Northside Primary School
2 Albert Street, North Finchley, London, N12 8JP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Elizabeth Longworth
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- The Flourishing Schools Federation
- Constituency
- Finchley and Golders Green
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 274
- Pupils on roll
- 254
- URN
- 101296
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02084454730
About this school
Northside Primary School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 254 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- 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 | 31 | 28 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 68% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 16% | 14% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 86% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 82% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% | 93% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 110.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.60 | - | - |
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 Northside 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 | 68% | 68.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 70.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 70% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 267 |
| 2023/24 | 263 |
| 2024/25 | 263 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Northside Primary School compares
Northside Primary School ranked 75th of 86 primary schools in Barnet for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 98% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 3% | 16% | 254 | — |
| Sacks Morasha Jewish Primary School | 77% | 4.8% | 2.5% | 192 | 0.2 miles |
| Moss Hall Junior School | 81% | 4.2% | 18.6% | 474 | 0.5 miles |
| Moss Hall Infant School | — | 4.5% | 14.7% | 287 | 0.5 miles |
| Summerside Primary Academy | 69% | 5.7% | 36.7% | 370 | 0.7 miles |
| St John's CofE Primary and Nursery School | 87% | 3% | 10.4% | 242 | 0.7 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)
- 16.04%
- English as an additional language
- 62%
- Overall absence
- 3.01%
- Persistent absence
- 3.72%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sacks Morasha Jewish Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
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Moss Hall Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · London
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Moss Hall Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · London
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Summerside Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · London
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St John's CofE Primary and Nursery School0.7 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Northside Primary School ranks 822nd of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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Common questions
- What year groups does Northside Primary School teach?
- Northside Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Northside Primary School?
- The headteacher of Northside Primary School is Mrs Elizabeth Longworth, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Northside Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Northside 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 Northside Primary School?
- Northside Primary School has 254 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Northside Primary School full?
- Northside Primary School has capacity for 274 pupils and 254 on roll (93%), so it has space against 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 Northside Primary School a faith school?
- No. Northside Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Northside Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Northside Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Northside Primary School?
- Northside Primary School is part of the The Flourishing Schools Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Northside Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 68% in 2022/23 and 57% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Northside Primary School rank locally?
- Northside Primary School ranked 75th of 86 primary schools in Barnet for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 98% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Northside Primary School's absence rate?
- Northside Primary School's overall absence rate is 3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Northside Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Northside 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.