Ofsted: Outstanding trending_up High Demand emoji_events #27 in Barnet public Top 37% UK

Livingstone Primary and Nursery School

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personMrs Giovanna Phelan

location_onBarnet, EN4 9BU

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2023

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Students

253

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Expected Standard

69%

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Demand Ratio

1.9x

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Livingstone Primary and Nursery School is a Community school primary school in Barnet, serving ages 3-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Highly competitive: 1.9× more applications than places — plan well ahead. Ranks in the top 37% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Livingstone Primary and Nursery School is a community school in Barnet, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 249 pupils on roll, of whom 32% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 69% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 21% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #27 of 84 primaries in Barnet and #2,231 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Outstanding, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Outstanding.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.9× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 70%

Reading90% LA 82%

Writing76% LA 76%

Maths79% LA 82%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 70%England 61%

Reading80% LA 82% · Eng 74%

Writing70% LA 78% · Eng 72%

Maths73% LA 82% · Eng 73%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 69%England 60%

Reading74% LA 80% · Eng 73%

Writing74% LA 78% · Eng 71%

Maths74% LA 81% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.5

Read

LA 1.4

-3.8 to 0.7

-0.4

Write

LA 1.1

-2.6 to 1.7

0.1

Maths

LA 1.8

-2.0 to 2.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 73%England 65%

Reading87% LA 80% · Eng 73%

Writing77% LA 81% · Eng 78%

Maths87% LA 85% · Eng 79%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.4

Read

LA 1.8

0.2 to 4.6

0.4

Write

LA 0.6

-1.7 to 2.5

3.3

Maths

LA 2.0

1.3 to 5.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 72%

Reading74% LA 81%

Writing68% LA 80%

Maths84% LA 82%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.2

Read

LA 1.7

1.1 to 5.3

Write

LA 0.3

-1.1 to 3.1

3.1

Maths

LA 1.7

1.2 to 5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

13 December 2023

Inspection Report

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24 April 2018

Inspection Report

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27 February 2014

Inspection Report

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14 May 2012

Inspection Report

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25 June 2009

Inspection Report

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12 June 2006

Inspection Report

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01 November 1999

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-12-13

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

Outstanding

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

2018-04-24

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-02-27

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2012-05-14

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 249 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	249	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	244	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	258	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	251	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	242	2	0.8%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	265	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	253	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	250	1	0.4%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	264	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	262	2	0.8%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	251	1	0.4%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	293	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	284	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	272	1	0.4%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	327	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	327	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	320	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	323	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	304	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	297	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	310	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	304	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	295	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	308	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	302	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	302	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 34 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 15 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 11 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 7 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 7 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils

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Livingstone Primary and Nursery School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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