Northside Primary School

BarnetCommunity school

2 Albert Street, North Finchley, London, N12 8JP

Headteacher: Mrs Elizabeth LongworthSchool website ↗Pupils: 263 (capacity: 274)
Ofsted Good
Inspected March 2023
Oversubscribed
66% of first-choice applicants offered a place
57%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected March 2023
66%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 7 March 2023Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Quality of Teaching
Good
Behaviour in School
Good
Pupils' Wider Development
Outstanding
School Leadership
Good

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
57.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
13.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 73%·Writing 63%·Maths 80%All three 57%
Reading
Expected73%
Exceeding47%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected63%
Exceeding17%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected80%
Exceeding30%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
29
How many families wanted this school first?
35
How many got their first choice?
23of 35 (65.7%)
How many applied in total?
183

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
17.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
53.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
10.0%
Boys and girls
49%girls·51%boys
130 girls, 133 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 86% (2016/17), currently 57%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1683.0%10.0%+4.6+0.9+4.8
2016/1786.0%10.0%+1.0-0.3+3.0
2017/1885.0%4.0%+2.3+0.9+3.7
2018/1970.0%13.0%+3.5+0.8+3.0
2022/2368.0%16.0%+1.9+3.1+3.6
2023/2468.0%14.0%---
2024/2557.0%13.0%---
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