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Underhill School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Community school
Mays Lane, Barnet EN5 2LZ · underhillschool.co.uk · 020 8449 2423
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 68%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Barnet 72%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Barnet Council
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 383
- 75% of 510 places
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 34.6%
- First language not English
- 59%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Barnet Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 25 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 25 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 39 | 18 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 55 | 40 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 20 | 16 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 44 | 22 | 0.5 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 68% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 14% 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 | |||
| ▲68% | 62% | ||
| ▲14% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Underhill School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 8 February 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 8 Feb 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Sept 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Sept 2019Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Mar 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Oct 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (83 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 83
- 15% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 65% who raised concerns
based on the 37% who had a child bullied
based on 10 parents (12%) with SEND