St John's CofE Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · London, Barnet
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.456 miles
Published by London Borough of Barnet · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2015–2026 (miles)
St John's CofE Primary and Nursery School is a primary school in London, Barnet for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 14 July 2022. Barnet has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
St John's CofE Primary and Nursery 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 | 0.456 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.115 mi |
| Reception 2015 | 1.739 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The 2026 Reception last distance offered was 0.456 miles, for children of families worshipping at another Christian church; it was further than in 2025 and nearer than in 2015.
- 7.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 15% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Barnet.
- For Reception 2026 there were 46 first-choice applications for 29 offers; 28 offers went to first-choice families, and 18 first-choice families (39%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 87% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 13% 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
- Swan Lane, Whetstone, London, N20 0PL
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Barnet
- Pupils on roll
- 242 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 7.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 14 July 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils are rightly very proud of their school.”
- “They show this by working hard, looking after their environment and taking care of each other.”
- “Pupils said they enjoy school so much because everyone knows everyone.”
To improve
- “But in some subjects, leaders’ assessments do not precisely check the specific subject content pupils have been taught.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 28 September 2022 (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) | 87% | 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: 46 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 28 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.
- Alma Primary 0.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Queenswell Infant & Nursery School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Queenswell Junior School 0.3 mi School remains Good
- All Saints' CofE Nursery and Primary School N20 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Woodridge Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Northside Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Sacks Morasha Jewish Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published