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Shalom Noam Primary School

Primary · Edgware · HA8 0AJ

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Good

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: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: OutstandingPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 7 June 2023

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At a glance

226 pupils · 96% of 235 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Voluntary aided school
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Jewish
Free school meals
0.9% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
19.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
13% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
http://shalomnoam.org/
URN
146803

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 35 families named it first for 29 Reception places, 1.21 first choices per place. We hold 7 Reception admissions rounds for it, 2020 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. Ofsted last graded it Good on 7 June 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.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.21 first-choice applications per place

29 places offered · 35 first-choice applications · oversubscribed

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

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)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
74%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
16%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
110
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
107
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 school74%
Median of its 12 closest peers77.5%
Barnet average73%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind 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
Independent Jewish Day SchoolLONDON · 3 miles awayGood83%
St Vincent's Catholic Primary SchoolLondon · 18 miles awayStrong standard81%
St Paulinus Church of England Primary SchoolDartford · 22 miles awayGood67%
St Cuthbert Mayne Voluntary Catholic Junior AcademyHemel Hempstead · 14 miles awayGood65%
Camp Primary and Nursery SchoolSt Albans · 10 miles awayGood71%
Menorah Foundation SchoolEDGWARE · under 1 mile awayGood96%
The Cathedral Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, ChelmsfordChelmsford · 33 miles awayStrong standard74%
Saint Peter's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyHinckley · 80 miles awayGood80%
Christ the King Catholic Voluntary AcademyAlfreton · 114 miles awayGood80%
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School CastlefordCastleford · 153 miles awayGood52%
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyColne · 175 miles awayNo current grade78%
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School PontefractPontefract · 151 miles awayGood77%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 36% (Barnet 26%, England 60%) · Any other White background 36% (Barnet 24%, England 7%) · Not recorded 28% (Barnet 3%, England 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)
4.4%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
8.1%
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
21.3
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

79% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 9% moved to another state school · 12% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

8.27% 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)

66.7% of teachers took sickness absence, 4 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 £52,300; 12.5% 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£10,783
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 79% (76%) · premises 4% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 9% (8%) · supplies and services 8% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 3% (3%) · catering 4% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £3,345; in-year balance -£7,615

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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 higher33.9%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications25.9%18.1%
In managerial or professional work18.9%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways27.6%18.1%
Residents in very good health54%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier34.3%62.3%
Social housing35.3%17.1%
Privately rented30.4%20.5%
Detached houses3.5%22.9%
Flats47.2%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms5.5%21.1%
Households with no car or van34.8%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01033914 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£440,000344 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£325,000–£550,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (6)£587,500
Semi-detached (92)£566,500
Terraced (128)£470,000
Flat (118)£280,000

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
9an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
95an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
12an 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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