Foulds School
Byng Road, Barnet, EN5 4NR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Kim Sanett
- Constituency
- Chipping Barnet
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 318
- URN
- 101279
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02084492714
About this school
Foulds School is a community primary school in Barnet. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 318 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 13 March 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good and saw signs of improvement; a full inspection will follow. 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 | 46 | 44 | 45 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 74% | 77% | 84% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 22% | 11% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 89% | 82% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 93% | 93% | 89% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 80% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 108.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 110.0 | 108.0 | 111.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.40 | - | - |
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 Foulds 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 | 74% | 68.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 77% | 70.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 84% | 70% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 319 |
| 2023/24 | 312 |
| 2024/25 | 313 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Foulds School compares
Foulds School ranked 19th of 86 primary schools in Barnet for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 93% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 84% | 3.2% | 4.5% | 318 | — |
| Christ Church Primary School | 77% | 4% | 12.2% | 217 | 0.2 miles |
| Underhill School | 68% | 6.1% | 41.2% | 383 | 0.8 miles |
| Whitings Hill Primary School | 77% | 4.5% | 30.1% | 465 | 0.8 miles |
| St Catherine's RC School | 85% | 3.2% | 6.4% | 470 | 0.9 miles |
| Monken Hadley CofE Primary School | 88% | 4.2% | 16.1% | 147 | 0.9 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)
- 4.47%
- English as an additional language
- 50.8%
- Overall absence
- 3.23%
- Persistent absence
- 4.26%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Christ Church Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Barnet
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Underhill School0.8 miles
Primary · Barnet
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Whitings Hill Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Barnet
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St Catherine's RC School0.9 miles
Primary · Barnet
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Monken Hadley CofE Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Barnet
Other schools in Barnet
Foulds School ranks 4th of the 14 ranked primary schools in Barnet.
- Christ Church Primary School Primary
- Church Hill School Primary
- Cromer Road Primary School Primary
- Danegrove Primary 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 Foulds School teach?
- Foulds School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Barnet.
- Who is the headteacher of Foulds School?
- The headteacher of Foulds School is Miss Kim Sanett, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Foulds School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Foulds 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 Foulds School?
- Foulds School has 318 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Foulds School full?
- Foulds School has capacity for 315 pupils and 318 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 Foulds School a faith school?
- No. Foulds School has no designated religious character.
- Does Foulds School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Foulds School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Foulds School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 74% in 2022/23 and 84% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Foulds School rank locally?
- Foulds School ranked 19th of 86 primary schools in Barnet for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 93% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Foulds School's absence rate?
- Foulds School's overall absence rate is 3.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Foulds School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Foulds 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.