Alma Primary
Friern Barnet Lane, Whetstone, London, N20 0LP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Jewish
- Trust
- ALMA PRIMARY
- Head
- Mr Marc Shoffren
- Religious ethos
- None
- Constituency
- Chipping Barnet
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 185
- URN
- 139562
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02083439988
About this school
Alma Primary is a Jewish primary academy in London. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 185 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Alma Primary, and its latest judgement is set out 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
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
- Good
- 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 | 30 | 29 | 27 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 83% | 78% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 20% | 14% | 15% |
| Expected standard in reading | 93% | 90% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 93% | 89% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 97% | 97% | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.20 | - | - |
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 Alma Primary 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 | 77% | 68.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 83% | 70.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 78% | 70% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 201 |
| 2023/24 | 194 |
| 2024/25 | 185 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Alma Primary compares
Alma Primary ranked 32nd of 86 primary schools in Barnet for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 78% | 4.5% | 9.7% | 185 | — |
| St John's CofE Primary and Nursery School | 87% | 3% | 10.4% | 242 | 0.1 miles |
| Queenswell Infant & Nursery School | — | 6.8% | 22.3% | 183 | 0.2 miles |
| Queenswell Junior School | 63% | 6.6% | 37% | 257 | 0.2 miles |
| All Saints' CofE Nursery and Primary School N20 | 77% | 5.2% | 23.4% | 214 | 0.3 miles |
| Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School | 83% | 4.3% | 15.1% | 408 | 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)
- 9.73%
- English as an additional language
- 26.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.54%
- Persistent absence
- 6.63%
Location
Nearby schools
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St John's CofE Primary and Nursery School0.1 miles
Primary · London
-
Queenswell Infant & Nursery School0.2 miles
Primary · London
-
Queenswell Junior School0.2 miles
Primary · London
-
All Saints' CofE Nursery and Primary School N200.3 miles
Primary · London
-
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Alma Primary ranks 321st of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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Common questions
- What ages does Alma Primary teach?
- Alma Primary teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the head of Alma Primary?
- The head of Alma Primary is Mr Marc Shoffren, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Alma Primary been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Alma Primary, 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 Alma Primary?
- Alma Primary has 185 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Alma Primary full?
- Alma Primary has capacity for 210 pupils and 185 on roll (88%), 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 Alma Primary a faith school?
- Yes. Alma Primary is designated Jewish.
- Does Alma Primary have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Alma Primary as having no nursery classes.
- Is Alma Primary part of an academy trust?
- Alma Primary is part of ALMA PRIMARY. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Alma Primary's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 77% in 2022/23 and 78% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Alma Primary compare with other schools in Barnet?
- Alma Primary ranked 32nd of 86 primary schools in Barnet for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Alma Primary's absence rate?
- Alma Primary's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Alma Primary's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Alma Primary'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.