Schools by area › Barnet › Martin Primary School
Martin Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Plane Tree Walk, East Finchley, London N2 9JP · martinprimary.org.uk · 020 8883 1455
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 73%
- 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
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 622
- 89% of 696 places
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 29.6%
- First language not English
- 66.9%
- 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, 61 families put the school first and 70 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 | 70 | 61 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 78 | 70 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 88 | 86 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 90 | 94 | 1▲ | 94% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 90 | 82 | 0.9 | 99% |
Results
In 2024/25, 73% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 8% 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 | |||
| ▲73% | 62% | ||
| ●8% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲110 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Martin Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 17 October 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 17 Oct 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 | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Dec 2011
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Dec 2011Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good Feb 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (132 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 132
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 67% who raised concerns
based on the 35% who had a child bullied
based on 12 parents (9%) with SEND