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Watling Park School[1]

Primary · ages 4–11

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Headline results

KS2 reading, writing & maths: expected standard
KS2 55% 55% 2024/25[2]

Results

Primary (key stage 2)

Expected standard (reading, writing & maths)
55% 2024/25[2]
Higher standard (reading, writing & maths)
7% 2024/25[2]
Reading, average scaled score
106 2024/25[2]
Maths, average scaled score
102 2024/25[2]
Earlier years
Year Expected standard (reading, writing & maths) Higher standard (reading, writing & maths) Reading, average scaled score Maths, average scaled score
2023/24 65%[3] 10%[3] 106[3] 104[3]
2022/23 44%[4] 6%[4] 103[4] 102[4]

Ofsted

Latest inspection
27 Jun 2023[5]
Type
Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools[5]
Report published
18 Sep 2023[5]
Safeguarding is effective
Yes[5]
Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
School remains Good[5]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
3 May 2018[6] S5 Inspection[6] Good[6]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Reception

Applications per place
2.4 Entry Sept 2026[7]
Applications (any preference)
105 Entry Sept 2026[7]
First preferences
39 Entry Sept 2026[7]
Places offered
43 Entry Sept 2026[7]
First preferences per place
0.9 Entry Sept 2026[7]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 129[7] 38[7] 45[7] 2.9[7] 0.8[7]
Entry Sept 2024 116[7] 37[7] 54[7] 2.1[7] 0.7[7]
Entry Sept 2023 127[7] 45[7] 59[7] 2.2[7] 0.8[7]
Entry Sept 2022 117[7] 37[7] 46[7] 2.5[7] 0.8[7]

Character & practicalities

Type
Free schools[1]
Ages
4–11[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Sixth form
No[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
420[1]
Trust
BELLEVUE PLACE EDUCATION TRUST[1]
Local authority
Barnet[1]
Website
www.watlingparkschool.org.uk[1]
District
Barnet[8]
Postcode
HA8 9YA[1]
URN
142114[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
404 2024/25[9]
English as an additional language
81.7% 2024/25[9]
SEN support
11.4% 2024/25[9]
EHC plan
3.7% 2024/25[9]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
49.5% 2024/25[9]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
33.8%[10]
Mixed
12.3%[10]
Asian
14.3%[10]
Black
15.5%[10]
Any other ethnic group
23.3%[10]
Unclassified
1%[10]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

Sources

  1. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  2. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  3. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  4. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  5. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2022/23. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  6. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2017/18. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  7. Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers: school level. Period Entry Sept 2026, final, published 2026-06-29. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  8. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  9. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  10. Department for Education: Schools, pupils and their characteristics: school level underlying data. Period 2025/26, published 2026-06-04. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.