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Courtland School

Primary Ages 4-11 213 pupils London
Ofsted: Outstanding
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Courtland School is a community school in Barnet for pupils aged 4 to 11. It has 213 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Courtland School is Outstanding, from an inspection in March 2023. In 2025, 97% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Places are in short supply, with 18 of the 46 families who named it as their first choice for a Reception place in September 2026 missing out.

Ofsted inspection: March 2023. KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Courtland Avenue
Mill Hill
London
NW7 3BG
Phone 02089593274
Reference Number 101271

General Makeup

Number of pupils 213
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 51.17%
Girls: 48.83%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 15%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 55.9%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 30.4
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 30
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 30.8

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 17 13 30
2 16 14 30
3 18 13 31
4 16 14 30
5 18 12 30
6 13 19 32

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, Other 19.2%
Asian, Other 18.3%
White, British 11.7%
Indian 8.5%
Mixed, Other 7.5%
White & Asian 5.2%
Chinese 4.2%
African 3.8%
Pakistani 3.8%
Unclassified 2.8%
White & Black (African) 2.3%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.5%
Irish 0.5%
Caribbean 0.5%

Courtland School has demonstrated outstanding performance in all areas since its last inspection in 2008. The school provides a nurturing and supportive environment where pupils are happy and engaged. They excel academically, benefiting from a rich curriculum that includes extensive extracurricular activities. Leadership is strong, fostering a culture of high expectations and personal development, assisting all pupils, including those with SEND, to thrive and achieve well as they prepare for secondary education.

Overall Ofsted Rating Outstanding
 >  Quality of education Outstanding
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Outstanding
  >  Personal Development Outstanding
  >  Leadership & Management Outstanding
  >  Early Years Provision Outstanding
Last Report Date 08 Feb 2023
Date Report
08 Feb 2023 School inspection:
07 Jan 2011 Interim assessment
16 Jun 2008 Full inspection:
05 Jul 2004 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils achieve exceptionally well across the curriculum.
  • Teachers are knowledgeable and build strong relationships with pupils.
  • The school implements a broad and balanced curriculum with effective enrichment activities.
  • Outstanding early years provision effectively prepares pupils for future learning.
  • Strong leadership fosters a culture of excellence and support for all pupils.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 97%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 21%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 112
Maths 112

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 4.5
Writing 4.1
Maths 5

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Average Scaled Score

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Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 36 2
Third Preference 24 0
From another Local Authority 13 0

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 Courtland School had 208 pupils for 210 places. 2 places (1.0%) were unfilled.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “Primary Planning Area 2” planning area

Barnet counted 635 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 654 in 2029–30, up 3%.

201020112012201320142015201620172018201920212022202320242025
Places 210210210210210210210210210210210210210210210
Pupils 213210212213214210211215212214209211211211208
Unfilled 0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Courtland School attended 95.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

20142015201620172018201920212022202320242025
Authorised absence 2.6%2.6%2.3%2.4%2.8%2.6%2.2%4.5%4.5%3.5%3.9%
Unauthorised absence 0.4%0.2%0.2%0.2%0.1%0.1%0.0%0.3%0.4%0.3%0.5%
Severely absent pupils 0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.5%0.5%0.0%0.0%

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Courtland School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Permanent exclusions 0000000000000000

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Courtland School had 22.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

2011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Pupils per adult 10.310.910.211.611.610.811.211.911.812.512.012.413.313.013.213.6
Teachers who left state teaching 28.2%9.7%8.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%15.2%2.0%0.0%5.0%24.3%0.0%0.0%6.5%0.0%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 61.5%58.3%50.0%57.1%53.8%46.2%58.3%23.1%41.7%–28.6%63.6%63.6%50.0%58.3%–
Sick days per teacher 2.05.41.55.95.22.02.21.312.2–0.92.62.61.71.4–

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 17.4% of pupils at Courtland School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
No specialist assessment of need 20 0
Social, emotional and mental health 6 2
Speech, language and communication needs 8 0
Autistic spectrum disorder 1 5
Hearing impairment 0 2
Specific learning difficulty 0 2
Down's syndrome 0 1
Moderate learning difficulty 1 0
Other difficulty or disability 1 0
Physical disability 0 1

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Courtland School received £7,621 and spent £7,406 for each of its 213 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £42,000 (£199 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

20192020202120222023202420252026
Revenue reserve £98,000£77,000£112,000£108,000£56,000-£6,000-£3,000£42,000
per pupil £468£364£534£548£264-£29-£16£199
In-year balance £5,000-£21,000£36,000-£5,000-£52,000-£62,000£3,000£46,000
per pupil £23-£98£169-£24-£246-£294£13£214

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Courtland School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Courtland School is Outstanding, from an inspection in March 2023.

When was Courtland School last inspected by Ofsted?

Courtland School was last inspected in March 2023.

How many pupils does Courtland School have?

Courtland School has 213 pupils on roll.

What age range does Courtland School cover?

Courtland School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Courtland School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 97% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Courtland School?

Courtland School is at Courtland Avenue, Mill Hill, London, NW7 3BG.

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