Underhill School is a primary school located in Barnet. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 09/03/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.6%, which is 1.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Mays Lane, Barnet

School Information

Address: Mays Lane, Barnet, EN5 2LZ
Website: www.underhillschool.org
Telephone: 02084492423
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Barnet
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Jennie Reed and Nicola Hayles
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 101301

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 09/03/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 540
Number of Pupils: 479
Number of Boys: 244
Number of Girls: 235

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 14.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: -2.5 Confidence interval -4 to -1
Writing
Below Average: -1.7 Confidence interval -3 to -0.3
Maths
Below Average: -1.4 Confidence interval -2.7 to -0.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:39%
England Average:65%

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

School:5%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:100
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Margaret's Nursery School
Margaret Road , New Barnet EN4 9NT
4out of 4 2,839 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Brookhill Nursery School
Brookhill Road , East Barnet EN4 8SD
4out of 4 3,074 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Underhill School
Mays Lane , EN5 2LZ
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Whitings Hill Primary School
Whitings Road , EN5 2QY
4out of 4 961 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Catherine's RC School
Vale Drive , EN5 2ED
4out of 4 974 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Grasvenor Avenue Infant School
Grasvenor Avenue , EN5 2BY
3out of 4 1,311 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Foulds School
Byng Road , EN5 4NR
3out of 4 1,402 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Totteridge Academy
Barnet Lane , Barnet N20 8AZ
3out of 4 879 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School
High Street , EN5 5RR
3out of 4 1,010 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Ark Pioneer Academy
Westcombe Drive , EN5 2BE
- not rated 1,035 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet
Queen's Road , EN5 4DQ
4out of 4 1,366 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
JCoSS
Castlewood Road , EN4 9GE
3out of 4 2,948 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Barnet and Southgate College
Wood Street , EN5 4AZ
- not rated 956 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Susi Earnshaw Theatre School
68 High Street , EN5 5SJ
- not rated 1,035 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Lyonsdown School
3 Richmond Road , New Barnet EN5 1SA
- not rated 1,912 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Mount House School
Camlet Way , Hadley EN4 0NJ
- not rated 2,489 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Pavilion Study Centre
58b Chandos Avenue , Whetstone N20 9DX
3out of 4 3,028 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.