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Goldbeaters Primary School

Primary · Edgware · HA8 0HA

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Outstanding

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Outstanding. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 1 March 2023

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At a glance

463 pupils · 98% of 471 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Community school
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
41.4% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
64% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
18.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
4.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
https://www.goldbeaters.org.uk/
URN
101283

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 73 families named it first for 58 Reception places, 1.26 first choices per place. We hold 11 Reception admissions rounds for it, 2014 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 1 March 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Outstanding. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.6% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.26 first-choice applications per place

58 places offered · 73 first-choice applications · oversubscribed

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: defined priority area. Inside it, last place at 0.663 miles for 2026 entry.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Cutoff by admission criterion (2026 entry)

Living in defined area
0.663 miles

Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

62 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
81%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
13%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
108
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
109
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school81%
Median of its 12 closest peers55%
Barnet average73%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
The Friars Primary SchoolSalford · 155 miles awayGood48%
Alexander McLeod Primary SchoolLondon · 18 miles awayOutstanding72%
Discovery Primary AcademyPeterborough · 69 miles awayGood63%
Sunnyhill Primary SchoolLondon · 13 miles awayGood51%
Pirton Hill Primary SchoolLuton · 23 miles awayNeeds attention54%
Ramridge Primary SchoolLuton · 21 miles awayExpected standard56%
Whitehorse Manor Junior SchoolThornton Heath · 16 miles awayExpected standard69%
Wolsey House Primary SchoolLeicester · 82 miles awayExpected standard51%
Wakefield Lawefield Primary SchoolWakefield · 153 miles awayGood53%
Earlsmead Primary SchoolLondon · 8 miles awayGood74%
The Divine Mercy Roman Catholic Primary SchoolManchester · 152 miles awayRequires improvement38%
Brentside Primary SchoolLondon · 6 miles awayGood85%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

Any other White background 23% (Barnet 24%, England 7%) · White British 14% (Barnet 26%, England 60%) · Any other ethnic group 11% (Barnet 13%, England 3%) · Any other Asian background 10% (Barnet 5%, England 2%) · Black African 8% (Barnet 7%, England 5%) · Asian Chinese 6% (Barnet 2%, England 1%) · Any other Mixed background 6% (Barnet 6%, England 3%) · Asian Indian 5% (Barnet 4%, England 4%) · Mixed White and Asian 4% (Barnet 3%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 4% (Barnet 2%, England 2%) · Black Caribbean 3% (Barnet 1%, England 1%) · Not recorded 2% (Barnet 3%, England 1%) · Asian Bangladeshi 1% (Barnet 1%, England 2%) · Asian Pakistani 1% (Barnet 2%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Barnet 2%, England 1%) · Any other Black background 1% (Barnet 1%, England 1%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
4.6%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
10.2%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.00 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Barnet: 0.85 suspensions and 0.00 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
27.6
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

81% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 4% moved to another state school · 15% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

50% of teachers took sickness absence, 3.1 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £55,745; 5% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£8,503
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 74% (76%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 8% (8%) · supplies and services 11% (9%) · educational supplies 3% (4%) · bought-in professional services 8% (3%) · catering 5% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve -£227,312; in-year balance +£23,939

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher33.1%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications24.8%18.1%
In managerial or professional work25.1%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways29.6%18.1%
Residents in very good health50.9%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier39.5%62.3%
Social housing34%17.1%
Privately rented26.3%20.5%
Detached houses5.5%22.9%
Flats37.7%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms11.9%21.1%
Households with no car or van31.3%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01000130 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£425,000328 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£314,000–£496,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (9)£1,062,500
Semi-detached (52)£571,500
Terraced (143)£447,000
Flat (124)£270,000

Homes around this school are dearer than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
3an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
4an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
34an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
3an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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