Beit Shvidler Primary School

About Beit Shvidler Primary School

Beit Shvidler Primary School in Barnet has been rated Good by Ofsted following its most recent graded inspection, a significant improvement from its previous rating of Requires Improvement. The school’s strongest academic metric is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined at Key Stage 2, which stands at 86 per cent. That figure places the school well above the Barnet local authority average of 73 per cent and ranks it 8th out of 80 primary schools in the borough, putting it in the top 10 per cent locally. Nationally, it sits in the top 5 per cent of all primary schools. The school’s overall ranking score of 86 reflects consistently strong outcomes across the core subjects.

Looking at the individual subject scores, the picture is similarly strong. In reading, 89 per cent of pupils met the expected standard and 75 per cent reached the higher standard, with an average scaled score of 111. In maths, 96 per cent met the expected standard and 57 per cent achieved the higher standard, with an average score of 110. Writing saw 93 per cent at the expected level and 14 per cent at the higher level. The school’s Ofsted report from its ungraded inspection in 2024 confirmed that standards are being maintained, with leadership and management, early years provision, and overall effectiveness all rated Good. The school has 230 pupils on roll, close to its capacity of 240, and a very low proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals at 3.9 per cent.

The school is a Jewish faith primary for children aged 3 to 11 and offers a nursery provision. It is oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, there were 58 applications for 29 places, with 36 first-preference applications and 26 offers made to first-preference families. Facilities include a library, music rooms, a sports hall, playing fields, an ICT suite, and a forest school. Clubs on offer include book club, science club, chess, choir and drama, while sports include cross country, netball, gymnastics and athletics. The school supports a wide range of special educational needs, including dyslexia, autistic spectrum disorder, speech and language needs, and physical disabilities. Parent View responses from 103 respondents show 88 per cent would recommend the school, though views on SEND support are more mixed, with 35 per cent strongly agreeing and 23 per cent disagreeing that SEND children get the support they need.

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