Whitings Hill Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Barnet
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.768 miles
Published by London Borough of Barnet · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2015–2026 (miles)
Whitings Hill Primary School is a primary school in Barnet for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 13 December 2023. Barnet and the school have published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Whitings Hill 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 | 0.768 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.506 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.545 mi |
| Reception 2015 | 0.218 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026, the last child offered a place lived 0.768 miles away, the 7th longest of 31 Barnet primary schools with a published last distance.
- The Reception last distance in 2026 was further than in 2025 and 2015, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 4 years with a published distance.
- For Reception 2026 there were 71 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 55 offers went to first-choice families and 16 first-choice families (23%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 77% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 3rd 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
- Whitings Road, Barnet, EN5 2QY
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Barnet
- Pupils on roll
- 465 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 25.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 13 December 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils at Whitings Hill primary school are successful and confident learners who are kind and considerate of each other.”
- “In lessons and in the playground, they behave extremely well, sharing resources and listening to each other.”
- “Staff have high expectations and pupils rise to these.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 January 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) | 77% | 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: 71 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 55 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.
- Underhill School 0.5 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 Catherine's RC School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- St Andrew's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, Totteridge 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Monken Hadley CofE Primary School 1.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Cromer Road Primary School 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Paul's CofE Primary School NW7 1.8 mi Good Last distance published