Deansbrook Junior School

About Deansbrook Junior School

Ofsted’s Parent View data isn’t published for this school, but the fact that Deansbrook Junior School is oversubscribed tells its own story. With 258 pupils against a capacity of 360, the school is clearly drawing families from across Barnet. The most recent Ofsted inspection, in March 2023, rated the school Good across every category — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management. That’s a consistent improvement from its previous Good rating in 2015, and the inspection report noted that pupils feel safe and behave well. The school serves a diverse community, with 33.7% of pupils eligible for free school meals, well above the national average. For a state primary in Barnet, where 14 out of 91 similar schools are rated Outstanding, Deansbrook holds its own as a solidly Good choice that local parents clearly trust.

Academically, Deansbrook performs strongly. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 82% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — comfortably above the Barnet local authority average of 73%. That puts the school 18th out of 80 primaries in the borough, in the top 22.5% locally. The maths average score of 109 is particularly impressive, with 96% of pupils reaching the expected standard and 49% achieving a higher score. Reading and writing also show strength: 86% reached the expected standard in reading, and 92% in writing. The higher-standard figures are 40% for reading and 22% for writing. Nationally, Deansbrook ranks in the top 8% of all primary schools for combined expected standards, which is a strong showing for a non-selective state junior school.

The school offers a good range of facilities for a junior school, including a gymnasium, sports hall, library, music rooms, art studios and a sensory room. Sports provision covers tennis, football, cricket, cross country, swimming, rounders and athletics, and there are clubs for science, gardening, chess and coding. SEND support is well-developed, with provisions for specific learning difficulties including dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, speech and language needs, hearing impairment, social and emotional mental health needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is The Annunciation RC Junior School, just 0.2 km away, so families in this part of Barnet have strong local options. Deansbrook suits families who want a well-regarded, inclusive state junior school with solid academic outcomes and a broad extracurricular offer, without the pressure of a selective or faith-based intake.

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