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Voluntary aided school · Barnet

St John's CofE Primary and Nursery School

  • 3–11Ages
  • 242Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • Church of EnglandReligious character
  • 101321URN

Swan Lane, Whetstone, London, N20 0PL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted
Graded GoodJan 2012
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2022
Applications per place · Sept 2026
5.1per place
2.2 above Barnet median (2.8)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Barnet

147 applications for 29 places · 8th of 83 in Barnet
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
87%met the expected standard

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Graded GoodJan 2012
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2022

Inspection history

  1. 14 July 2022
    Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
  2. 16 January 2012
    Graded inspection: 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
5.1applications per place, Reception
2.2 above Barnet median (2.8) 2.9 above England median (2.2)

147 applications · 29 places offered · 46 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

  1. 2026 5.1; Barnet median median 2.8
  2. 2025 5.0; Barnet median median 2.9
  3. 2024 5.5; Barnet median median 2.8
  4. 2023 4.1; Barnet median median 3.0
  5. 2022 4.7; Barnet median median 3.1
  6. 2021 3.9; Barnet median median 3.0
  7. 2020 5.1; Barnet median median 2.8
  8. 2019 4.2; Barnet median median 3.2
  9. 2018 4.5; Barnet median median 3.1
  10. 2017 4.5; Barnet median median 3.2
  11. 2016 3.9; Barnet median median 3.3
  12. 2015 4.6; Barnet median median 3.1
  13. 2014 4.3; 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 2026291475.1461.59
Sep 2025281395.0391.39
Sep 2024281535.5391.39
Sep 2023301224.1331.10
Sep 2022291374.7351.21
Sep 2021301173.9250.83
Sep 2020301545.1471.57
Sep 2019301274.2311.03
Sep 2018301354.5311.03
Sep 2017301354.5351.17
Sep 2016301163.9280.93
Sep 2015301384.6411.37
Sep 2014301304.3441.47

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 93% · Writing 87% · Maths 93% → all three 87% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard87%12th of 84 in Barnet
Reading
Expected standard93%
Higher standard63%
Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard87%
Greater depth17%
Maths
Expected standard93%
Higher standard63%
Average scaled score 112 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Barnet median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2587%13%110112
2023/2483%14%109108
2022/2390%23%108110

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

School details

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
101321 · 302/3309
Religious character
Church of England
Capacity
236 pupils · 242 on roll
Free school meals
7.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery
Has nursery classes
Address
Swan Lane, Whetstone, London, N20 0PL
Local authority
Barnet

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