Woodcroft Primary School
Goldbeaters Grove, Edgware, HA8 0QF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Craig Tallon
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Hendon
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 398
- URN
- 134677
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02089593244
About this school
Woodcroft Primary School is a community primary school in Edgware. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 398 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 2 May 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 56 | 53 | 53 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 79% | 85% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 8% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 66% | 85% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 87% | 89% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 89% | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.60 | - | - |
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 Woodcroft 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 | 63% | 68.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 79% | 70.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 85% | 70% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 440 |
| 2023/24 | 428 |
| 2024/25 | 414 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Woodcroft Primary School compares
Woodcroft Primary School ranked 18th of 86 primary schools in Barnet for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 94% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 85% | 7.9% | 34.9% | 398 | — |
| The Orion Primary School | 77% | 6.1% | 51.7% | 934 | 0.3 miles |
| The Annunciation RC Junior School | 71% | 4.7% | 27.8% | 217 | 0.3 miles |
| Goldbeaters Primary School | 81% | 4.7% | 42.4% | 463 | 0.4 miles |
| Deansbrook Junior School | 95% | 5.3% | 34.5% | 253 | 0.5 miles |
| Deansbrook Infant School | — | 7.7% | 29.3% | 212 | 0.5 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)
- 34.91%
- English as an additional language
- 58.7%
- Overall absence
- 7.88%
- Persistent absence
- 24.86%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Orion Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
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The Annunciation RC Junior School0.3 miles
Primary · Edgware
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Goldbeaters Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Edgware
-
Deansbrook Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
Deansbrook Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in Edgware
Woodcroft Primary School ranks 4th 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
- Rosh Pinah Primary School Primary
- Saracens Broadfields Primary
- Shalom Noam Primary School Primary
- Stag Lane Primary School Primary
- The Annunciation Catholic Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Woodcroft Primary School teach?
- Woodcroft Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Edgware.
- Who is the headteacher of Woodcroft Primary School?
- The headteacher of Woodcroft Primary School is Mr Craig Tallon, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Woodcroft Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Woodcroft 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 Woodcroft Primary School?
- Woodcroft Primary School has 398 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Woodcroft Primary School full?
- Woodcroft Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 398 on roll (95%), 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 Woodcroft Primary School a faith school?
- No. Woodcroft Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Woodcroft Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Woodcroft Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Woodcroft Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 85% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Woodcroft Primary School rank locally?
- Woodcroft Primary School ranked 18th of 86 primary schools in Barnet for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 94% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Woodcroft Primary School's absence rate?
- Woodcroft Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Woodcroft Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Woodcroft 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 1 July 2026.