Voluntary aided school · Barnet

St Paul's CofE Primary School NW7

4–11Ages
198Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
101326URN

The Ridgeway, Mill Hill, London, NW7 1QU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.6per place

0.8 above Barnet median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Barnet

87 applications for 24 places · 18th of 83 in Barnet

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

87%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 · 5 December 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

5 December 2023
Graded inspection: Good
14 September 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding (Concerns)

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

3.6applications per place, Reception

0.8 above Barnet median (2.8) 1.4 above England median (2.2)

87 applications · 24 places offered · 15 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.6; Barnet median median 2.8
2025 2.8; Barnet median median 2.9
2024 2.7; Barnet median median 2.8
2023 3.4; Barnet median median 3.0
2022 3.7; Barnet median median 3.1
2021 3.0; Barnet median median 3.0
2020 3.8; Barnet median median 2.8
2019 2.6; Barnet median median 3.2
2018 3.3; Barnet median median 3.1
2017 2.9; Barnet median median 3.2
2016 3.8; Barnet median median 3.3
2015 3.8; Barnet median median 3.1
2014 3.2; Barnet median median 3.0

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	24	87	3.6	15	0.63
Sep 2025	30	85	2.8	31	1.03
Sep 2024	30	81	2.7	30	1.00
Sep 2023	29	99	3.4	25	0.86
Sep 2022	28	103	3.7	28	1.00
Sep 2021	29	87	3.0	34	1.17
Sep 2020	30	113	3.8	33	1.10
Sep 2019	30	79	2.6	24	0.80
Sep 2018	30	99	3.3	28	0.93
Sep 2017	30	87	2.9	24	0.80
Sep 2016	30	113	3.8	35	1.17
Sep 2015	29	110	3.8	34	1.17
Sep 2014	30	96	3.2	28	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 97% · Writing 90% · Maths 93% → all three 87% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard87%12th of 84 in Barnet

Barnet 75% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard97%

Barnet 86% England 78%

Higher standard73%

Barnet 45% England 33%

Average scaled score 112 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard90%

Barnet 80% England 75%

Greater depth23%

Barnet 17% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard93%

Barnet 87% England 77%

Higher standard53%

Barnet 39% England 24%

Average scaled score 110 (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	87%	20%	112	110
2023/24	83%	17%	107	107
2022/23	84%	10%	109	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

St Paul's CofE Primary School NW7This school
This school

Good2023

3.6applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
St Vincent's Catholic Primary School
0.6 km · Barnet

Remains Good2024

2.6applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Etz Chaim Jewish Primary School
0.9 km · Barnet

Good2024

3.0applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
Dollis Primary School
1.4 km · Barnet

Good2023

3.0applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Courtland School
1.6 km · Barnet

Outstanding2023

4.5applications per place 97%met the SATs standard
The Orion Primary School
1.7 km · Barnet

Outstanding2024

3.0applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Mathilda Marks-Kennedy Jewish Primary School
1.7 km · Barnet

2026

3.0applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Fairway Primary School and Children's Centre
1.9 km · Barnet

Remains Good2022

3.0applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Woodcroft Primary School
2.0 km · Barnet

Remains Good2024

3.2applications per place 85%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: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 101326 · 302/3314
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 198 on roll
Free school meals: 20.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: The Ridgeway, Mill Hill, London, NW7 1QU
Local authority: Barnet

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