St Martin's School, Mill Hill
St Martin's School is an independent school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Mill Hill. It is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) rather than Ofsted; its most recent ISI inspection was a routine inspection in May 2024.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
St Martin's School in detail
St Martin's School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "St Martin’s EYFS class caters for children aged 3-5 years old. We are open from 8:10 am to 5:30 pm during term time. We offer 15 and 30 hours of funded childcare. At St Martin’s we believe that happy and joyful children are more receptive to learning and when they have this confidence in themselves they achieve great success."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include dance, choir, chess and cooking.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other independent schools to St Martin's School are Goodwyn School (0.5 miles); Mill Hill Schools (0.8 miles); Menorah Grammar School (0.9 miles, Requires improvement); and Edgware Jewish Girls - Beis Chinuch (1.2 miles, Good).
Goodwyn SchoolMill Hill SchoolsMenorah Grammar SchoolEdgware Jewish Girls - Beis Chinuch
Who goes there
In 2026, 6 pupils (7.1%) received SEN support and 2 (2.4%) had an education, health and care plan.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Mill Hill Broadway, about 300 metres away (roughly a 4-minute walk).
15 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Flower Lane / Sacred Heart Ch, 150 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 232 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and vehicle crime. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Barnet (370).
Sources: DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASISI Inspection Reports
Independent schools in England are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI), not Ofsted. Ofsted last inspected this school in 28 January 2020, before the latest ISI inspection.
Routine Inspection
21 May 2024
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's January 2020 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
St Martin's creates a warm, family-like community where children thrive socially and emotionally. The school excels at teaching reading, maths, French and music, and gives pupils real responsibilities that teach them about democracy and being good citizens. Parents appreciate the frequent workshops and strong links between home and school.
Key Strengths
- Excellent behaviour and a calm, respectful atmosphere throughout the school
- Strong teaching in reading, mathematics, French and music with effective use of specialist teachers
- Outstanding personal development with pupils taking on meaningful responsibilities like peer mentors, school councillors and charity representatives
- Very effective safeguarding arrangements with regular staff training and thorough safety checks
- Well-planned curriculum that builds knowledge and skills in a logical order, with good support for pupils with SEND
Areas for Improvement
- Computing curriculum not implemented effectively - teachers need better training in subject knowledge and confidence
- Early years activities sometimes don't match children's needs well enough, causing loss of concentration
- Attendance and punctuality do not yet meet leaders' high expectations, though improving
- Keyboard skills in computing are not sufficiently advanced
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with thorough checks on adult suitability, frequent staff training, well-maintained facilities, and pupils knowledgeable about health, safety and e-safety.
Extracurricular Activities
Library mentors, peer mentors, travel ambassadors, school councillors, charity representatives, residential visits from Year 2 onwards, assemblies, house meetings, community litter clean-ups, visits and visitors
St Martin's School is a friendly, independent preparatory school in Mill Hill with a calm atmosphere where pupils are happy, polite and respectful. The school is rated Good overall with Outstanding personal development.
Fees for 2026/27
Day fees, per year
£11,837
about £3,946 a term
Including VAT at 20% (added by us to the school's ex-VAT figure). From the school's own fee schedule; check with the school before you rely on it.
Private school fees in Barnet - 3 schools' published fees side by side
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby schools
Keep up with St Martin's School
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 67
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 8
- Children hurt
- 4
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 67 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 8 serious and 59 slight.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
15 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.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
70%
Available places
84 pupils
120 places
36 spare places
as recorded on GIAS
Area Demand Pressure - Mill Hill
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Mill Hill
Across Barnet council
Places available
4,618
Applications
3,998
Got 1st preference
72.7%
Got preferred school
93.2%
All secondary applications across Barnet council (2026/27), not just this school.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
6
SEN Support
2
EHC Plans
9.5%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
No need-level breakdown available
Pupil Demographics
Key Indicators
84
Total Pupils
45
Boys
39
Girls
2026 academic year
Linked Schools
Schools linked by geographic proximity
Questions parents ask about St Martin's School
When was St Martin's School last inspected?
St Martin's School is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) rather than Ofsted. Its most recent ISI inspection was a routine inspection in May 2024.
How many pupils go to St Martin's School?
St Martin's School has around 84 pupils on roll.
How do I apply to St Martin's School?
St Martin's School is an independent school and runs its own admissions rather than going through the local authority. Contact the school directly for entry requirements, assessment dates, fees and any bursaries.
How many road collisions happen near St Martin's School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 67 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 8 serious and 59 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 15 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 Martin's School?
St Martin's School is at 22 Goodwyn Avenue, Mill Hill, Mill Hill, NW7 3RG.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)