Community school · Barnet

The Orion Primary School

2–11Ages
934Pupils
PrimaryPhase
131970URN

Grahame Park Way, Mill Hill, London, NW7 2AL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2024 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.0per place

close to Barnet median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Barnet

353 applications for 119 places · 37th of 83 in Barnet

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

77%met the expected standard

Barnet 75% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 17 April 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

3.0applications per place, Reception

close to Barnet median (2.8) 0.8 above England median (2.2)

353 applications · 119 places offered · 120 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 3.0; Barnet median median 2.8
2025 3.3; Barnet median median 2.9
2024 3.7; Barnet median median 2.8
2023 3.6; Barnet median median 3.0
2022 3.6; Barnet median median 3.1
2021 3.4; Barnet median median 3.0
2020 3.5; Barnet median median 2.8
2019 3.2; Barnet median median 3.2
2018 3.1; Barnet median median 3.1
2017 3.4; Barnet median median 3.2
2016 3.2; Barnet median median 3.3
2015 3.2; Barnet median median 3.1
2014 2.4; 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	119	353	3.0	120	1.01
Sep 2025	116	380	3.3	166	1.43
Sep 2024	118	436	3.7	183	1.55
Sep 2023	118	427	3.6	159	1.35
Sep 2022	117	426	3.6	172	1.47
Sep 2021	118	404	3.4	167	1.42
Sep 2020	119	419	3.5	162	1.36
Sep 2019	120	384	3.2	159	1.33
Sep 2018	120	372	3.1	150	1.25
Sep 2017	120	406	3.4	178	1.48
Sep 2016	120	380	3.2	174	1.45
Sep 2015	116	372	3.2	163	1.41
Sep 2014	118	279	2.4	114	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 80% · Maths 86% → all three 77% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard77%31st of 84 in Barnet

Barnet 75% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard82%

Barnet 86% England 78%

Higher standard47%

Barnet 45% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Barnet 80% England 75%

Greater depth15%

Barnet 17% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard86%

Barnet 87% England 77%

Higher standard45%

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	77%	14%	110	110
2023/24	78%	21%	108	108
2022/23	79%	20%	109	108

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

The Orion Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2024

3.0applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Woodcroft Primary School
0.5 km · Barnet

Remains Good2024

3.2applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Etz Chaim Jewish Primary School
0.8 km · Barnet

Good2024

3.0applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
Goldbeaters Primary School
0.9 km · Barnet

Remains Outstanding2023

4.6applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Blessed Dominic Catholic Primary School
0.9 km · Barnet

Standards maintained2025

2.8applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
The Annunciation RC Junior School
0.9 km · Barnet

Outstanding2023

71%met the SATs standard
Mathilda Marks-Kennedy Jewish Primary School
1.0 km · Barnet

2026

3.0applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Deansbrook Infant School
1.1 km · Barnet

Good2024

2.5applications per place
Deansbrook Junior School
1.1 km · Barnet

Good2023

95%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: 131970 · 302/2077
Capacity: 960 pupils · 934 on roll
Free school meals: 49.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 1999
Address: Grahame Park Way, Mill Hill, London, NW7 2AL
Local authority: Barnet

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