Northside Primary School is a primary school located in London. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 29/01/2009. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are well above average, progress in writing is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.8%, which is 1.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: 2 Albert Street, London, N12 8JP
Website: www.northsideschool.co.uk/
Telephone: 02084454730
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Barnet
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Elizabeth Longworth
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 101296

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 29/01/2009

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 274
Number of Pupils: 257
Number of Boys: 128
Number of Girls: 129

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 2.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 3.5 Confidence interval 1.1 to 6
Writing
Average: 0.8 Confidence interval -1.4 to 3.1
Maths
Well Above Average: 3 Confidence interval 0.9 to 5.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:70%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:13%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Moss Hall Nursery School
189 Nether Street, Finchley N3 1NR 		846 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Northside Primary School
2 Albert Street, North Finchley N12 8JP 		0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Sacks Morasha Jewish Primary School
31 Stanhope Road, Barnet N12 9DX 		420 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Moss Hall Junior School
187 Nether Street, Finchley N3 1NR 		888 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Moss Hall Infant School
Moss Hall Grove, Finchley N12 8PE 		888 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Summerside Primary Academy
Crossway, Finchley N12 0QU 		1,154 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4St Michael's Catholic Grammar School
Nether Street, North Finchley N12 7NJ 		233 yd Voluntary aided school No Girls More About School
3out of 4Finchley Catholic High School
Woodside Lane, Finchley N12 8TA 		835 yd Voluntary aided school No Boys More About School
4out of 4The Compton School
Summers Lane, N12 0QG 		1,459 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Friern Barnet School
Hemington Avenue, Friern Barnet N11 3LS 		1,856 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Andrew the Apostle Greek Orthodox School
North London Business Park, N11 1NP 		2,281 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedWoodhouse College
Woodhouse Road, N12 9EY 		971 yd Academy 16-19 converter No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Wren Academy Finchley
Hilton Avenue, North Finchley N12 9HB 		942 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedThe Holmewood School
88 Woodside Park Road, N12 8SH 		472 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWoodside School
25 Ravensdale Avenue, N12 9HP 		514 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedDwight School London
6 Friern Barnet Lane, N11 3LX 		1,526 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Oakleigh School & Acorn Assessment Centre
Oakleigh Road North, Whetstone N20 0DH 		1,871 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Pavilion Study Centre
58b Chandos Avenue, Whetstone N20 9DX 		2,342 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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