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Akiva School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided
80 East End Road, London N3 2SY · akivaschool.org · 020 8349 4980
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jul 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 86%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Barnet 72%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.57 mi
- 0.91 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Meets top faith priority · Barnet Council
- Demand for places
- 1.5
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 418
- 100% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 0.5%
- First language not English
- 12.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Meets top faith priority” went to a home 0.57 mi (909 m) from the school. Source: Barnet Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 90 families put the school first and 59 places were offered; 63% 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 | 90 | 1.5▲ | 63% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 59 | 87 | 1.5▲ | 68% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 59 | 63 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 58 | 71 | 1.2▲ | 82% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 87 | 1.5▲ | 69% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Meets top faith priority | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.57 mi0.91 km | |
| September 2024 | 1.64 mi2.63 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 86% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 31% 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 | |||
| ▲86% | 62% | ||
| ▲31% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲111 | 106 | ||
| ▲111 | 105 | ||
| ▲111 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 19 July 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Akiva School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 18 Jul 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Oct 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Sept 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (284 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 97%
- Replies
- 284
- 67% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 27% who had a child bullied
based on 43 parents (15%) with SEND