Woodcroft Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · EDGWARE, Barnet
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.672 miles
Published by London Borough of Barnet · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2015–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Woodcroft Primary School is a primary school in EDGWARE, Barnet for ages 2–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 2 May 2024. Barnet has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Woodcroft 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 | 0.672 mi |
| Reception 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2015 | 1.446 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception entry in 2026, the last child offered a place lived 0.672 miles away, the 10th longest of 31 Barnet primary schools with a published last distance.
- The 2026 Reception last distance was nearer the school than in 2015.
- Reception 2026 had 31 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 30 offers went to first-choice families and 1 first-choice family was not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 85% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%); 8% 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
- Goldbeaters Grove, EDGWARE, HA8 0QF
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Barnet
- Pupils on roll
- 398 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 28.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 2 May 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils take their learning seriously at this vibrant and welcoming school.”
- “The ‘Woodcroft Way’ is well understood by both staff and pupils.”
- “This helps new pupils to settle in quickly.”
To improve
- “In some subjects, the new curriculum is not fully embedded.”
- “Attendance rates have been below national figures in recent years.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 June 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) | 85% | 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: 31 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 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 Orion Primary School 0.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- The Annunciation RC Junior School 0.3 mi Outstanding
- Goldbeaters Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Deansbrook Infant School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Deansbrook Junior School 0.5 mi Good
- Menorah Foundation School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Mathilda Marks-Kennedy Jewish Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Annunciation Catholic Infant School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published