Woodridge Primary School
Southover, London, N12 7HE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Colin Dowland/ Ms Laura Monro
- Constituency
- Chipping Barnet
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 208
- URN
- 101298
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02084455478
About this school
Woodridge Primary School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 208 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Woodridge Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- 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 | 22 | 28 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 82% | 79% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 14% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 93% | 89% |
| Expected standard in maths | 95% | 96% | 89% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 95% | 96% | 93% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 112.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 110.0 | 114.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.70 | - | - |
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 Woodridge 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 | 64% | 68.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 82% | 70.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 79% | 70% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 203 |
| 2023/24 | 200 |
| 2024/25 | 210 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Woodridge Primary School compares
Woodridge Primary School ranked 31st of 86 primary schools in Barnet for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 79% | 3.8% | 5.2% | 208 | — |
| St Andrew's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, Totteridge | 93% | 3.5% | 3.6% | 209 | 0.4 miles |
| Frith Manor Primary School | 68% | 4.9% | 11.5% | 496 | 0.7 miles |
| St John's CofE Primary and Nursery School | 87% | 3% | 10.4% | 242 | 0.7 miles |
| Northside Primary School | 57% | 3% | 16% | 254 | 0.8 miles |
| Alma Primary | 78% | 4.5% | 9.7% | 185 | 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 5.24%
- English as an additional language
- 37.1%
- Overall absence
- 3.82%
- Persistent absence
- 4.95%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Andrew's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, Totteridge0.4 miles
Primary · London
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Frith Manor Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · London
-
St John's CofE Primary and Nursery School0.7 miles
Primary · London
-
Northside Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · London
-
Alma Primary0.9 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Woodridge Primary School ranks 311th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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Common questions
- What ages does Woodridge Primary School teach?
- Woodridge Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Woodridge Primary School?
- The headteacher of Woodridge Primary School is Mr Colin Dowland/ Ms Laura Monro, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Woodridge Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Woodridge 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 many pupils are at Woodridge Primary School?
- Woodridge Primary School has 208 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Woodridge Primary School full?
- Woodridge Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 208 on roll (99%), 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 Woodridge Primary School a faith school?
- No. Woodridge Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Woodridge Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Woodridge Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Woodridge Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 79% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Woodridge Primary School compare with other schools in Barnet?
- Woodridge Primary School ranked 31st of 86 primary schools in Barnet for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Woodridge Primary School's absence rate?
- Woodridge Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Woodridge Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Woodridge 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.