St Agnes' Catholic Primary School, London

Outstanding
Primary
Voluntary aided school
Mixed
Roman Catholic
Ages 311

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~396m)Possible (~566m)Unlikely (~736m)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Susan O'Reilly
Pupils:439 / 458 capacity
LA:Barnet
Phone:02084524565
Address:Thorverton Road, Cricklewood, London, NW2 1RG
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Outstanding

Overall

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

What This School Does Well

St Agnes provides a welcoming, safe environment where children thrive and make good progress. The school has strong leadership and excellent teaching that challenges all pupils to do their best. With a diverse community of 24 different languages represented, the school prepares children well for life in modern Britain.

Key Strengths

  • Outstanding work to keep pupils safe and secure - pupils feel very safe in school
  • Good progress across the school with above average standards in reading, writing and mathematics
  • Teaching challenges all groups of pupils well, including the most able
  • Strong leadership team managing high staff turnover effectively with good support for newly qualified teachers
  • Good emphasis on developing language skills in early years

Areas for Improvement

  • Pupils not always given time to act upon written comments in their books, and teachers do not consistently check changes have been made
  • Not enough emphasis on celebrating the diversity of languages and cultures represented in the school
  • Occasional pupil distraction in class affecting pace of learning

Safeguarding

The school's work to keep pupils safe and secure is outstanding, with pupils reporting they feel very safe and have excellent knowledge of how to keep themselves safe online and in their community.

Extracurricular Activities

School council, play leaders, junior travel ambassadors, sports clubs, dance, ukulele lessons, breakfast club with sports provision, visits to places of interest, charity fundraising

St Agnes' Catholic Primary School is a good school where pupils make good progress across the school, with standards above average in reading, writing and mathematics by the end of Key Stage 2. The new headteacher has forged a strong team that is raising achievement and improving teaching.

At a Glance

21.7%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

136 responses
Would recommend96%
Child is happy99%
Well taught98%
Good progress94%
Feels safe98%
Well behaved97%
Bullying dealt with15%
Kept informed99%
Handles concerns48%
Wider development93%

Source: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+9ppMathsWriting+4pp

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

Class Sizes

28.2

Avg class size

29.0

Infant (KS1)

28.0

KS2

14

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

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)
193m · 3 min walk
Cricklewood Lane Cricklewood (Stop CO)
230m · 4 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

96%

Near capacity

439 pupils

458 capacity

19 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - London

Low pressure
New homes approved:104,823
Projected new pupils:26,206

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for London

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(109)

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Outstanding
Date not published by Ofsted
Outstanding
Date not published by Ofsted
Outstanding

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Pupil Demographics

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

4.23693%

Overall absence

8.91365%

Persistent absence

359

Enrolments

Authorised3.52134%
Unauthorised0.71559%
Persistent (10%+)8.91365%
Severe (50%+)0%

Absence trend

2.8489%
18/19
2.38043%
20/21
5.75321%
21/22
5.36655%
22/23
4.6172%
23/24
4.23693%
24/25
Overall absence rate

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

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