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Menorah Foundation School

Primary · EDGWARE · HA8 0QS

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 25 February 2025

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At a glance

300 pupils · 75% of 400 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Voluntary aided school
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Jewish
Free school meals
3.7% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
19.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
11.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
3.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.menorahfoundation.co.uk/
URN
131359

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 30 families named it first for 30 Reception places, 1.00 first choices per place. We hold 11 Reception admissions rounds for it, 2014 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. At its inspection on 25 February 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.00 first-choice applications per place

30 places offered · 30 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

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: not named in the council's figures. Places for 2026 entry were decided by random allocation (ballot), not distance.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Places for 2026 entry were decided by random allocation (ballot), not distance.

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

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
96%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
9%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
111
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
112
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 school96%
Median of its 12 closest peers68%
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
Shalom Noam Primary SchoolEdgware · under 1 mile awayGood74%
The Cathedral Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, ChelmsfordChelmsford · 33 miles awayStrong standard74%
Parkroyal Community SchoolMacclesfield · 139 miles awayExpected standard57%
Independent Jewish Day SchoolLONDON · 3 miles awayGood83%
Manorbrook Primary SchoolBristol · 97 miles awayGood69%
Camp Primary and Nursery SchoolSt Albans · 10 miles awayGood71%
St Vincent's Catholic Primary SchoolLondon · 18 miles awayStrong standard81%
St Cuthbert Mayne Voluntary Catholic Junior AcademyHemel Hempstead · 14 miles awayGood65%
St Peter's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academyScarborough · 186 miles awayGood63%
Laleham CofE VA Primary SchoolStaines · 17 miles awayGood67%
St Paulinus Church of England Primary SchoolDartford · 22 miles awayGood67%
Warley Primary SchoolBrentwood · 24 miles awayGood67%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 91% (Barnet 26%, England 60%) · Any other White background 9% (Barnet 24%, England 7%)

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%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
5%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

1.88 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
19.7
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

81% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 19% 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)

52.9% of teachers took sickness absence, 3.5 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 £55,507; 5.6% 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£10,422
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 76% (76%) · premises 6% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 4% (8%) · supplies and services 13% (9%) · educational supplies 6% (4%) · bought-in professional services 6% (3%) · catering 1% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £10,903; in-year balance +£30,523

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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)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher36.9%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications22.3%18.1%
In managerial or professional work20.8%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways26.3%18.1%
Residents in very good health50.6%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier39.5%62.3%
Social housing28.5%17.1%
Privately rented31.8%20.5%
Detached houses3.6%22.9%
Flats29.9%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms8.9%21.1%
Households with no car or van36.2%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01000134 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£477,000369 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£377,000–£625,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (13)£780,000
Semi-detached (128)£645,500
Terraced (143)£460,000
Flat (85)£275,000

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
6an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
7an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
39an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
5an 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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