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Ashmole Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Free school
Summit Way, Southgate, London N14 7NP · ashmoleprimary.org · 020 8361 1881
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Apr 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 80%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Barnet 72%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.50 mi
- 0.80 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Straight-line distance · Barnet Council
- Demand for places
- 1.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 423
- 3 over 420 places · 101%
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 6.1%
- First language not English
- 34.8%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Ashmole Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Straight-line distance” went to a home 0.50 mi (798 m) from the school. Source: Barnet Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 115 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 52% 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 | 115 | 1.9▲ | 52% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 101 | 1.7▲ | 59% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 59 | 98 | 1.7▲ | 59% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 109 | 1.8▲ | 53% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 59 | 126 | 2.1▲ | 47% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Straight-line distance | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.50 mi0.80 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.51 mi0.83 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 80% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 30% 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 | |||
| ▲80% | 62% | ||
| ▲30% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲111 | 106 | ||
| ▲110 | 105 | ||
| Grammar and spelling | ▲114 | 105 | |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 2 April 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Ashmole Primary School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 1 Apr 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, May 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 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
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (163 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 163
- 39% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 72% who raised concerns
based on the 34% who had a child bullied
based on 24 parents (15%) with SEND