Find the best primary schools in Barnet. Compare Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and parent reviews.
Barnet has 90 primary schools, all in Barnet council's area. Most state schools here offer places by distance from home once children in care and siblings of current pupils have been admitted, so how close you live decides your chances at any school with more applicants than places. Some councils draw a fixed catchment boundary instead, and the distance at which the last place went changes every year. Of the 90, 41 are faith schools that can put children of their faith first, so distance counts for less there.
Use the distance checker to measure your home's straight-line distance to any Barnet primary school, and each school's page for its Ofsted report, results and admissions details. Check your distance to a school or try the admissions calculator.
| School | Type | Our rating |
|---|---|---|
| Menorah Primary School for Boys | Jewish, boys | 5.0 / 5 |
| Monken Hadley CofE Primary School | Church of England | 4.9 / 5 |
| St John's CofE Primary and Nursery School | Church of England | 4.8 / 5 |
| Courtland School | Mixed | 4.8 / 5 |
| St Agnes' Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 4.8 / 5 |
| Akiva School | Jewish | 4.8 / 5 |
| St Andrew's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, Totteridge | Church of England | 4.8 / 5 |
| Ashmole Primary School | Mixed |
There are 90 primary schools in Barnet. Of those, 3 are all-through schools, teaching both primary and secondary years.
Apply by 15 January for a Reception place starting that September. Children start Reception in the September after their fourth birthday. You apply to the council where you live, even if the school is in another council's area, and can usually list between 3 and 6 schools in order of preference. Offers are sent on 16 April, or the next working day.
Of the 90 primary schools in Barnet, 41 have a religious character: 16 Church of England, 15 Jewish and 10 Roman Catholic. When a faith school has more applicants than places, it can give priority to children of its faith. Many ask for a supplementary form, sometimes signed by a religious leader, so read the school's admissions policy before you apply.
Yes, Barnet has 1 girls' school and 2 boys' schools. The other 87 are mixed.
On our star rating, the highest rated are Menorah Primary School for Boys (5.0), Monken Hadley CofE Primary School (4.9), St John's CofE Primary and Nursery School (4.8), Courtland School (4.8) and St Agnes' Catholic Primary School (4.8). The rating is our own, out of 5. It combines Parent View survey results, the latest Ofsted inspection and SATs results, with the parent survey carrying the most weight. Of the 90 schools here, 89 have enough published data for a rating.
| 4.8 / 5 |
| Menorah Primary School for Girls | Jewish, girls | 4.7 / 5 |
| The Orion Primary School | Mixed | 4.7 / 5 |
| Foulds School | Mixed | 4.7 / 5 |
| Menorah Foundation School | Jewish | 4.7 / 5 |
| Rimon Jewish Primary School | Jewish | 4.7 / 5 |
| The Annunciation RC Junior School | Roman Catholic | 4.6 / 5 |
| Whitings Hill Primary School | Mixed | 4.6 / 5 |
| Independent Jewish Day School | Jewish | 4.6 / 5 |
| Livingstone Primary and Nursery School | Mixed | 4.6 / 5 |
| Goldbeaters Primary School | Mixed | 4.6 / 5 |
| Hasmonean Primary School | Jewish | 4.5 / 5 |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School NW7 | Church of England | 4.5 / 5 |
| Brunswick Park Primary and Nursery School | Mixed | 4.5 / 5 |
| Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 4.5 / 5 |
| Monkfrith Primary School | Mixed | 4.5 / 5 |
| Deansbrook Junior School | Mixed | 4.5 / 5 |
| Brookland Junior School | Mixed | 4.4 / 5 |
| Wren Academy Finchley | Church of England, all-through | 4.4 / 5 |
| The Hyde School | Mixed | 4.4 / 5 |
| Saracens Broadfields | Mixed | 4.4 / 5 |
| Woodcroft Primary School | Mixed | 4.4 / 5 |
| Christ Church Primary School | Church of England | 4.4 / 5 |
| Sunnyfields Primary School | Mixed | 4.4 / 5 |
| St Mary's CofE Primary School, East Barnet | Church of England | 4.3 / 5 |
| Moss Hall Junior School | Mixed | 4.3 / 5 |
| Manorside Primary School | Mixed | 4.3 / 5 |
| Sacks Morasha Jewish Primary School | Jewish | 4.3 / 5 |
| Shalom Noam Primary School | Jewish | 4.3 / 5 |
