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Blessed Dominic Catholic Primary School

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personMrs Geraldine Pears

location_onLondon, NW9 5PE

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2019

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Students

455

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Expected Standard

68%

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Demand Ratio

1.2x

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Blessed Dominic Catholic Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in London, serving ages 3-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Demand is above capacity (1.2×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 39% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Blessed Dominic Catholic Primary School is a voluntary aided school in London, Barnet, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 448 pupils on roll, of whom 20% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 68% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 10% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #38 of 84 primaries in Barnet and #3,528 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.2× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.8:1. 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.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 70%

Reading78% LA 82%

Writing78% LA 76%

Maths76% LA 82%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

81%

LA 70%England 61%

Reading85% LA 82% · Eng 74%

Writing88% LA 78% · Eng 72%

Maths92% LA 82% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 69%England 60%

Reading84% LA 80% · Eng 73%

Writing88% LA 78% · Eng 71%

Maths89% LA 81% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.6

Read

LA 1.4

-1.1 to 2.3

2.8

Write

LA 1.1

1.1 to 4.4

4.5

Maths

LA 1.8

2.9 to 6.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 73%England 65%

Reading74% LA 80% · Eng 73%

Writing81% LA 81% · Eng 78%

Maths82% LA 85% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.7

Read

LA 1.8

-0.1 to 3.4

1.2

Write

LA 0.6

-0.4 to 2.8

2.1

Maths

LA 2.0

0.6 to 3.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 72%

Reading72% LA 81%

Writing80% LA 80%

Maths78% LA 82%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.7

Read

LA 1.7

-2.3 to 0.9

-1

Write

LA 0.3

-2.6 to 0.6

0.6

Maths

LA 1.7

-0.9 to 2.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

25 March 2025

Inspection Report

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12 June 2019

Inspection Report

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02 October 2018

Inspection Report

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22 October 2014

Inspection Report

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12 March 2014

Inspection Report

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15 January 2013

Inspection Report

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26 April 2010

Inspection Report

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03 July 2007

Inspection Report

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11 June 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2019-06-12

S5 Inspection Legacy

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2018-10-02

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-10-22

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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 448 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)	448	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	458	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	461	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	455	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	451	1	0.2%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	455	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	455	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	454	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	456	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	454	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	452	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	458	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	458	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	457	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	427	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	427	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	427	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	434	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	439	1	0.2%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	434	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	430	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	435	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	441	1	0.2%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	420	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	427	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	426	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.

Speech, Language & Communication 28 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 20 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 13 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 12 pupils

Hearing Impairment 4 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils