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St Agnes' Catholic Primary School, London

Outstanding
Primary
Voluntary aided school
Mixed
Roman Catholic
Ages 3–11

St Agnes' Catholic Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in London. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in October 2019. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in March 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 175th-highest of the 959 schools in London with published results, and 1,291st of 14,452 across England. It was 96% full in 2025.

SATs results
Above England average
Ofsted
Outstanding (2019)
Demand
Oversubscribed
Attendance
In line with England
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Barnet (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

St Agnes' Catholic Primary School in detail

St Agnes' Catholic Primary School in its own words

In its own words: "Our School Values and Ethos The Common Good & CST Prayer & Liturgy The Liturgical Year House Captains The Social Action Leaders School History, Our Patron Saint and Parish Diocese of Westminster At St Agnes’, everything that we do is informed by our Gospel values and the teachings of Jesus Christ."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome Our Staff Our Governors Safeguarding SEND Inspection Reports Performance data Policies Pupil Premium Primary P.E. Sports Funding School Travel Plan Financial Information It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to St Agnes’ Catholic Primary School."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include dance, chess, Lego, STEM and cooking.

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.

Coming up: an admissions event on Friday 6 November 2026, an admissions event on Sunday 8 November 2026, an open evening on Tuesday 10 November 2026 and an admissions event on Tuesday 10 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

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Vision and values (school website)Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 93% of Year 6 pupils at St Agnes' Catholic Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 89% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 85% and 85% in Barnet and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 84% in reading and 89% in maths in 2024.

Getting a place at St Agnes' Catholic Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 60 families put St Agnes' Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 127 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. 6 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Admissions history and your chances at St Agnes' Catholic Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to St Agnes' Catholic Primary School are Childs Hill Primary School (0.2 miles, 64% reading, 64% maths); Claremont Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 68% reading, 68% maths); All Saints' CofE Primary School NW2 (0.5 miles, Good, 62% reading, 66% maths); and Anson Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 80% reading, 77% maths).

St Agnes' Catholic Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Childs Hill Primary SchoolClaremont Primary SchoolAll Saints' CofE Primary School NW2Anson Primary School

What parents say

136 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Agnes' Catholic Primary School (as of September 2025): 96% would recommend the school, 99% say their child is happy there and 75% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they are kept well informed about progress (99%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (75%).

Who goes there

62% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (19%), White British (15%) and Mixed (15%).

In 2026, 45 pupils (10.3%) received SEN support and 16 (3.6%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Cricklewood Rail Station, about 250 metres away (roughly a 3-minute walk).

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Cricklewood, 140 metres away.

The area around the school

In August 2026, police recorded 616 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and other theft. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Barnet (370), as is usual near a town centre.

Suspensions and exclusions

St Agnes' Catholic Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Susan O'Reilly
Pupils:439
LA:Barnet
Phone:02084524565
Address:Thorverton Road, Cricklewood, London, NW2 1RG
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago

This judgement is from October 2019, 7 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.

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Overall

Outstanding

Quality of Education

Outstanding

Behaviour & Attitudes

Outstanding

Personal Development

Outstanding

Leadership & Management

Outstanding

Early Years

Latest (ungraded) inspection: Standards have been maintained.

Inspected 18 March 2025View full report
URN:101332
UKPRN:10071676
Diocese:Archdiocese of Westminster
Constituency:Finchley and Golders Green
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

From Ofsted's March 2025 inspection report.

What This School Does Well

St Agnes' provides a nurturing, supportive environment where children thrive and develop strong values like honesty and respect. The school combines ambitious academic teaching with rich learning experiences - from visits to the opera to 'Victorian Day' activities - that bring the curriculum to life. Pupils benefit from high-quality teaching across all subjects, with specialist teachers in music, languages and physical education ensuring they develop secure knowledge and skills.

Key Strengths

  • Highly ambitious curriculum that builds pupils' knowledge securely over time, particularly in mathematics and reading
  • Excellent teaching that explains new information clearly, checks understanding, and provides helpful feedback
  • Strong support for pupils with SEND, who are quickly identified and receive targeted help to achieve highly
  • Pupils' exceptional behaviour and respect for others, guided by the school's 'golden rules'
  • Many enrichment opportunities including educational outings, 'pathway' days, and leadership roles that develop pupils' thinking skills

Safeguarding

Safeguarding arrangements are effective at the school.

Extracurricular Activities

Cooking club, football club, quizzing club, school choir, competitive sports, community singing at local care home, festive card-writing for local residents

St Agnes' Catholic Primary School has maintained the outstanding standards from its previous inspection. Pupils are very happy, behave exceptionally well, and meet the school's high academic expectations across all subjects.

