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Monken Hadley CofE Primary School

Primary Ages 4-11 147 pupils Barnet
Ofsted: Outstanding
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Monken Hadley CofE Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Barnet for pupils aged 4 to 11. It has a Church of England religious character. It has 147 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Monken Hadley CofE Primary School is Outstanding, from an inspection in April 2023. In 2025, 88% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. It is hard to get into: 16 of the 33 families who put it first for a Reception place in September 2026 did not get one.

Ofsted inspection: April 2023. KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Voluntary aided school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Church of England
Address Camlet Way
Monken Hadley
Barnet
Hertfordshire
EN4 0NJ
Phone 02084490989
Reference Number 101318

General Makeup

Number of pupils 147
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 44.9%
Girls: 55.1%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 19%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 31.3%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 29.4
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 28
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 30

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 13 8 21
2 9 7 16
3 9 13 22
4 10 14 24
5 6 17 23
6 10 11 21

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 35.4%
White, Other 23.1%
Mixed, Other 11.6%
Indian 4.8%
White & Asian 3.4%
White & Black (African) 3.4%
African 2.7%
Unclassified 2%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.4%
Irish 1.4%
Caribbean 1.4%
Pakistani 1.4%
Asian, Other 1.4%

Monken Hadley CofE Primary School is performing exceptionally well, achieving an overall effectiveness rating of Outstanding in its recent inspection. The school excels in creating a supportive and nurturing environment where pupils feel happy and safe. Teachers are highly skilled, providing students with a deep understanding of knowledge across all subjects, while promoting positive behaviour and a keen interest in learning. Parents commend the professional dedication of staff and the effectiveness of the school's leadership.

Overall Ofsted Rating Outstanding
 >  Quality of education Outstanding
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Outstanding
  >  Personal Development Outstanding
  >  Leadership & Management Outstanding
  >  Early Years Provision Outstanding
Last Report Date 28 Feb 2023
Date Report
28 Feb 2023 School inspection:
20 Jun 2017 Short inspection
16 Jul 2013 Full inspection:
09 Jan 2012 Interim assessment
13 Jul 2009 Full inspection:
04 Jul 2006 Full inspection:
08 May 2000 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Exceptional behaviour standards among pupils.
  • Strong relationships between staff and pupils.
  • Excellent leadership fostering a supportive environment.
  • High-quality education with well-planned curricular thinking.
  • Consistent teaching of early reading and phonics.
  • Effective support for pupils with special educational needs.
  • Wide range of extra-curricular activities available.
  • Strong focus on developing pupils' confidence and leadership skills.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 88%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 25%

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 110
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 3.2
Writing 3
Maths 5.3

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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 29 2
Third Preference 46 1
From another Local Authority 32 4

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 Monken Hadley CofE Primary School had 149 pupils for 140 places. That is 9 more pupils than the school has room for.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “Primary Planning Area 5” planning area

Barnet counted 318 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 295 in 2029–30, down 7%.

201020112012201320142015201620172018201920212022202320242025
Places 140140140140140140140140140140140140140140140
Pupils 145150151150151148147144140141148147147149149
Unfilled 0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%

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 Monken Hadley CofE Primary School attended 95.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

20142015201620172018201920212022202320242025
Authorised absence 2.9%3.1%3.3%3.2%3.7%3.7%2.1%4.4%4.3%3.9%3.4%
Unauthorised absence 0.7%0.4%0.7%0.6%0.7%0.4%0.2%0.3%0.6%0.4%0.9%
Severely absent pupils 0.0%0.0%0.7%0.0%0.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.7%0.8%

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 Monken Hadley CofE Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.02.10.00.70.00.00.00.0
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 Monken Hadley CofE Primary School had 16.2 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 11.111.311.410.113.016.216.114.013.813.813.411.311.412.212.79.8
Teachers who left state teaching 0.0%6.6%5.5%25.3%2.4%14.1%50.0%30.9%28.6%37.9%0.0%10.5%11.2%12.7%0.0%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 0.0%40.0%33.3%41.7%30.8%53.3%27.3%66.7%15.4%–50.0%30.0%44.4%27.3%33.3%–
Sick days per teacher 0.00.70.62.32.64.70.71.80.5–0.91.71.00.30.6–

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, 13.6% of pupils at Monken Hadley CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.1% 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 13 0
Speech, language and communication needs 3 1
Social, emotional and mental health 2 1
Specific learning difficulty 2 1
Autistic spectrum disorder 0 2
Severe learning difficulty 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 Monken Hadley CofE Primary School received £8,183 and spent £7,978 for each of its 147 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £151,000 (£1,026 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

20192020202120222023202420252026
Revenue reserve £170,000£77,000£93,000£74,000£44,000£57,000£121,000£151,000
per pupil £1,206£522£626£498£296£394£810£1,026
In-year balance -£10,000-£93,000£16,000-£20,000-£30,000£14,000£63,000£30,000
per pupil -£72-£627£108-£132-£203£94£424£205

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 Monken Hadley CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Monken Hadley CofE Primary School is Outstanding, from an inspection in April 2023.

When was Monken Hadley CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Monken Hadley CofE Primary School was last inspected in April 2023.

How many pupils does Monken Hadley CofE Primary School have?

Monken Hadley CofE Primary School has 147 pupils on roll.

What age range does Monken Hadley CofE Primary School cover?

Monken Hadley CofE Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Monken Hadley CofE Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 88% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Monken Hadley CofE Primary School?

Monken Hadley CofE Primary School is at Camlet Way, Monken Hadley, Barnet, Hertfordshire, EN4 0NJ.

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