Mathilda Marks-Kennedy Jewish Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · London, 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.
Mathilda Marks-Kennedy Jewish Primary School is a primary school in London, Barnet for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Barnet has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Mathilda Marks-Kennedy Jewish 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2015 | 0.364 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 0.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Barnet is 28.9%.
- Reception 2026 drew 29 first-choice applications for 29 offers; 28 offers went to first-choice families, and 1 first-choice family (3%) was not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 70% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 15% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The 2024/25 figure of 70% was the lowest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Barnet that have results.
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
- 68 Hale Lane, Mill Hill, London, NW7 3RT
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Jewish
- Council
- Barnet
- Pupils on roll
- 219 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 0.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 20 January 2026
Strengths
- “The school’s strong community ethos fosters warm, positive relationships between pupils and their families.”
- “The school goes out of its way to seek out parents' and carers' views and include them in decisions.”
- “Pupils feel safe, cared for and fully included here.”
To improve
- “The school knows that in writing, some pupils can achieve even better than they already do.”
- “However, in some subjects, the types of activities used do not consistently give pupils enough practice in using what they know to develop fluent writing or to build their writing stamina.”
- “As a result, the improvements to pupils' writing are not as consistent or as timely as they could be.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 March 2026 (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) | 70% | 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: 29 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.
- The Annunciation RC Junior School 0.3 mi Outstanding
- Deansbrook Infant School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Deansbrook Junior School 0.3 mi Good
- Woodcroft Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Orion Primary School 0.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Menorah Foundation School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Etz Chaim Jewish Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Beit Shvidler Primary School 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published