Rosh Pinah Primary School
Glengall Road, Edgware, HA8 8TE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Jewish
- Headteacher
- Ms Jill Howson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Chipping Barnet
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 480
- Pupils on roll
- 382
- URN
- 101340
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02089588599
About this school
Rosh Pinah Primary School is a Jewish voluntary aided primary school in Edgware. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 382 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Rosh Pinah 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 55 | 54 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 74% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 85% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 85% | 92% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 91% | 92% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 108.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 109.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.50 | - | - |
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 Rosh Pinah 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 | 67% | 68.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 74% | 70.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 70% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 361 |
| 2023/24 | 377 |
| 2024/25 | 393 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Rosh Pinah Primary School compares
Rosh Pinah Primary School ranked 44th of 86 primary schools in Barnet for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% 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 | 75% | 3.9% | 1.4% | 382 | — |
| Saracens Broadfields | 76% | 5.7% | 43% | 653 | 0.2 miles |
| Fairway Primary School and Children's Centre | 68% | 6.3% | 35% | 254 | 0.6 miles |
| Beit Shvidler Primary School | 77% | 2.5% | 4.9% | 230 | 0.6 miles |
| Courtland School | 97% | 4.4% | 13% | 213 | 0.8 miles |
| Mathilda Marks-Kennedy Jewish Primary School | 70% | 3.2% | 2.1% | 219 | 1.0 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)
- 1.41%
- English as an additional language
- 2.3%
- Overall absence
- 3.86%
- Persistent absence
- 5.38%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Saracens Broadfields0.2 miles
Primary · Edgware
-
Fairway Primary School and Children's Centre0.6 miles
Primary · London
-
Beit Shvidler Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Edgware
-
Courtland School0.8 miles
Primary · London
-
Mathilda Marks-Kennedy Jewish Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in Edgware
Rosh Pinah Primary School ranks 9th of the 14 ranked primary schools in Edgware.
- Barnfield Primary School Primary
- Beit Shvidler Primary School Primary
- Camrose Primary With Nursery Primary
- Edgware Primary School Primary
- Goldbeaters Primary School Primary
- Krishna Avanti Primary School Primary
- Menorah Foundation School Primary
- Saracens Broadfields Primary
- Shalom Noam Primary School Primary
- Stag Lane Primary School Primary
- The Annunciation Catholic Infant School Primary
- The Annunciation RC Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Rosh Pinah Primary School teach?
- Rosh Pinah Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Edgware.
- Who is the headteacher of Rosh Pinah Primary School?
- The headteacher of Rosh Pinah Primary School is Ms Jill Howson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Rosh Pinah Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Rosh Pinah 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 Rosh Pinah Primary School?
- Rosh Pinah Primary School has 382 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Rosh Pinah Primary School full?
- Rosh Pinah Primary School has capacity for 480 pupils and 382 on roll (80%), 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 Rosh Pinah Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Rosh Pinah Primary School is designated Jewish.
- Does Rosh Pinah Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Rosh Pinah Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Rosh Pinah Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Rosh Pinah Primary School compare with other schools in Barnet?
- Rosh Pinah Primary School ranked 44th of 86 primary schools in Barnet for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% 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 Rosh Pinah Primary School's absence rate?
- Rosh Pinah Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Rosh Pinah Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Rosh Pinah 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.