Saracens Bell Lane
Primary schoolSaracens Bell Lane is a primary school in Barnet, for pupils aged 2 to 11. It had 394 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Requires improvement (overall), October 2021, before the school changed
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 13 October 2021
- Overall effectiveness
- Requires improvement
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 39% of pupils at Saracens Bell Lane met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 72% in Barnet and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Barnet | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 39% | 72% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 14% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102 | 108 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 108 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Beth Jacob Grammar School for GirlsIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file120 m
- Hendon SchoolSecondary. Good (overall), May 2022. Attainment 8 of 46.6 (2025/26, provisional)230 m
- Independent Jewish Day SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade. 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)240 m
- Nancy Reuben Primary SchoolPrimary. No outcome in Ofsted's file260 m
- Ateres Beis YaakovIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file330 m
- Hendon Preparatory SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file400 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Barnet
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).