Akiva School
80 East End Road, London, N3 2SY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Jewish
- Headteacher
- Mrs Claire Silver
- Constituency
- Finchley and Golders Green
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 418
- URN
- 135086
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02083494980
About this school
Akiva School is a Jewish voluntary aided primary school in London. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 418 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Akiva 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 19 July 2023, 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 | 59 | 59 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 92% | 88% | 86% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 37% | 20% | 31% |
| Expected standard in reading | 97% | 88% | 91% |
| Expected standard in maths | 92% | 97% | 95% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 97% | 95% | 93% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 113.0 | 107.0 | 111.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 112.0 | 109.0 | 111.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.90 | - | - |
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 Akiva 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 | 92% | 68.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 88% | 70.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 86% | 70% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 421 |
| 2023/24 | 421 |
| 2024/25 | 420 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Akiva School compares
Akiva School ranked 14th of 86 primary schools in Barnet for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 86% | 3.2% | 0.5% | 418 | — |
| St Theresa's Catholic Primary School | 69% | 5% | 23.1% | 180 | 0.1 miles |
| Brookland Junior School | 82% | 5.6% | 17% | 352 | 0.4 miles |
| Brookland Infant and Nursery School | — | 4.7% | 11.4% | 283 | 0.4 miles |
| Pardes House Primary School | 62% | 4% | 2.8% | 359 | 0.4 miles |
| Manorside Primary School | 73% | 5% | 17.5% | 237 | 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)
- 0.48%
- English as an additional language
- 14.3%
- Overall absence
- 3.22%
- Persistent absence
- 2.73%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Theresa's Catholic Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · London
-
Brookland Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Brookland Infant and Nursery School0.4 miles
Primary · Hampstead Garden Suburb
-
Pardes House Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Manorside Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Akiva School ranks 136th 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
- 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
- Alexandra Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Akiva School teach?
- Akiva School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Akiva School?
- The headteacher of Akiva School is Mrs Claire Silver, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Akiva School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Akiva 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 Akiva School?
- Akiva School has 418 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Akiva School full?
- Akiva School has capacity for 420 pupils and 418 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 Akiva School a faith school?
- Yes. Akiva School is designated Jewish.
- Does Akiva School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Akiva School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Akiva School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 92% in 2022/23 and 86% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Akiva School compare with other schools in Barnet?
- Akiva School ranked 14th of 86 primary schools in Barnet for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Akiva School's absence rate?
- Akiva School's overall absence rate is 3.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Akiva School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Akiva 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.