Summerside Primary Academy
Crossway, Finchley, London, N12 0QU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Charlotte Trew
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- REAch2 Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- Constituency
- Finchley and Golders Green
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 370
- URN
- 144653
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02084451192
About this school
Summerside Primary Academy is a primary academy in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 370 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
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
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 62 | 60 | 55 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 68% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 19% | 15% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 83% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 82% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 85% | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.80 | - | - |
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 Summerside Primary Academy 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 | 61% | 68.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 70.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 70% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 432 |
| 2023/24 | 427 |
| 2024/25 | 402 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Summerside Primary Academy compares
Summerside Primary Academy ranked 56th of 86 primary schools in Barnet for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 5.7% | 36.7% | 370 | — |
| Sacks Morasha Jewish Primary School | 77% | 4.8% | 2.5% | 192 | 0.4 miles |
| Our Lady of Lourdes RC School | 66% | 5.2% | 21.3% | 193 | 0.5 miles |
| Northside Primary School | 57% | 3% | 16% | 254 | 0.7 miles |
| St John's CofE Junior Mixed and Infant School | 63% | 5% | 12% | 216 | 0.7 miles |
| Tudor Primary School | 64% | 6.8% | 29.1% | 164 | 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
-
Ungraded inspection report22 January 2025
- 26 November 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 36.66%
- English as an additional language
- 75.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.73%
- Persistent absence
- 18.72%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sacks Morasha Jewish Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
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Our Lady of Lourdes RC School0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
Northside Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · London
-
St John's CofE Junior Mixed and Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · London
-
Tudor Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Summerside Primary Academy ranks 598th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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- Ainslie Wood Primary School Primary
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- Albemarle Primary School Primary
- Albion Primary School Primary
- Alderbrook Primary School Primary
- Aldersbrook Primary School Primary
- Alderwood Primary School Primary
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Common questions
- What year groups does Summerside Primary Academy teach?
- Summerside Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Summerside Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Summerside Primary Academy is Mrs Charlotte Trew, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Summerside Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Summerside Primary Academy, 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 Summerside Primary Academy?
- Summerside Primary Academy has 370 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Summerside Primary Academy full?
- Summerside Primary Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 370 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 Summerside Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Summerside Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Summerside Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Summerside Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Summerside Primary Academy?
- Summerside Primary Academy is part of REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Summerside Primary Academy have?
- The schools register lists Summerside Primary Academy's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Summerside Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Summerside Primary Academy rank locally?
- Summerside Primary Academy ranked 56th of 86 primary schools in Barnet for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Summerside Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Summerside Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Summerside Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Summerside Primary Academy'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 10 July 2026.