Edgware Primary School

About Edgware Primary School

Edgware Primary School holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained across its two most recent inspections, including an ungraded visit in 2022 that confirmed the school remains Good. The most telling academic metric is the Key Stage 2 combined expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 65% of pupils achieved this benchmark in the 2023/24 academic year. That figure sits below the Barnet local authority average of 73%, placing the school 63rd out of 91 primary schools in the borough. Digging deeper into the individual subjects, 83% of pupils met the expected standard in maths, with an average scaled score of 105, while reading and writing saw 78% and 68% respectively. Higher-standard attainment is more modest — 15% in reading, 12% in maths and 8% in writing — suggesting the school is particularly effective at moving pupils from lower starting points to meet expectations, rather than pushing large numbers into the top tier.

The school’s Progress 8 scores are not available, so it is hard to measure how much value Edgware adds relative to pupils’ starting points, but the raw outcomes tell a story of solid, if not exceptional, performance. Nationally, the school sits in the 43rd percentile for combined expected standard, and within London it ranks in the 64th percentile. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals is 37.4%, well above the national average, which provides important context for the results — many schools with similar intakes would consider 65% combined expected a respectable outcome. In the Barnet league table, Edgware ranks 60th out of 80 schools on the same metric, placing it in the bottom quarter of the local authority. For comparison, the top-performing local peers like Courtland School and St Andrew’s CofE Primary, Totteridge, achieve ranking scores in the 90s, highlighting the gap Edgware is working to close.

Edgware Primary is a three-form entry school with a capacity of 489 and currently 448 pupils on roll. It is significantly oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, there were 144 applications for 46 places, a ratio of 3.13 applicants per place, with 44 first-preference offers made. The school offers a nursery provision for children from age three. Facilities include an ICT suite, playing fields, a dining hall, a sensory room and a chapel. The SEND provision is broad, covering moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication issues, hearing and visual impairments, physical disabilities and autistic spectrum disorder — a comprehensive offer that will appeal to families whose children need additional support. Sports include athletics, dance, cricket and cross country, while clubs range from coding and science club to book club, film club, chess and choir. This is a school that suits families in Barnet looking for a well-subscribed community primary with strong SEND support and a realistic, data-driven picture of academic outcomes.

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