Pardes House Primary School
Hendon Lane, London, N3 1SA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- Jewish
- Headteacher
- Rabbi Joel Sager
- Constituency
- Finchley and Golders Green
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 359
- URN
- 133364
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02083433568
About this school
Pardes House Primary School is a Jewish boys' voluntary aided primary school in London. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 359 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
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
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected 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 | 50 | 52 | 50 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 73% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 8% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 77% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 83% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 65% | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.30 | - | - |
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 Pardes House 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 | 56% | 68.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 70.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 62% | 70% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 355 |
| 2023/24 | 356 |
| 2024/25 | 355 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Pardes House Primary School compares
Pardes House Primary School ranked 71st of 86 primary schools in Barnet for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 62% | 4% | 2.8% | 359 | — |
| St Mary's CofE Primary School | 82% | 4.2% | 11.6% | 431 | 0.3 miles |
| Akiva School | 86% | 3.2% | 0.5% | 418 | 0.4 miles |
| St Theresa's Catholic Primary School | 69% | 5% | 23.1% | 180 | 0.5 miles |
| Chalgrove Primary School | 86% | 3.9% | 20.8% | 217 | 0.6 miles |
| Manorside Primary School | 73% | 5% | 17.5% | 237 | 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 2.82%
- English as an additional language
- 14.1%
- Overall absence
- 4%
- Persistent absence
- 3.59%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Mary's CofE Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
Akiva School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
St Theresa's Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
Chalgrove Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · London
-
Manorside Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Pardes House Primary School ranks 762nd of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
- Abacus Belsize Primary School Primary
- Acton Gardens Primary School Primary
- Adamsrill Primary School Primary
- Addison Primary School Primary
- Ainslie Wood Primary School Primary
- Akiva School Primary
- Albemarle Primary School Primary
- Albion Primary School Primary
- Alderbrook Primary School Primary
- Aldersbrook Primary School Primary
- Alderwood Primary School Primary
- Alexander McLeod Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Pardes House Primary School teach?
- Pardes House Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Pardes House Primary School?
- The headteacher of Pardes House Primary School is Rabbi Joel Sager, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Pardes House Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Pardes House 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 Pardes House Primary School?
- Pardes House Primary School has 359 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Pardes House Primary School full?
- Pardes House Primary School has capacity for 360 pupils and 359 on roll (100%), 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 Pardes House Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Pardes House Primary School is designated Jewish.
- Does Pardes House Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Pardes House Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Pardes House Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2022/23 and 62% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Pardes House Primary School rank locally?
- Pardes House Primary School ranked 71st of 86 primary schools in Barnet for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Pardes House Primary School's absence rate?
- Pardes House Primary School's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Pardes House Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Pardes House 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 30 June 2026.