Academy sponsor led · Barnet

Saracens Bell Lane

2–11Ages
394Pupils
PrimaryPhase
150355URN

Bell Lane, Hendon, London, NW4 2AS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2021 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.3per place

1.5 below Barnet median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Barnet

52 applications for 40 places · 81st of 83 in Barnet

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

39%met the expected standard

Barnet 75% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 13 October 2021Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
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

1.3applications per place, Reception

1.5 below Barnet median (2.8) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

52 applications · 40 places offered · 24 named it first

2026 1.3; Barnet median median 2.8
2024 3.2; Barnet median median 2.8; as the previous school
2023 1.4; Barnet median median 3.0; as the previous school
2022 1.6; Barnet median median 3.1; as the previous school
2021 2.0; Barnet median median 3.0; as the previous school
2020 1.5; Barnet median median 2.8; as the previous school
2019 2.0; Barnet median median 3.2; as the previous school
2018 2.1; Barnet median median 3.1; as the previous school
2017 2.7; Barnet median median 3.2; as the previous school
2016 2.2; Barnet median median 3.3; as the previous school
2015 2.4; Barnet median median 3.1; as the previous school
2014 1.8; Barnet median median 3.0; as the previous school

This school
Barnet median

Dashed bars: as Bell Lane Primary School (URN 101259), the previous school.

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	40	52	1.3	24	0.60
Sep 2024 *	28	89	3.2	22	0.79
Sep 2023 *	56	78	1.4	30	0.54
Sep 2022 *	50	82	1.6	37	0.74
Sep 2021 *	33	67	2.0	25	0.76
Sep 2020 *	55	83	1.5	41	0.75
Sep 2019 *	50	98	2.0	40	0.80
Sep 2018 *	58	119	2.1	45	0.78
Sep 2017 *	45	122	2.7	32	0.71
Sep 2016 *	62	138	2.2	47	0.76
Sep 2015 *	60	142	2.4	35	0.58
Sep 2014 *	60	109	1.8	28	0.47

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 55% · Writing 53% · Maths 75% → all three 39% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard39%84th of 84 in Barnet

Barnet 75% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard55%

Barnet 86% England 78%

Higher standard16%

Barnet 45% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard53%

Barnet 80% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Barnet 17% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard75%

Barnet 87% England 77%

Higher standard20%

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	39%	0%	102	104
2023/24
2022/23

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

Saracens Bell LaneThis school
This school

Requires improvement2021

1.3applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
Independent Jewish Day School
0.2 km · Barnet

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Nancy Reuben Primary School
0.3 km · Barnet

Not yet inspected
Hasmonean Primary School
0.6 km · Barnet

Remains Good2024

2.1applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Chalgrove Primary School
0.8 km · Barnet

2026

5.6applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
1.1 km · Barnet

2026

2.7applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Sunnyfields Primary School
1.1 km · Barnet

2026

5.3applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Garden Suburb Junior School
1.3 km · Barnet

Remains Good2022

75%met the SATs standard
Garden Suburb Infant School
1.3 km · Barnet

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place

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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 150355 · 302/2066
Trust: Saracens Education
Capacity: 472 pupils · 394 on roll
Free school meals: 34.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 August 2024
Replaced: Bell Lane Primary School (URN 101259)
Address: Bell Lane, Hendon, London, NW4 2AS
Local authority: Barnet

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