| Holy Trinity CofE Primary School | Church of England | 4.3 / 5 |
| Brookland Infant and Nursery School | Mixed | 4.3 / 5 |
| Chalgrove Primary School | Mixed | 4.3 / 5 |
| St Catherine's RC School | Roman Catholic | 4.3 / 5 |
| St Mary's CofE Primary School | Church of England | 4.3 / 5 |
| Deansbrook Infant School | Mixed | 4.3 / 5 |
| Martin Primary School | Mixed | 4.2 / 5 |
| Moss Hall Infant School | Mixed | 4.2 / 5 |
| Hollickwood Primary School | Mixed | 4.2 / 5 |
| Rosh Pinah Primary School | Jewish | 4.2 / 5 |
| All Saints' CofE Nursery and Primary School N20 | Church of England | 4.1 / 5 |
| Frith Manor Primary School | Mixed | 4.1 / 5 |
| St John's CofE Junior Mixed and Infant School | Church of England | 4.1 / 5 |
| Beit Shvidler Primary School | Jewish | 4.1 / 5 |
| Trent CofE Primary School | Church of England | 4.1 / 5 |
| Garden Suburb Infant School | Mixed | 4.1 / 5 |
| Etz Chaim Jewish Primary School | Jewish | 4.1 / 5 |
| Northside Primary School | Mixed | 4.1 / 5 |
| Queenswell Infant & Nursery School | Mixed | 4.1 / 5 |
| Alma Primary | Jewish | 4.0 / 5 |
| Woodridge Primary School | Mixed | 4.0 / 5 |
| The Annunciation Catholic Infant School | Roman Catholic | 4.0 / 5 |
| Mathilda Marks-Kennedy Jewish Primary School | Jewish | 4.0 / 5 |
| Underhill School | Mixed | 3.9 / 5 |
| Colindale Primary School | Mixed | 3.9 / 5 |
| Summerside Primary Academy | Mixed | 3.9 / 5 |
| Edgware Primary School | Mixed | 3.9 / 5 |
| Barnfield Primary School | Mixed | 3.9 / 5 |
| London Academy | all-through | 3.9 / 5 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes RC School | Roman Catholic | 3.9 / 5 |
| Wessex Gardens Primary School | Mixed | 3.9 / 5 |
| Blessed Dominic Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 3.8 / 5 |
| Dollis Primary School | Mixed | 3.8 / 5 |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School N11 | Church of England | 3.8 / 5 |
| St Theresa's Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 3.7 / 5 |
| Cromer Road Primary School | Mixed | 3.7 / 5 |
| All Saints' CofE Primary School NW2 | Church of England | 3.7 / 5 |
| Pardes House Primary School | Jewish, boys | 3.7 / 5 |
| Childs Hill Primary School | Mixed | 3.6 / 5 |
| Fairway Primary School and Children's Centre | Mixed | 3.6 / 5 |
| Queenswell Junior School | Mixed | 3.6 / 5 |
| Tudor Primary School | Mixed | 3.6 / 5 |
| Church Hill School | Mixed | 3.5 / 5 |
| Watling Park School | Mixed | 3.5 / 5 |
| St Vincent's Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 3.5 / 5 |
| Claremont Primary School | Mixed | 3.3 / 5 |
| Holly Park Primary School | Mixed | 3.2 / 5 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 3.1 / 5 |
| Danegrove Primary School | Mixed | 3.1 / 5 |
| Coppetts Wood Primary School | Mixed | 3.0 / 5 |
| Millbrook Park Primary School | Church of England | 2.6 / 5 |
| Parkfield Primary School | Mixed | 2.1 / 5 |
| Saracens Bell Lane | Mixed | 1.7 / 5 |
| St Mary's and St John's CofE School | Church of England, all-through | Not yet rated |
Our rating is out of 5 and combines Parent View survey results, the latest Ofsted inspection and published results. Source: Department for Education (GIAS) and Ofsted.
Only when you qualify for more than one school. Each school ranks applicants against its own admission criteria without knowing where you placed it. If you qualify for several, the council offers the one you ranked highest, so putting a popular school first does not lower your chances at your second choice.
No. Distance only matters when a school has more applicants than places, and then it offers places in the order its admission criteria set out. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or catchment area. Faith schools and grammar schools use different criteria. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.
The council offers a place at another school with room, which may be further from home. You can accept it and still join the waiting lists for the schools you preferred. Waiting lists are ranked by the admission criteria, not by how long a child has been on them. You can also appeal to an independent panel for any school that refused you. Appeals for Reception to Year 2 rarely succeed, because infant classes are limited to 30 pupils by law and a panel can only admit above that limit in narrow circumstances.