Watling Park School
Pavilion Way, Burnt Oak, Barnet, HA8 9YA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- BELLEVUE PLACE EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Liz Haynes
- Constituency
- Hendon
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 400
- URN
- 142114
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02083534249
About this school
Watling Park School is a primary academy in Barnet. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 400 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 28 June 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 | 52 | 51 | 56 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 44% | 65% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 10% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 88% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 60% | 71% | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 75% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.20 | - | - |
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 Watling Park 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 | 44% | 68.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 70.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 55% | 70% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 382 |
| 2023/24 | 404 |
| 2024/25 | 404 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Watling Park School compares
Watling Park School ranked 79th of 86 primary schools in Barnet for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55% | 5.4% | 49.5% | 400 | — |
| Menorah Foundation School | 96% | 4.4% | 3.8% | 300 | 0.2 miles |
| Edgware Primary School | 69% | 6% | 38.8% | 438 | 0.3 miles |
| Shalom Noam Primary School | 74% | 4.5% | 2.9% | 226 | 0.4 miles |
| The Annunciation Catholic Infant School | — | 6% | 27.3% | 177 | 0.5 miles |
| Barnfield Primary School | 76% | 5.6% | 24.8% | 459 | 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)
- 49.5%
- English as an additional language
- 81.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.39%
- Persistent absence
- 14.14%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Menorah Foundation School0.2 miles
Primary · Edgware
-
Edgware Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Edgware
-
Shalom Noam Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Edgware
-
The Annunciation Catholic Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Edgware
-
Barnfield Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Edgware
Other schools in Barnet
Watling Park School ranks 14th of the 14 ranked primary schools in Barnet.
- Christ Church Primary School Primary
- Church Hill School Primary
- Cromer Road Primary School Primary
- Danegrove Primary School Primary
- Foulds School Primary
- Hadley Wood Primary School Primary
- Livingstone Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Monken Hadley CofE Primary School Primary
- St Catherine's RC School Primary
- St Mary's CofE Primary School, East Barnet Primary
- Trent CofE Primary School Primary
- Underhill School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Watling Park School teach?
- Watling Park School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Barnet.
- Who is the headteacher of Watling Park School?
- The headteacher of Watling Park School is Mrs Liz Haynes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Watling Park School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Watling Park 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 Watling Park School?
- Watling Park School has 400 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Watling Park School full?
- Watling Park School has capacity for 420 pupils and 400 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 Watling Park School a faith school?
- No. Watling Park School has no designated religious character.
- Does Watling Park School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Watling Park School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Watling Park School?
- Watling Park School is part of BELLEVUE PLACE EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Watling Park School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 44% in 2022/23 and 55% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Watling Park School rank locally?
- Watling Park School ranked 79th of 86 primary schools in Barnet for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Watling Park School's absence rate?
- Watling Park School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Watling Park School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Watling Park 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 2 July 2026.