Blessed Dominic Catholic Primary School

BarnetVoluntary aided school

Great Strand, London, NW9 5PE

Headteacher: Mrs Jennifer HourihanSchool website ↗Pupils: 448 (capacity: 472)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
78% of first-choice applicants offered a place
68%
Reading, Writing & Maths
78%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

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.
68.0%
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%.
10.0%
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 78%·Writing 78%·Maths 76%All three 68%
Reading
Expected78%
Exceeding39%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected78%
Exceeding20%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected76%
Exceeding31%
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?
60
How many families wanted this school first?
74
How many got their first choice?
58of 74 (78.4%)
How many applied in total?
168

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
36.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
76.0%
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).
20.0%
Boys and girls
49%girls·51%boys
220 girls, 228 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 81% (2023/24), currently 68%

* 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
2015/1653.0%3.0%+1.8+0.3+1.2
2016/1776.0%10.0%+0.1-0.3+1.4
2017/1867.0%11.0%-0.7-1.0+0.6
2018/1968.0%11.0%+1.7+1.2+2.1
2022/2377.0%11.0%+0.6+2.8+4.5
2023/2481.0%14.0%---
2024/2568.0%10.0%---
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