Mathilda Marks-Kennedy Jewish Primary School

Mathilda Marks-Kennedy Jewish Primary School at a glance

Located in London, Barnet, Mathilda Marks-Kennedy Jewish Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Jewish religious character. The school educates roughly 218 pupils aged 3 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' when it was last inspected in January 2026. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 70% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That is down 12.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 21% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 109 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 15% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). 97% of the families who made Mathilda Marks-Kennedy Jewish Primary School their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, even though the school made at least as many offers as it had first choices - the rest withdrew, moved or fell outside a priority group. Overall pupil absence was 3.1%. There are about 14.2 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 2% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.