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St John's CofE Junior Mixed and Infant School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided
Crescent Road, Friern Barnet, London N11 3LB · stjohnsprimaryn11.co.uk · 020 8368 1154
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 63%
- 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
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 216
- 92% of 236 places
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 12.1%
- First language not English
- 60.2%
- 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, 19 families put the school first and 26 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 | 26 | 19 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 24 | 0.8 | 96% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 28 | 32 | 1.1▲ | 81% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 26 | 0.9 | 88% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 34 | 1.1▲ | 76% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | All | |
| September 2024 | 0.33 mi0.53 km | |
The council's table says demand was met: everyone who applied on time was offered a place.
Results
In 2024/25, 63% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 13% 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% | ||
| ▲13% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
St John's CofE Junior Mixed and Infant School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 19 September 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 19 Sept 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Feb 2012
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2012Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Nov 2006Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (78 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 78
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 64% who raised concerns
based on the 24% who had a child bullied