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Whitings Hill Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Whitings Road, Barnet EN5 2QY · whitingshillprimaryschool.co.uk · 020 8359 5360
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Dec 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 77%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Barnet 72%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.77 mi
- 1.24 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Children living outside the defined area · Barnet Council
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 465
- 45 over 420 places · 111%
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 26.7%
- First language not English
- 38.7%
- 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 0.77 mi (1.24 km) from the school. Source: Barnet Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 71 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 77% 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 | 60 | 71 | 1.2▲ | 77% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 59 | 84 | 1.4▲ | 69% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 76 | 1.3▲ | 76% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 54 | 47 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 78 | 1.3▲ | 73% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.77 mi1.24 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.55 mi0.88 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 77% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 22% 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 | |||
| ▲77% | 62% | ||
| ▲22% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ▲110 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Whitings Hill Primary 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: Outstanding, graded inspection, Nov 2010
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2010Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Oct 2006Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (192 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 192
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 72% who raised concerns
based on the 34% who had a child bullied
based on 36 parents (19%) with SEND