Foulds School, Barnet
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
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 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
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
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
101%
Over capacity
318 pupils
315 capacity
3 places over capacity
Area Demand Pressure - Barnet
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Barnet
Admissions Demand - Barnet
Places available
4,376
Applications
3,709
Got 1st preference
84.3%
Got preferred school
97.1%
Primary admissions across Barnet (2025/26)
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
3.23006%
Overall absence
4.25532%
Persistent absence
282
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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