Underhill School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · Barnet
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From London Borough of Barnet · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2015–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Underhill School is a primary school in Barnet for ages 2–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 8 February 2023. Barnet has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Underhill 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2015 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant for Reception in 2026 was offered a place, as at 44 of the 83 other Barnet primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 had 25 first-choice applications for 30 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 5 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 68% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 2nd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Barnet.
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
- Mays Lane, Barnet, EN5 2LZ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Barnet
- Pupils on roll
- 383 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 33.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 8 February 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and kept safe at Underhill.”
- “There is a strong nurturing ethos within the school, where care for pupils is at the heart of everything that leaders and staff do.”
- “Any incidents that do arise are dealt with swiftly.”
To improve
- “In a few subjects, leaders’ oversight of the curriculum is not as strong as it is in others.”
- “Leaders do not have a consistently precise understanding of how well pupils are learning the intended curriculum.”
- “At times, necessary refinements to the curriculum and assessment practices are not identified and acted on swiftly.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 March 2023 (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) | 68% | 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: 25 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 25 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.
- Whitings Hill Primary School 0.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Catherine's RC School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Foulds School 0.8 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Christ Church Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- St Andrew's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, Totteridge 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Cromer Road Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Monken Hadley CofE Primary School 1.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Woodridge Primary School 1.6 mi Not judged Last distance published