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Blessed Dominic Catholic Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided
Great Strand, London NW9 5PE · blesseddominic.barnet.sch.uk · 020 8205 3790
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 68%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Barnet 72%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.16 mi
- 0.26 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Other Faiths · Barnet Council
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 452
- 96% of 472 places
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 18.3%
- First language not English
- 83.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Other Faiths” went to a home 0.16 mi (256 m) from the school. Source: Barnet Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 76 families put the school first and 59 places were offered; 76% 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 | 59 | 76 | 1.3▲ | 76% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 74 | 1.2▲ | 78% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 59 | 68 | 1.2▲ | 75% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 78 | 1.3▲ | 73% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 59 | 59 | 1 | 92% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.16 mi0.26 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.05 mi0.09 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 68% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% 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% | ||
| ●10% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 26 March 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Blessed Dominic Catholic Primary School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 25 Mar 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jun 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2019Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Oct 2018Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective Oct 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Apr 2010Good
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 (76 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 76
- 17% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 63% who raised concerns
based on the 28% who had a child bullied