Barnfield Primary School
Silkstream Road, Edgware, HA8 0DA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Catherine Goodwin
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Hendon
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 448
- Pupils on roll
- 459
- URN
- 101258
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02089526026
About this school
Barnfield Primary School is a community primary school in Edgware. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 459 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 56 | 51 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 77% | 76% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 7% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 79% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 80% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 86% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Barnfield Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Barnet average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 58% | 68.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 77% | 70.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 76% | 70% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 444 |
| 2023/24 | 446 |
| 2024/25 | 462 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Barnfield Primary School compares
Barnfield Primary School ranked 43rd of 86 primary schools in Barnet for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 76% | 5.6% | 24.8% | 459 | — |
| Shalom Noam Primary School | 74% | 4.5% | 2.9% | 226 | 0.2 miles |
| The Annunciation Catholic Infant School | — | 6% | 27.3% | 177 | 0.2 miles |
| Goldbeaters Primary School | 81% | 4.7% | 42.4% | 463 | 0.4 miles |
| Menorah Foundation School | 96% | 4.4% | 3.8% | 300 | 0.5 miles |
| Watling Park School | 55% | 5.4% | 49.5% | 400 | 0.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 24.76%
- English as an additional language
- 79.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.62%
- Persistent absence
- 14.17%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Shalom Noam Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Edgware
-
The Annunciation Catholic Infant School0.2 miles
Primary · Edgware
-
Goldbeaters Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Edgware
-
Menorah Foundation School0.5 miles
Primary · Edgware
-
Watling Park School0.5 miles
Primary · Barnet
Other schools in Edgware
Barnfield Primary School ranks 8th of the 14 ranked primary schools in Edgware.
- Beit Shvidler Primary School Primary
- Camrose Primary With Nursery Primary
- Edgware Primary School Primary
- Goldbeaters Primary School Primary
- Krishna Avanti Primary School Primary
- Menorah Foundation School Primary
- Rosh Pinah Primary School Primary
- Saracens Broadfields Primary
- Shalom Noam Primary School Primary
- Stag Lane Primary School Primary
- The Annunciation Catholic Infant School Primary
- The Annunciation RC Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Barnfield Primary School teach?
- Barnfield Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Edgware.
- Who is the headteacher of Barnfield Primary School?
- The headteacher of Barnfield Primary School is Mrs Catherine Goodwin, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Barnfield Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Barnfield Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Barnfield Primary School?
- Barnfield Primary School has 459 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Barnfield Primary School full?
- Barnfield Primary School has capacity for 448 pupils and 459 on roll (102%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Barnfield Primary School a faith school?
- No. Barnfield Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Barnfield Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Barnfield Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Barnfield Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 58% in 2022/23 and 76% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Barnfield Primary School rank locally?
- Barnfield Primary School ranked 43rd of 86 primary schools in Barnet for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Barnfield Primary School's absence rate?
- Barnfield Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Barnfield Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Barnfield Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.