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The Annunciation RC Junior School

Primary · Edgware · HA8 9HQ

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Outstanding

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes: OutstandingPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership & management: OutstandingSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 17 October 2023

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At a glance

217 pupils · 90% of 240 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Voluntary aided school
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Free school meals
32.3% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
69.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
6.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
4% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
http://www.theannunciationschools.co.uk/
URN
101342

In figures

Ofsted last graded it Outstanding on 17 October 2023, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.4% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
71%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
18%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
109
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
108
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 school71%
Median of its 12 closest peers70.5%
Barnet average73%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is in line with 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
Cringle Brook Primary SchoolLevenshulme · 150 miles awayOutstanding72%
St Paul's CofE Primary School, Astley BridgeBolton · 165 miles awayOutstanding79%
Outwood Primary Academy GreenhillWakefield · 152 miles awayGood57%
Brook Street Primary SchoolCarlisle · 252 miles awayNeeds attention43%
Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School ManchesterManchester · 152 miles awayOutstanding73%
Westfield Primary SchoolBedford · 38 miles awayExpected standard48%
St Boniface RC Primary SchoolLondon · 13 miles awayStrong standard71%
Roman Road Primary SchoolLondon · 14 miles awayGood94%
Burnley St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolBurnley · 172 miles awayGood53%
Our Lady Queen of Heaven RC SchoolLondon · 11 miles awayOutstanding70%
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and NurseryLiverpool · 168 miles awayNo current grade66%
Westgate Primary SchoolDartford · 23 miles awayGood90%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

Black African 25% (Barnet 7%, England 5%) · Any other White background 24% (Barnet 24%, England 7%) · White British 12% (Barnet 26%, England 60%) · Any other Asian background 8% (Barnet 5%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Asian 5% (Barnet 3%, England 2%) · Asian Indian 4% (Barnet 4%, England 4%) · Any other Mixed background 3% (Barnet 6%, England 3%) · White Irish 3% (Barnet 0%, England 0%) · Any other ethnic group 3% (Barnet 13%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black African 3% (Barnet 2%, England 1%) · Asian Chinese 2% (Barnet 2%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (Barnet 2%, England 2%) · Any other Black background 1% (Barnet 1%, England 1%) · Black Caribbean 1% (Barnet 1%, England 1%) · Asian Pakistani 1% (Barnet 2%, England 5%) · Not recorded 1% (Barnet 3%, England 1%) · other groups together 0%

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)
4.4%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
12%
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
21.7
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

100% of teachers stayed at the school the following year

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)

54.5% of teachers took sickness absence, 5 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 £61,064; 16.7% 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£6,669
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 71% (76%) · premises 2% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 9% (8%) · supplies and services 16% (9%) · educational supplies 3% (4%) · bought-in professional services 12% (3%) · catering 6% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve -£44,434; in-year balance +£13,121

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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)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher43.8%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications16.9%18.1%
In managerial or professional work29.9%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways21.3%18.1%
Residents in very good health52.8%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier41.5%62.3%
Social housing27.3%17.1%
Privately rented31%20.5%
Detached houses8.6%22.9%
Flats26.3%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms16.8%21.1%
Households with no car or van29.2%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01000235 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£540,000373 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£430,000–£790,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (34)£1,275,000
Semi-detached (143)£715,000
Terraced (124)£460,000
Flat (72)£342,000

Homes around this school are among the dearest tenth 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
4an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
7an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
33an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
2an 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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