Community school · Barnet

Underhill School

2–11Ages
383Pupils
PrimaryPhase
101301URN

Mays Lane, Barnet, EN5 2LZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

close to Barnet median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Barnet

80 applications for 30 places · 48th of 83 in Barnet

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

68%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 · 8 February 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

2.7applications per place, Reception

close to Barnet median (2.8) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

80 applications · 30 places offered · 25 named it first

2026 2.7; Barnet median median 2.8
2025 2.5; Barnet median median 2.9
2024 2.1; Barnet median median 2.8
2023 3.2; Barnet median median 3.0
2022 1.5; Barnet median median 3.1
2021 1.3; Barnet median median 3.0
2020 1.4; Barnet median median 2.8
2019 1.7; Barnet median median 3.2
2018 1.6; Barnet median median 3.1
2017 1.9; Barnet median median 3.2
2016 1.4; Barnet median median 3.3
2015 1.0; Barnet median median 3.1
2014 1.7; Barnet median median 3.0

More applications per place than the Barnet median in 1 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	80	2.7	25	0.83
Sep 2025	39	96	2.5	18	0.46
Sep 2024	55	114	2.1	40	0.73
Sep 2023	20	63	3.2	16	0.80
Sep 2022	44	66	1.5	22	0.50
Sep 2021	60	79	1.3	31	0.52
Sep 2020	51	71	1.4	24	0.47
Sep 2019	58	100	1.7	44	0.76
Sep 2018	60	93	1.6	39	0.65
Sep 2017	62	118	1.9	36	0.58
Sep 2016	86	119	1.4	44	0.51
Sep 2015	84	84	1.0	33	0.39
Sep 2014	56	95	1.7	28	0.50

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 75% · Maths 85% → all three 68% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard68%57th of 84 in Barnet

Barnet 75% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard76%

Barnet 86% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Barnet 45% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Barnet 80% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Barnet 17% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard85%

Barnet 87% England 77%

Higher standard38%

Barnet 39% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	68%	14%	105	106
2023/24	65%	12%	105	105
2022/23	72%	13%	105	104

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

Underhill SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.7applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Whitings Hill Primary School
0.9 km · Barnet

Outstanding2023

3.4applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
St Catherine's RC School
0.9 km · Barnet

Good2022

2.5applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Foulds School
1.3 km · Barnet

Remains Good · improving2024

3.8applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
Christ Church Primary School
1.6 km · Barnet

Good2022

4.1applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, Totteridge
1.8 km · Barnet

2026

4.2applications per place 93%met the SATs standard
Cromer Road Primary School
2.1 km · Barnet

Remains Good2022

2.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Monken Hadley CofE Primary School
2.2 km · Barnet

Outstanding2023

7.8applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
Woodridge Primary School
2.5 km · Barnet

Graded · no overall grade2025

5.7applications per place 79%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: 101301 · 302/2057
Capacity: 510 pupils · 383 on roll
Free school meals: 34.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Mays Lane, Barnet, EN5 2LZ
Local authority: Barnet

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