Manorside Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · London, Barnet
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.394 miles
Published by London Borough of Barnet · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2015–2026 (miles)
Manorside Primary School is a primary school in London, Barnet for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 24 April 2024. Barnet and the school have published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Manorside Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 0.394 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.305 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.388 mi |
| Reception 2015 | 0.478 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 the last child offered a Reception place lived 0.394 miles away, the 6th shortest of 31 Barnet primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- For Reception, the 2026 last distance was further from the school than in 2025 and nearer than in 2015, and it swung sharply between some years.
- 2026 Reception entry had 31 first-choice applications for 29 offers; 27 offers went to first-choice families, and 4 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 73% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 7% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Barnet schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Squires Lane, Finchley, London, N3 2AB
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Barnet
- Pupils on roll
- 237 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 24 April 2024
Strengths
- “Staff want the very best for pupils’ achievement and well-being.”
- “From the early years up, pupils work hard, listen carefully in lessons and show a keenness to learn new things.”
- “Pupils are proud of their school.”
To improve
- “However, occasionally, pupils’ learning is not as strong.”
- “This is because in a few subjects, the curriculum does not identify the most important content that pupils must know and remember.”
- “This leads to inconsistencies in how well these subjects are taught.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 June 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 73% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 31 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 27 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Barnet.
- Tudor Primary School 0.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Our Lady of Lourdes RC School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Akiva School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Theresa's Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Moss Hall Infant School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Moss Hall Junior School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Martin Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Pardes House Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published