The Orion Primary School
Primary schoolThe Orion Primary School is a primary school in Barnet, for pupils aged 2 to 11. It had 934 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Outstanding (overall), April 2024
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 17 April 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
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, 77% of pupils at The Orion Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 72% in Barnet and 62% in England.
14% 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 | 77% | 72% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 14% | 14% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110 | 108 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 110 | 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- Woodcroft Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, May 2024. 85% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)470 m
- Etz Chaim Jewish Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), February 2024. 88% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)830 m
- St Martin's SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file850 m
- Saracens High SchoolSecondary. Good (overall), May 2022. Attainment 8 of 47.1 (2025/26, provisional)870 m
- Goldbeaters Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Outstanding, March 2023. 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)900 m
- Blessed Dominic Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, March 2025. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)910 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).