Courtland School
Courtland Avenue, Mill Hill, London, NW7 3BG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Lisa Walker
- Constituency
- Chipping Barnet
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 213
- URN
- 101271
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02089593274
About this school
Courtland School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 213 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 90% | 97% | 97% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 33% | 30% | 21% |
| Expected standard in reading | 97% | 100% | 100% |
| Expected standard in maths | 97% | 100% | 100% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 113.0 | 112.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 110.0 | 113.0 | 112.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +5.00 | - | - |
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 Courtland 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 | 90% | 68.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 97% | 70.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 97% | 70% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 211 |
| 2023/24 | 211 |
| 2024/25 | 207 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Courtland School compares
Courtland School ranked 1st of 86 primary schools in Barnet for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 99% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 97% | 4.4% | 13% | 213 | — |
| Fairway Primary School and Children's Centre | 68% | 6.3% | 35% | 254 | 0.2 miles |
| Rosh Pinah Primary School | 75% | 3.9% | 1.4% | 382 | 0.8 miles |
| Mathilda Marks-Kennedy Jewish Primary School | 70% | 3.2% | 2.1% | 219 | 0.8 miles |
| Saracens Broadfields | 76% | 5.7% | 43% | 653 | 0.9 miles |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School NW7 | 87% | 4.6% | 20.4% | 198 | 1.0 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)
- 13.04%
- English as an additional language
- 56%
- Overall absence
- 4.36%
- Persistent absence
- 12.02%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Fairway Primary School and Children's Centre0.2 miles
Primary · London
-
Rosh Pinah Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Edgware
-
Mathilda Marks-Kennedy Jewish Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · London
-
Saracens Broadfields0.9 miles
Primary · Edgware
-
St Paul's CofE Primary School NW71.0 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Courtland School ranks 11th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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- Adamsrill Primary School Primary
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- Ainslie Wood Primary School Primary
- Akiva School Primary
- Albemarle Primary School Primary
- Albion Primary School Primary
- Alderbrook Primary School Primary
- Aldersbrook Primary School Primary
- Alderwood Primary School Primary
- Alexander McLeod Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Courtland School teach?
- Courtland School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Courtland School?
- The headteacher of Courtland School is Miss Lisa Walker, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Courtland School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Courtland 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 Courtland School?
- Courtland School has 213 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Courtland School full?
- Courtland School has capacity for 210 pupils and 213 on roll (101%), 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 Courtland School a faith school?
- No. Courtland School has no designated religious character.
- Does Courtland School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Courtland School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Courtland School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 90% in 2022/23 and 97% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Courtland School rank locally?
- Courtland School ranked 1st of 86 primary schools in Barnet for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 99% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Courtland School's absence rate?
- Courtland School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Courtland School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Courtland 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.