Cromer Road Primary School
Cromer Road, New Barnet, Barnet, EN5 5HT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Dana O'Donnell
- Constituency
- Chipping Barnet
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 413
- URN
- 101272
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02084493492
About this school
Cromer Road Primary School is a community primary school in Barnet. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 413 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 23 November 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 61 | 55 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 71% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 18% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 84% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 66% | 89% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 87% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.70 | - | - |
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 Cromer Road 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 | 56% | 68.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 70.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 70% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 415 |
| 2023/24 | 410 |
| 2024/25 | 404 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cromer Road Primary School compares
Cromer Road Primary School ranked 67th of 86 primary schools in Barnet for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 4.5% | 19.3% | 413 | — |
| Livingstone Primary and Nursery School | 69% | 4.5% | 31.6% | 258 | 0.5 miles |
| St Catherine's RC School | 85% | 3.2% | 6.4% | 470 | 0.7 miles |
| Monken Hadley CofE Primary School | 88% | 4.2% | 16.1% | 147 | 0.9 miles |
| Danegrove Primary School | 55% | 6.3% | 35.2% | 589 | 1.1 miles |
| St Mary's CofE Primary School, East Barnet | 77% | 3.8% | 12.9% | 210 | 1.1 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)
- 19.31%
- English as an additional language
- 38.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.47%
- Persistent absence
- 11.11%
Location
Nearby schools
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Livingstone Primary and Nursery School0.5 miles
Primary · Barnet
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St Catherine's RC School0.7 miles
Primary · Barnet
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Monken Hadley CofE Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Barnet
-
Danegrove Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Barnet
-
St Mary's CofE Primary School, East Barnet1.1 miles
Primary · Barnet
Other schools in Barnet
Cromer Road Primary School ranks 12th of the 14 ranked primary schools in Barnet.
- Christ Church Primary School Primary
- Church Hill School Primary
- Danegrove Primary School Primary
- Foulds School Primary
- Hadley Wood Primary School Primary
- Livingstone Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Monken Hadley CofE Primary School Primary
- St Catherine's RC School Primary
- St Mary's CofE Primary School, East Barnet Primary
- Trent CofE Primary School Primary
- Underhill School Primary
- Watling Park School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Cromer Road Primary School teach?
- Cromer Road Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Barnet.
- Who is the headteacher of Cromer Road Primary School?
- The headteacher of Cromer Road Primary School is Mrs Dana O'Donnell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Cromer Road Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cromer Road 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 Cromer Road Primary School?
- Cromer Road Primary School has 413 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Cromer Road Primary School full?
- Cromer Road Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 413 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Cromer Road Primary School a faith school?
- No. Cromer Road Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Cromer Road Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Cromer Road Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Cromer Road Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Cromer Road Primary School rank locally?
- Cromer Road Primary School ranked 67th of 86 primary schools in Barnet for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Cromer Road Primary School's absence rate?
- Cromer Road Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Cromer Road Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cromer Road 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.