Voluntary aided school · Barnet

St Catherine's RC School

2–11Ages
470Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
101333URN

Vale Drive, Barnet, EN5 2ED · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

0.4 below Barnet median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Barnet

149 applications for 60 places · 55th of 83 in Barnet

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

85%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 · 22 June 2022Ofsted'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		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

2.5applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Barnet median (2.8) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

149 applications · 60 places offered · 61 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.5; Barnet median median 2.8
2025 2.8; Barnet median median 2.9
2024 2.5; Barnet median median 2.8
2023 2.2; Barnet median median 3.0
2022 2.5; Barnet median median 3.1
2021 3.0; Barnet median median 3.0
2020 2.8; Barnet median median 2.8
2019 2.6; Barnet median median 3.2
2018 2.6; Barnet median median 3.1
2017 2.7; Barnet median median 3.2
2016 3.3; Barnet median median 3.3
2015 3.3; 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	60	149	2.5	61	1.02
Sep 2025	59	166	2.8	67	1.14
Sep 2024	60	147	2.5	53	0.88
Sep 2023	60	133	2.2	57	0.95
Sep 2022	60	147	2.5	71	1.18
Sep 2021	59	178	3.0	75	1.27
Sep 2020	60	170	2.8	77	1.28
Sep 2019	60	158	2.6	73	1.22
Sep 2018	60	157	2.6	72	1.20
Sep 2017	59	158	2.7	63	1.07
Sep 2016	59	197	3.3	93	1.58
Sep 2015	59	193	3.3	78	1.32
Sep 2014	59	188	3.2	82	1.39

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 97% · Writing 87% · Maths 95% → all three 85% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard85%16th of 84 in Barnet

Barnet 75% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard97%

Barnet 86% England 78%

Higher standard57%

Barnet 45% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard87%

Barnet 80% England 75%

Greater depth30%

Barnet 17% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard95%

Barnet 87% England 77%

Higher standard47%

Barnet 39% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (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	85%	27%	110	109
2023/24	82%	29%	111	109
2022/23	67%	26%	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

St Catherine's RC SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

2.5applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Underhill School
0.9 km · Barnet

Good2023

2.7applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Cromer Road Primary School
1.2 km · Barnet

Remains Good2022

2.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Foulds School
1.4 km · Barnet

Remains Good · improving2024

3.8applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
Monken Hadley CofE Primary School
1.6 km · Barnet

Outstanding2023

7.8applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
Christ Church Primary School
1.7 km · Barnet

Good2022

4.1applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Whitings Hill Primary School
1.7 km · Barnet

Outstanding2023

3.4applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Livingstone Primary and Nursery School
2.0 km · Barnet

Outstanding2023

7.3applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, Totteridge
2.1 km · Barnet

2026

4.2applications per place 93%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: 101333 · 302/3504
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 471 pupils · 470 on roll
Free school meals: 4.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 1900
Address: Vale Drive, Barnet, EN5 2ED
Local authority: Barnet

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