Garden Suburb Junior School

Primary · Barnet · NW11 6XU · URN 101281

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2022-05-19Cohort 315

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 84

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 90 schools in Barnet

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
75%
Barnet 70%England 61%
5 percentage points above the area average of 70
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
5%
Barnet 13.3%England 8%
8.3 percentage points below the area average of 13.3
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
108
Barnet 107.82England 105
In line with the area average of 107.8
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
111
Barnet 107.49England 105
3.5 above the area average of 107.5
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
111
Barnet 108.32England 105
2.7 above the area average of 108.3
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
58%
Barnet 42.2%England 32%
15.8 percentage points above the area average of 42.2
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
85%
Barnet 81.5%
3.5 percentage points above the area average of 81.5
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
79%
Barnet 76.1%
2.9 percentage points above the area average of 76.1
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
92%
Barnet 81.5%
10.5 percentage points above the area average of 81.5
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
84
Barnet 46
37.9 above the area average of 46.1
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Barnet	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	75% Barnet 70%England 61%	5 percentage points above the area average of 70	14 percentage points above the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	5% Barnet 13.3%England 8%	8.3 percentage points below the area average of 13.3	3 percentage points below the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	108 Barnet 107.82England 105	In line with the area average of 107.8	3 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	111 Barnet 107.49England 105	3.5 above the area average of 107.5	6 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	111 Barnet 108.32England 105	2.7 above the area average of 108.3	6 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	58% Barnet 42.2%England 32%	15.8 percentage points above the area average of 42.2	26 percentage points above the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	85% Barnet 81.5%	3.5 percentage points above the area average of 81.5	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	79% Barnet 76.1%	2.9 percentage points above the area average of 76.1	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	92% Barnet 81.5%	10.5 percentage points above the area average of 81.5	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	84 Barnet 46	37.9 above the area average of 46.1	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Barnet · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 26.5 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 61.3% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 29.5% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 13.3% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 12.9pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 58% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 5% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 19.2pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 75% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 85% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-11-10. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated Garden Suburb Junior School Good at its inspection on 19/05/2022.
Where is the school and which authority runs it?: Garden Suburb Junior School is a primary school in Barnet, postcode NW11 6XU (URN 101281).
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