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Cromer Road Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Community school
Cromer Road, New Barnet, Barnet EN5 5HT · cromerroad.com · 020 8449 3492
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Nov 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 63%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Barnet 72%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.72 mi
- 1.16 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Children living outside the defined area · Barnet Council
- Demand for places
- 0.6
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 413
- 98% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Free school meals
- 18.6%
- First language not English
- 40.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Children living outside the defined area” went to a home 0.72 mi (1.16 km) from the school. Source: Barnet Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 34 families put the school first and 58 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 58 | 34 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 58 | 44 | 0.8 | 91% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 64 | 1.1▲ | 78% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 58 | 59 | 1▲ | 88% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 56 | 0.9 | 88% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.72 mi1.16 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.34 mi0.54 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 63% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 8% the higher standard. Across Barnet it was 72%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●63% | 62% | ||
| ●8% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 23 November 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Cromer Road Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 22 Nov 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2012
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Sept 2008Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good
What parents said
90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (108 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 90%
- Replies
- 108
- 26% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 77% who raised concerns
based on the 32% who had a child bullied
based on 22 parents (20%) with SEND