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Saracens Broadfields

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Robin Archibald

corporate_fareBROADFIELDS ACADEMY TRUST

location_onEdgware, HA8 8JP

language Visit Website phone 2083595430

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

711

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Expected Standard

76%

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Demand Ratio

0.8x

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Saracens Broadfields is a Academy converter primary school in Edgware, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 20% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Saracens Broadfields is an academy converter in Edgware, Barnet, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of BROADFIELDS ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 704 pupils on roll, of whom 43% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 76% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 16% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #14 of 84 primaries in Barnet and #1,173 of 14,143 nationally.

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

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.8× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.0:1. 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

76%

LA 70%

Reading85% LA 82%

Writing79% LA 76%

Maths87% LA 82%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

66%

LA 70%England 61%

Reading77% LA 82% · Eng 74%

Writing77% LA 78% · Eng 72%

Maths78% LA 82% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 69%England 60%

Reading81% LA 80% · Eng 73%

Writing80% LA 78% · Eng 71%

Maths84% LA 81% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.1

Read

LA 1.4

1.8 to 4.5

2.4

Write

LA 1.1

1.1 to 3.6

4.8

Maths

LA 1.8

3.5 to 6.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 73%England 65%

Reading76% LA 80% · Eng 73%

Writing78% LA 81% · Eng 78%

Maths87% LA 85% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.9

Read

LA 1.8

2.6 to 5.1

1.0

Write

LA 0.6

-0.1 to 2.2

4.4

Maths

LA 2.0

3.3 to 5.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 72%

Reading87% LA 81%

Writing87% LA 80%

Maths89% LA 82%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA 1.7

2.7 to 5.3

2.7

Write

LA 0.3

1.5 to 3.9

4.7

Maths

LA 1.7

3.5 to 5.9

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

21 January 2025

Inspection Report

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11 June 2019

Inspection Report

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19 May 2015

Inspection Report

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04 October 2013

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2019-06-11

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2015-05-19

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2010-03-23

None EIF

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 704 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)	704	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	704	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	739	1	0.1%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	712	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	711	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	731	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	711	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	703	1	0.1%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	730	1	0.1%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	729	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	716	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	717	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	695	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	698	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	733	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	733	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	717	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	762	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	749	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	730	3	0.4%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	742	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	722	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	720	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	708	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	710	1	0.1%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	704	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 55 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 54 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 12 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 11 pupils

Physical Disability 4 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

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Saracens Broadfields

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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