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Livingstone Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Baring Road, New Barnet, Barnet EN4 9BU · livingstoneprimaryschool.org · 020 8449 2592
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Dec 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 69%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Barnet 72%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.41 mi
- 0.66 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Children living in the defined area · Barnet Council
- Demand for places
- 2.4
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 258
- 85% of 305 places
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 25.2%
- First language not English
- 45%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Children living in the defined area” went to a home 0.41 mi (657 m) from the school. Source: Barnet Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 67 families put the school first and 28 places were offered; 42% 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 | 28 | 67 | 2.4▲ | 42% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 28 | 62 | 2.2▲ | 44% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 27 | 51 | 1.9▲ | 47% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 28 | 50 | 1.8▲ | 52% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 28 | 46 | 1.6▲ | 61% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Children living in the defined area | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.41 mi0.66 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.46 mi0.75 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 69% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 21% 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 | |||
| ▲69% | 62% | ||
| ▲21% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ▲110 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Livingstone Primary and Nursery School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 13 December 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 13 Dec 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Apr 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Feb 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good May 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (68 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 97%
- Replies
- 68
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 69% who raised concerns
based on the 21% who had a child bullied
based on 22 parents (32%) with SEND