Beit Shvidler Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Edgware, Barnet
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.428 miles
Published by London Borough of Barnet · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2015–2026 (miles)
Beit Shvidler Primary School is a primary school in Edgware, Barnet for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 30 October 2024. Barnet has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Beit Shvidler 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 | 0.428 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.287 mi |
| Reception 2015 | 2.804 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 0.428 miles away, the 8th shortest of 31 Barnet primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 0.50 miles).
- The 2026 Reception distance was further than in 2025 but nearer than in 2015, and the biggest swing came between 2015 and 2025.
- Reception 2026 drew 34 first-choice applications for 29 offers, all going to first-choice families; 5 first-choice families (15%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 77% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 10% 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
- 261 Hale Lane, Edgware, HA8 8NX
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Jewish
- Council
- Barnet
- Pupils on roll
- 230 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 5.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 30 October 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils care about the school and each other.”
- “They represent their classmates at meetings with school leaders to share ideas on how to make the school more environmentally friendly.”
- “Pupils regularly volunteer to help improve the school environment.”
To improve
- “However, at times, the school does not pinpoint specific gaps in pupils’ knowledge.”
- “When this is the case, it does not focus teaching and support precisely to help pupils catch up quickly.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 December 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: 34 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 29 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.
- Edgware Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Deansbrook Infant School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Deansbrook Junior School 0.6 mi Good
- Rosh Pinah Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Annunciation RC Junior School 0.7 mi Outstanding
- Watling Park School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Mathilda Marks-Kennedy Jewish Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Menorah Foundation School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published