Underhill School
Mays Lane, Barnet, EN5 2LZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Headteacher
- Ms Jennie Reed and Nicola Hayles
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Chipping Barnet
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 510
- Pupils on roll
- 383
- URN
- 101301
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02084492423
About this school
Underhill School is a community primary school in Barnet. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 383 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Underhill School, and its latest judgement is set out 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 | 85 | 84 | 91 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 72% | 65% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 12% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 76% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 85% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 77% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.70 | - | - |
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 Underhill 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 | 72% | 68.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 70.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 70% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 539 |
| 2023/24 | 493 |
| 2024/25 | 462 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Underhill School compares
Underhill School ranked 59th of 86 primary schools in Barnet for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 6.1% | 41.2% | 383 | — |
| Whitings Hill Primary School | 77% | 4.5% | 30.1% | 465 | 0.5 miles |
| St Catherine's RC School | 85% | 3.2% | 6.4% | 470 | 0.6 miles |
| Foulds School | 84% | 3.2% | 4.5% | 318 | 0.8 miles |
| Christ Church Primary School | 77% | 4% | 12.2% | 217 | 1.0 miles |
| St Andrew's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, Totteridge | 93% | 3.5% | 3.6% | 209 | 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)
- 41.24%
- English as an additional language
- 58.7%
- Overall absence
- 6.13%
- Persistent absence
- 17.14%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Whitings Hill Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Barnet
-
St Catherine's RC School0.6 miles
Primary · Barnet
-
Foulds School0.8 miles
Primary · Barnet
-
Christ Church Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Barnet
-
St Andrew's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, Totteridge1.1 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in Barnet
Underhill School ranks 11th 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
- 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
- Watling Park School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Underhill School teach?
- Underhill School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Barnet.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Underhill School?
- The executive headteacher of Underhill School is Ms Jennie Reed and Nicola Hayles, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Underhill School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Underhill 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 Underhill School?
- Underhill School has 383 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Underhill School full?
- Underhill School has capacity for 510 pupils and 383 on roll (75%), 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 Underhill School a faith school?
- No. Underhill School has no designated religious character.
- Does Underhill School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Underhill School as having nursery classes.
- How have Underhill School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 72% in 2022/23 and 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Underhill School compare with other schools in Barnet?
- Underhill School ranked 59th of 86 primary schools in Barnet for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Underhill School's absence rate?
- Underhill School's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Underhill School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Underhill 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.