St Paul's CofE Primary School NW7, London

Good
Primary
Voluntary aided school
Mixed
Church of England
Ages 411

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~622m)Possible (~888m)Unlikely (~1.2km)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Anthony David
Pupils:198 / 210 capacity
LA:Barnet
Phone:02089593412
Address:The Ridgeway, Mill Hill, London, NW7 1QU
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Good

Overall

URN:101326
UKPRN:10074713
Diocese:Diocese of London
Constituency:Hendon
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

What This School Does Well

St Paul's excels at creating an inclusive, richly diverse community where pupils respect each other and develop strong moral values. Teaching is outstanding, with teachers using creative resources and careful planning to help all pupils progress significantly. The school offers outstanding early years provision and a wide range of enrichment activities that make learning fun while building resilience and teamwork.

Key Strengths

  • Outstanding quality of teaching with imaginative planning and excellent use of resources
  • Exceptional early years provision with children making progress above national averages
  • Outstanding outcomes with all pupils making significantly above-average progress
  • Strong leadership with high expectations and clear Christian vision
  • Thematic curriculum that stimulates thinking and creativity with rich enrichment activities

Areas for Improvement

  • Provide more consistent challenge for the most able pupils to deepen their thinking

Safeguarding

Safeguarding is effective with comprehensive policies, robust pre-employment checks, up-to-date staff training on radicalisation, FGM and child sexual exploitation, and close partnership work with external services.

Extracurricular Activities

Breakfast club, computing club, gymnastics, recorder, steel pans, musical performances, chess in national events, lunchtime and after-school activities, sporting activities

St Paul's CofE Primary School is an outstanding school with excellent leadership, high-quality teaching, and a strong Christian ethos that ensures all pupils have equal opportunities to excel. The school achieved outstanding outcomes in 2016 with pupils making significantly above-average progress across all phases.

At a Glance

20.2%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+10ppMaths+10ppWriting+3pp

Reading has improved from 87% to 97%. Maths has improved from 83% to 93%. Writing has remained stable at around 90%.

Class Sizes

29.4

Avg class size

29.0

Infant (KS1)

29.8

KS2

7

Total classes

1 class with more than 30 pupils

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

Mill Hill Village / The Ridgeway (->SE)
109m · 2 min walk
Mill Hill Village / Hammers Lane (->SW)
219m · 4 min walk
Mill Hill School (->N)
234m · 4 min walk
Shakespeare Road Mill Hill (->N)
362m · 6 min walk
St Vincent's School (->W)
619m · 10 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

94%

Near capacity

198 pupils

210 capacity

12 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(108)

Date not published by Ofsted
Good
Date not published by Ofsted
Good
Date not published by Ofsted
Good

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

4.63872%

Overall absence

7.56757%

Persistent absence

185

Enrolments

Authorised3.92235%
Unauthorised0.71637%
Persistent (10%+)7.56757%
Severe (50%+)0.54054%

Absence trend

3.37708%
18/19
2.86857%
20/21
4.38289%
21/22
4.49602%
22/23
4.09943%
23/24
4.63872%
24/25
Overall absence rate

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

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