St Andrew's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, Totteridge, London

Ofsted's report card from its 21 April 2026 inspection grades St Andrew's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, Totteridge on 7 areas: 7 strong standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Strong standard. "Pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and those who are disadvantaged, achieve very well across a range of subjects."

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Over time, pupils' attendance is high, including for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities and those who are disadvantaged."

Curriculum and teaching - Strong standard. "Leaders have a detailed understanding of the school's curriculum and the standard of teaching across the school."

Early years - Strong standard. "Leaders have developed an exciting and interesting curriculum in the early years that covers all areas of learning."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Leaders have established a clear, strategic approach to inclusion."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "Leaders know the school extremely well."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Leaders have carefully developed the school's personal, social, health and economic curriculum."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should continue to embed teachers' checking of pupils' application of their foundational writing skills across wider curriculum subjects so that any occasional errors are identified and corrected".

In 2025, 96% of Year 6 pupils at St Andrew's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, Totteridge reached the expected standard in reading and 96% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 85% and 85% in Barnet and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (93% in reading, 97% in maths).

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 35 families put St Andrew's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, Totteridge as their first choice and 125 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 8 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Andrew's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, Totteridge are Woodridge Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 89% reading, 89% maths); St John's CofE Primary and Nursery School (0.9 miles, Good, 93% reading, 93% maths); Alma Primary (1 mile, Good, 85% reading, 89% maths); and Frith Manor Primary School (1.1 miles, Good, 83% reading, 79% maths).

St Andrew's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, Totteridge's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

1.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 31.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (34%), Mixed (14%) and Asian (11%).

In 2026, 14 pupils (6.7%) received SEN support and 2 (1%) 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 a moderate learning difficulty.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Totteridge & Whetstone Station, about 1180 metres away (roughly a 15-minute walk).

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is The Orange Tree (->w), 80 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Andrew's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, Totteridge stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 98 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Barnet (370).

St Andrew's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, Totteridge recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The secondary schools closest to St Andrew's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, Totteridge are The Totteridge Academy (0.6 miles), Finchley Catholic High School (0.8 miles), Ark Pioneer Academy (1.1 miles) and Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School (1.5 miles).