At a Glance

21.2%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

136 responses
Would recommend96%
Child is happy99%
Child does well98%
High expectations94%
Feels safe98%
Well behaved97%
Bullying dealt with (of parents with a view)75%
Kept informed99%
Handles concerns (of parents who raised one)89%
Wider development93%

Source: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+9ppMathsWriting+4pp

Reading has improved from 84% to 93% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 89% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 82% to 86% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

28.1

Avg class size

30.0

Infant (KS1)

29.2

KS2

10

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

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Before and after school care

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near St Agnes' Catholic Primary School.

  • LBL St AgnesAt the school · Not yet graded
  • ETT Sports Limited960m away · Not yet graded

Getting There

Train Stations

Cricklewood Rail Station
249m · 4 min walk
Cricklewood (Entrance)
252m · 4 min walk

Bus Stops

Cricklewood (Stop CL)
138m · 2 min walk
Claremont Road Cricklewood (Stop CN)
147m · 2 min walk
Dersingham Road (Stop CN)
171m · 3 min walk
Somerton Road (Stop CJ)
177m · 3 min walk
Cricklewood Lane Cricklewood (Stop CO)
230m · 4 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
92
Fatal
0
Serious
15
Children hurt
3

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 92 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 15 serious and 77 slight.

3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.

24 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Barnet is 53 (the median across 175 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

96%

Near capacity

402 pupils

420 places

18 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - London

Low pressure
New homes approved:114,409
Projected new pupils:28,602

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for London

Across Barnet council

Low demand council-wide0.85 applications per place

Places available

4,268

Applications

3,649

Got 1st preference

86.1%

Got preferred school

98.0%

All primary applications across Barnet council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Oversubscribed

Inspection History(8)

18 March 2025

Ungraded inspection: Standards have been maintained.

Quality of EducationOutstanding
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding
Early YearsOutstanding
16 October 2019
OutstandingReport
Quality of EducationOutstanding
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding
Early YearsOutstanding
17 October 2018

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

45

SEN Support

16

EHC Plans

13.9%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication19
Specific Learning Difficulty14
Autistic Spectrum Disorder14
Social, Emotional & Mental Health13
Hearing Impairment1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
14.8%
Asian
19.2%
Black
12.1%
Mixed
14.6%
Chinese
0.7%
Other
8.9%
Unclassified
2.3%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals21.2%
English as Additional Language62.0%

439

Total Pupils

213

Boys

226

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

25

Teachers

17.6:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£64,892

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£5,949

Per pupil

£2700k

Total funding

£162k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£269,713
EAL funding£92,189
Lump sum£159,662

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

4.2%

Overall absence

8.9%

Persistent absence

359

Enrolments

Authorised3.5%
Unauthorised0.7%
Persistent (10%+)8.9%
Severe (50%+)0.0%

Absence trend

2.8%
18/19
2.4%
20/21
5.8%
21/22
5.4%
22/23
4.6%
23/24
4.2%
24/25
Overall absence rate

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

Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about St Agnes' Catholic Primary School

What are SATs results like at St Agnes' Catholic Primary School?

Of the pupils at St Agnes' Catholic Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 93% reached the expected standard in reading and 89% did so in maths.

What is St Agnes' Catholic Primary School's Ofsted rating?

St Agnes' Catholic Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in March 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in October 2019, it was rated Outstanding.

What is the catchment area for St Agnes' Catholic Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When St Agnes' Catholic Primary School is oversubscribed, Barnet allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at St Agnes' Catholic Primary School?

St Agnes' Catholic Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 96% of its capacity.

How big are the classes at St Agnes' Catholic Primary School?

Classes at St Agnes' Catholic Primary School average 28.1 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to St Agnes' Catholic Primary School?

St Agnes' Catholic Primary School has around 439 pupils on roll. 21% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at St Agnes' Catholic Primary School?

4.2% of sessions were missed at St Agnes' Catholic Primary School in 2024/25. 8.9% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to St Agnes' Catholic Primary School?

Apply through Barnet's coordinated admissions process, naming St Agnes' Catholic Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.

Does St Agnes' Catholic Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: LBL St Agnes (registered, not yet graded). There is another within a kilometre. The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.

How many road collisions happen near St Agnes' Catholic Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 92 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 15 serious and 77 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 24 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Barnet is 53 (the median across 175 schools, same distance and years).

Where is St Agnes' Catholic Primary School?

St Agnes' Catholic Primary School is at Thorverton Road, Cricklewood, London, NW2 1RG.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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