Free schools · Barnet

Alma Primary

4–11Ages
185Pupils
PrimaryPhase
JewishReligious character
139562URN

Friern Barnet Lane, Whetstone, London, N20 0LP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.5per place

0.6 above Barnet median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Barnet

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

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

78%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 · 11 July 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

3.5applications per place, Reception

0.6 above Barnet median (2.8) 1.3 above England median (2.2)

83 applications · 24 places offered · 13 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.5; Barnet median median 2.8
2025 3.1; Barnet median median 2.9
2024 4.6; Barnet median median 2.8
2023 4.4; Barnet median median 3.0
2022 4.4; Barnet median median 3.1
2021 5.3; Barnet median median 3.0
2020 4.9; Barnet median median 2.8
2019 5.1; Barnet median median 3.2
2018 4.8; Barnet median median 3.1
2017 5.8; Barnet median median 3.2
2016 6.1; Barnet median median 3.3
2015 6.2; Barnet median median 3.1
2014 4.7; 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.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	24	83	3.5	13	0.54
Sep 2025	29	89	3.1	20	0.69
Sep 2024	21	96	4.6	13	0.62
Sep 2023	26	114	4.4	18	0.69
Sep 2022	30	131	4.4	37	1.23
Sep 2021	31	163	5.3	43	1.39
Sep 2020	30	147	4.9	31	1.03
Sep 2019	29	147	5.1	34	1.17
Sep 2018	30	144	4.8	21	0.70
Sep 2017	29	167	5.8	43	1.48
Sep 2016	30	183	6.1	52	1.73
Sep 2015	30	185	6.2	37	1.23
Sep 2014	30	141	4.7	26	0.87

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 85% · Writing 81% · Maths 89% → all three 78% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard78%30th of 84 in Barnet

Barnet 75% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard85%

Barnet 86% England 78%

Higher standard44%

Barnet 45% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard81%

Barnet 80% England 75%

Greater depth19%

Barnet 17% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard89%

Barnet 87% England 77%

Higher standard33%

Barnet 39% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	78%	15%	108	107
2023/24	83%	14%	108	108
2022/23	77%	20%	109	106

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

Alma PrimaryThis school
This school

Good2023

3.5applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
St John's CofE Primary and Nursery School
0.2 km · Barnet

Remains Good2022

5.1applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Queenswell Infant & Nursery School
0.3 km · Barnet

Good2023

2.4applications per place
Queenswell Junior School
0.3 km · Barnet

Remains Good2023

63%met the SATs standard
All Saints' CofE Nursery and Primary School N20
0.5 km · Barnet

Remains Good2024

3.6applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School
0.8 km · Barnet

Good2023

2.8applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Northside Primary School
1.3 km · Barnet

Good2023

4.6applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Church Hill School
1.3 km · Barnet

Remains Good2022

4.9applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Woodridge Primary School
1.4 km · Barnet

Graded · no overall grade2025

5.7applications per place 79%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Free schools
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139562 · 302/2020
Trust: Alma Primary
Religious character: Jewish
Capacity: 210 pupils · 185 on roll
Free school meals: 3.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 2 September 2013
Address: Friern Barnet Lane, Whetstone, London, N20 0LP
Local authority: Barnet

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