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Watling Park School

  • 4–11Ages
  • 400Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • 142114URN

Pavilion Way, Burnt Oak, Barnet, HA8 9YA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted
Graded GoodMay 2018
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2023
Applications per place · Sept 2026
2.4per place
0.4 below Barnet median (2.8)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Barnet

105 applications for 43 places · 59th of 83 in Barnet
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
55%met the expected standard

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Graded GoodMay 2018
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2023

Inspection history

  1. 28 June 2023
    Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
  2. 3 May 2018
    Graded inspection: 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
2.4applications per place, Reception
0.4 below Barnet median (2.8) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

105 applications · 43 places offered · 39 named it first

  1. 2026 2.4; Barnet median median 2.8
  2. 2025 2.9; Barnet median median 2.9
  3. 2024 2.2; Barnet median median 2.8
  4. 2023 2.2; Barnet median median 3.0
  5. 2022 2.5; Barnet median median 3.1
  6. 2021 2.8; Barnet median median 3.0
  7. 2020 2.3; Barnet median median 2.8
  8. 2019 2.7; Barnet median median 3.2
  9. 2018 3.4; Barnet median median 3.1
  10. 2017 1.7; Barnet median median 3.2
  11. 2016 1.2; Barnet median median 3.3
  12. 2015 0.0; Barnet median median 3.1
More applications per place than the Barnet median in 1 of 12 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 2026431052.4390.91
Sep 2025451292.9380.84
Sep 2024541162.2370.69
Sep 2023591272.2450.76
Sep 2022461172.5370.80
Sep 2021411142.8360.88
Sep 2020531242.3400.75
Sep 2019381042.7230.61
Sep 2018351193.4210.60
Sep 201754941.7260.48
Sep 201654661.2110.20
Sep 20153700.000.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 68% · Maths 64% → all three 55% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard55%76th of 84 in Barnet
Reading
Expected standard82%
Higher standard32%
Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard68%
Greater depth9%
Maths
Expected standard64%
Higher standard16%
Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Barnet median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2555%7%106102
2023/2465%10%106104
2022/2344%6%103102

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

School details

Type
Free schools
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
142114 · 302/2049
Trust
Bellevue Place Education Trust
Capacity
420 pupils · 400 on roll
Free school meals
50.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened
1 September 2015
Address
Pavilion Way, Burnt Oak, Barnet, HA8 9YA
Local authority
Barnet

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