Foulds School, Barnet

Good
Primary
Community school
Mixed
Ages 511

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~484m)Possible (~691m)Unlikely (~898m)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Miss Kim Sanett
Pupils:318 / 315 capacity
LA:Barnet
Phone:02084492714
Address:Byng Road, Barnet, EN5 4NR
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 3 years ago
-

Overall

Inspected 12 March 2024View full report
URN:101279
UKPRN:10070033
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Chipping Barnet
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

What This School Does Well

Foulds School excels at helping every child learn and progress rapidly, with teachers setting high expectations and creating interesting lessons that challenge all pupils. Your child will be part of a school where behaviour and safety are outstanding, friendships are strong across different backgrounds, and pupils take genuine pride in their school community. The school works closely with parents to support your child's learning through workshops and discussion groups.

Key Strengths

  • Teaching is outstanding with very high expectations, interesting activities, and excellent challenge for all pupils
  • Pupils achieve outstandingly well with rapid progress from their starting points to well above average standards
  • Behaviour and safety are outstanding with exemplary conduct and pupils feeling extremely safe
  • Leadership and management are outstanding with rigorous checking of pupil progress and high-quality staff training
  • Pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is promoted exceptionally well through singing, sports, gardening and charity work

Areas for Improvement

  • Develop neat and fluent handwriting as pupils progress through the school, with more consistent teacher emphasis on handwriting skills

Safeguarding

Safeguarding is effective - pupils feel extremely safe at school, incidents of bullying are very rare, and pupils have excellent knowledge of how to keep themselves safe from harm.

Extracurricular Activities

singing in the community, sporting events, gardening, charity fundraising, breakfast club

Foulds School is an outstanding primary school where pupils achieve exceptionally well, reaching significantly above average standards in English and mathematics. School leaders and governors have worked exceptionally well together to improve all aspects of the school's work since the previous inspection.

At a Glance

6.6%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+11ppMaths-4ppWriting+5pp

Reading has improved from 82% to 93%. Maths has declined from 93% to 89%. Writing has improved from 82% to 87%.

Class Sizes

28.3

Avg class size

26.8

Infant (KS1)

29.8

KS2

10

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

Alston Road High Barnet (->E)
143m · 2 min walk
The Avenue Barnet (->N)
220m · 4 min walk
Carnarvon Road (Stop U)
398m · 6 min walk
Union Street Barnet (Stop F)
423m · 7 min walk
The Spires (Stop S)
428m · 7 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

101%

Over capacity

318 pupils

315 capacity

3 places over capacity

Area Demand Pressure - Barnet

Medium pressure
New homes approved:996
Projected new pupils:249

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Barnet

Admissions Demand - Barnet

Low demand0.85x oversubscription

Places available

4,376

Applications

3,709

Got 1st preference

84.3%

Got preferred school

97.1%

Primary admissions across Barnet (2025/26)

Inspection History(7)

12 March 2024
16 January 2019
Good
Leadership & ManagementGood
16 January 2019
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood

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Pupil Demographics

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

3.23006%

Overall absence

4.25532%

Persistent absence

282

Enrolments

Authorised2.74284%
Unauthorised0.48723%
Persistent (10%+)4.25532%
Severe (50%+)0%

Absence trend

2.95481%
18/19
1.64117%
20/21
5.08701%
21/22
3.83841%
22/23
3.96301%
23/24
3.23006%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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