St Mary's CofE Primary School, East Barnet
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Barnet
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.332 miles
Published by London Borough of Barnet · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2015–2026 (miles)
St Mary's CofE Primary School, East Barnet is a primary school in Barnet for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 7 March 2023. Barnet has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
St Mary's CofE Primary School, East Barnet 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 | 0.332 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.589 mi |
| Reception 2015 | 0.611 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 0.332 miles from the school, the 4th shortest of 31 Barnet primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- The 2026 Reception last distance was nearer the school than in 2025 and 2015, and the 2026 figure was the shortest of the 3 years with a published distance.
- Reception 2026 had 30 first-choice applications for 29 offers: 26 offers went to first-choice families, and 4 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 77% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 4th highest 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
- Littlegrove, East Barnet, Barnet, EN4 8SR
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Barnet
- Pupils on roll
- 210 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 14.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 7 March 2023
Strengths
- “St Mary’s is a welcoming and inclusive school where all pupils are valued and well supported.”
- “Leaders have high expectations and provide pupils with a wealth of interesting and worthwhile experiences.”
- “The curriculum that pupils study is broad and ambitious.”
To improve
- “However, in a few subject areas, the curriculum is at an earlier stage of development.”
- “In these subjects, teachers’ own knowledge is not always as secure.”
- “This means that, at times, they do not present subject content clearly and do not check as carefully what pupils have learned previously.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 28 April 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) | 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: 30 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 26 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.
- Danegrove Primary School 0.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Church Hill School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Monkfrith Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Trent CofE Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- All Saints' CofE Nursery and Primary School N20 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Brunswick Park Primary and Nursery School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Livingstone Primary and Nursery School 1.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published