St Mary's CofE Primary School[1]
Primary · ages 2–11
Headline results
- KS2 reading, writing & maths: expected standard
- KS2 82% 82% 2024/25[2]
Results
Primary (key stage 2)
- Expected standard (reading, writing & maths)
- 82% 2024/25[2]
- Higher standard (reading, writing & maths)
- 25% 2024/25[2]
- Reading, average scaled score
- 109 2024/25[2]
- Maths, average scaled score
- 109 2024/25[2]
- All results, 2021/22
- Not published[3]
- All results, 2020/21
- Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[3]
- All results, 2019/20
- Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[3]
| Year | Expected standard (reading, writing & maths) | Higher standard (reading, writing & maths) | Reading, average scaled score | Maths, average scaled score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 84%[4] | 16%[4] | 108[4] | 107[4] |
| 2022/23 | 82%[5] | 11%[5] | 109[5] | 109[5] |
| 2018/19 | 79%[6] | 19%[6] | 108[6] | 110[6] |
| 2017/18 | 72%[7] | 15%[7] | 107[7] | 105[7] |
Ofsted
- Latest inspection
- 6 May 2026[8]
- Type
- S5 Inspection[8]
- Report published
- 16 Jun 2026[8]
- Inclusion
- Strong standard[8]
- Achievement
- Strong standard[8]
- Safeguarding standards
- Met[8]
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard[8]
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard[8]
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard[8]
- Early years (where applicable)
- Strong standard[8]
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard[8]
Competition to get in
Applications and offers, Reception
- Applications per place
- 2.5 Entry Sept 2026[10]
- Applications (any preference)
- 147 Entry Sept 2026[10]
- First preferences
- 56 Entry Sept 2026[10]
- Places offered
- 59 Entry Sept 2026[10]
- First preferences per place
- 0.9 Entry Sept 2026[10]
| Entry | Applications | First preferences | Places offered | Per place | First preferences per place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entry Sept 2025 | 121[10] | 45[10] | 55[10] | 2.2[10] | 0.8[10] |
| Entry Sept 2024 | 105[10] | 40[10] | 44[10] | 2.4[10] | 0.9[10] |
| Entry Sept 2023 | 144[10] | 51[10] | 60[10] | 2.4[10] | 0.8[10] |
| Entry Sept 2022 | 130[10] | 47[10] | 56[10] | 2.3[10] | 0.8[10] |
Admissions
- Places (published admission number), 4+ entry
- 60 2026-10-14[11]
- Sibling priority
- Children who will have a sibling in the Primary school at the time of admission 2026-10-14[11]
Character & practicalities
- Type
- Voluntary aided school[1]
- Ages
- 2–11[1]
- Boys / girls
- Mixed[1]
- Faith
- Church of England[1]
- Sixth form
- No[1]
- Boarding
- No boarders[1]
- Capacity
- 420[1]
- Local authority
- Barnet[1]
- Website
- www.stmarysfinchley.co.uk[1]
- District
- Barnet[12]
- Postcode
- N3 1BT[1]
- URN
- 101323[1]
School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.
Pupils
- Number on roll
- 434 2024/25[13]
- English as an additional language
- 67.5% 2024/25[13]
- SEN support
- 16.4% 2024/25[13]
- EHC plan
- 1.4% 2024/25[13]
- Free school meals in the last 6 years
- 11.6% 2024/25[13]
Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26
- White
- 42.9%[14]
- Mixed
- 15.8%[14]
- Asian
- 23.4%[14]
- Black
- 6.7%[14]
- Any other ethnic group
- 10.2%[14]
- Unclassified
- 0.9%[14]
The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.
Sources
- Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
- Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
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Department for Education: Key stage 2 attainment: national headlines 2021/22. Period 2021/22.
Archived copy; original.
Licence: OGL-3.0.
Quotes (2)
We will not publish key stage 2 data for academic year 2021/22 in performance tables (also known as Compare School and College Performance).
This is the first publication of key stage 2 attainment statistics since 2019 due to cancellation of 2020 and 2021 assessments during the pandemic.
- Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
- Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
- Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2018/19, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
- Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2017/18, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
- Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2025/26. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
- Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2021/22. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
- Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers: school level. Period Entry Sept 2026, final, published 2026-06-29. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
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stmarysn3.barnet.sch.uk: stmarysn3.barnet.sch.uk — Primary Admissions Policy 2027-28 (PDF). Period 2026-10-14.
Licence: copyright-quoted.
Quotes (2)
The Governing Body is responsible for the admission of pupils to St. Mary's Church of England Primary School and admits up to 60 pupils to Reception each Academic Year. (p. 1)
Children who will have a sibling in the Primary school at the time of admission (p. 3)
- Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
- Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
- Department for Education: Schools, pupils and their characteristics: school level underlying data. Period 2025/26, published 2026-06-04. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.