Etz Chaim Jewish Primary School

Free schools·Primary school London, Barnet·NW7 4SL
Composite score
66.5
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#2,369
National rank
#594
In London
#40
In Barnet
Top 16%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
88%
% achieving higher RWM
8%
Reading average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
20 first choices, 25 places
First choices per place
0.80
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
76
any preference, for 25 places
Applications from another council area
4%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.20
00.511.5
1 per place
0.7420220.7920231.0720241.0020250.802026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Etz Chaim Jewish Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
3–11
Pupils on roll
176
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Jewish
Admissions
Non-Selective

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
2.3%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
16.5%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
2.3%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
1.7%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
3.5%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
3.7%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
15.8
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£8,739
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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Location

Etz Chaim Jewish Primary School at a glance

Located in London, Barnet, Etz Chaim Jewish Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a free school with a Jewish religious character. The school educates roughly 176 pupils aged 3 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 88% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 31.0 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 among the top 16% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 108 in reading and 108 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 8% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Etz Chaim Jewish Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 20 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 3.5%. There are about 15.8 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. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. 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.

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