Voluntary aided school · Barnet

Our Lady of Lourdes RC School

3–11Ages
193Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
101331URN

Bow Lane, Finchley, London, N12 0JP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 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

72 applications for 27 places · 48th of 83 in Barnet

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

66%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 · 25 April 2023Ofsted'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

2.7applications per place, Reception

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

72 applications · 27 places offered · 21 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.7; Barnet median median 2.8
2025 4.1; Barnet median median 2.9
2024 3.0; Barnet median median 2.8
2023 5.2; Barnet median median 3.0
2022 3.0; Barnet median median 3.1
2021 2.9; Barnet median median 3.0
2020 3.3; Barnet median median 2.8
2019 3.5; Barnet median median 3.2
2018 3.4; Barnet median median 3.1
2017 4.0; Barnet median median 3.2
2016 3.5; Barnet median median 3.3
2015 4.1; Barnet median median 3.1
2014 4.6; 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	27	72	2.7	21	0.78
Sep 2025	18	73	4.1	17	0.94
Sep 2024	27	81	3.0	25	0.93
Sep 2023	18	94	5.2	16	0.89
Sep 2022	30	90	3.0	27	0.90
Sep 2021	30	88	2.9	29	0.97
Sep 2020	30	98	3.3	30	1.00
Sep 2019	30	106	3.5	39	1.30
Sep 2018	30	103	3.4	24	0.80
Sep 2017	30	119	4.0	33	1.10
Sep 2016	30	106	3.5	39	1.30
Sep 2015	30	123	4.1	27	0.90
Sep 2014	30	138	4.6	42	1.40

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 79% · Maths 79% → all three 66% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard66%62nd of 84 in Barnet

Barnet 75% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard79%

Barnet 86% England 78%

Higher standard41%

Barnet 45% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Barnet 80% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Barnet 17% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard79%

Barnet 87% England 77%

Higher standard17%

Barnet 39% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	66%	7%	107	104
2023/24	86%	18%	106	106
2022/23	77%	16%	108	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

Our Lady of Lourdes RC SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.7applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Tudor Primary School
0.3 km · Barnet

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.3applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Manorside Primary School
0.4 km · Barnet

Good2024

5.7applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Summerside Primary Academy
0.9 km · Barnet

Standards maintained2025

3.0applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Moss Hall Junior School
1.0 km · Barnet

2026

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

Good2023

3.1applications per place
Woodhouse College
1.0 km · Barnet

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

Not yet inspected
Martin Primary School
1.1 km · Barnet

Good2023

2.3applications per place 73%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: 101331 · 302/3501
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 262 pupils · 193 on roll
Free school meals: 20.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Bow Lane, Finchley, London, N12 0JP
Local authority: Barnet

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