 applications · 30 places offered · 28 named it first

2026 4.6; Barnet median median 2.8
2025 6.3; Barnet median median 2.9
2024 6.3; Barnet median median 2.8
2023 6.7; Barnet median median 3.0
2022 7.6; Barnet median median 3.1
2021 7.1; Barnet median median 3.0
2020 8.3; Barnet median median 2.8
2019 8.1; Barnet median median 3.2
2018 10.3; Barnet median median 3.1
2017 8.3; Barnet median median 3.2
2016 9.0; Barnet median median 3.3
2015 9.4; Barnet median median 3.1
2014 9.6; 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	30	139	4.6	28	0.93
Sep 2025	29	183	6.3	35	1.21
Sep 2024	28	176	6.3	38	1.36
Sep 2023	30	202	6.7	61	2.03
Sep 2022	30	229	7.6	61	2.03
Sep 2021	30	213	7.1	54	1.80
Sep 2020	30	248	8.3	57	1.90
Sep 2019	30	242	8.1	61	2.03
Sep 2018	29	299	10.3	71	2.45
Sep 2017	30	250	8.3	51	1.70
Sep 2016	30	269	9.0	69	2.30
Sep 2015	30	282	9.4	77	2.57
Sep 2014	30	287	9.6	81	2.70

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 63% · Maths 80% → all three 57% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard57%73rd of 84 in Barnet

Barnet 75% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Barnet 86% England 78%

Higher standard47%

Barnet 45% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard63%

Barnet 80% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Barnet 17% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard80%

Barnet 87% England 77%

Higher standard30%

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	57%	13%	108	108
2023/24	68%	14%	110	107
2022/23	68%	16%	106	107

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

Northside Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

4.6applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Sacks Morasha Jewish Primary School
0.4 km · Barnet

Good2023

3.0applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Moss Hall Junior School
0.8 km · Barnet

2026

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

Good2023

3.1applications per place
Woodhouse College
0.9 km · Barnet

Not yet inspected
Imperial College London Mathematics School
0.9 km · Barnet

Not yet inspected
Summerside Primary Academy
1.1 km · Barnet

Standards maintained2025

3.0applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
St John's CofE Primary and Nursery School
1.2 km · Barnet

Remains Good2022

5.1applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Alma Primary
1.3 km · Barnet

Good2023

3.5applications per place 78%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: 101296 · 302/2045
Capacity: 274 pupils · 254 on roll
Free school meals: 14.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: 2 Albert Street, North Finchley, London, N12 8JP
Local authority: Barnet

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