The Orion Primary School

BarnetCommunity school

Grahame Park Way, London, NW7 2AL

Headteacher: Mr Chris FlathersSchool website ↗Pupils: 955 (capacity: 960)
Ofsted Outstanding
Inspected April 2024
Oversubscribed
64% of first-choice applicants offered a place
77%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Outstanding
Inspected April 2024
64%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 17 April 2024Full report ↗

Outstanding

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

Rated Outstanding across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

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.
77.0%
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%.
14.0%
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 82%·Writing 80%·Maths 86%All three 77%
Reading
Expected82%
Exceeding47%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected80%
Exceeding15%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected86%
Exceeding45%
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?
116
How many families wanted this school first?
166
How many got their first choice?
106of 166 (63.9%)
How many applied in total?
380

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
64.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
82.0%
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).
25.0%
Boys and girls
47%girls·53%boys
446 girls, 509 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

→ Peaked at 93% (2018/19), currently 77%

* 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
2015/1677.0%11.0%+2.1+3.1+3.5
2016/1783.0%10.0%+3.5+2.5+6.9
2017/1889.0%13.0%+6.5+6.1+6.4
2018/1993.0%23.0%+6.9+1.9+6.0
2022/2379.0%20.0%+2.6+2.8+2.0
2023/2478.0%21.0%---
2024/2577.0%14.0%---
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