Hendon Town Hall
Barnet has joined a small group of local authorities where every school in the borough is now rated as good or outstanding by Ofsted in all main inspection areas - or its equivalent rating under the new inspection framework.
Following the recent inspection of Coppetts Wood Primary School, now rated as ‘expected standard’ in all areas, every single state school in Barnet is now officially recognised by Ofsted as providing a high quality education.
This means that for the first time since Ofsted Inspections began in 1993, all of the Barnet schools are rated at least good/expected standard in every area.
Cabinet Member for Family Friendly Barnet, Cllr Pauline Coakley-Webb said: “This is a huge achievement and a testament to the dedication and hard work of the teachers, the school support staff, the governors and our Barnet Education and Learning Service officers who work tirelessly to ensure Barnet’s children and young people receive the best education possible.
“I would like to thank them all for giving our children the best possible start in life and also to the amazing parents and carers who support them.”
At the start of the 2024-25 academic year, Barnet had nearly all its 134 schools rated ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’, with only four still to achieve the rating. However, three of those schools had an inspection that year and were judged to be ‘good’ in most areas, with other areas now ‘outstanding’.
As we started the 2025/26 academic year, only one Barnet school was awaiting inspection and was not yet judged ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ in every area. However, Ofsted changed their framework this year to a ‘Report Card Framework’ with every area judged either ‘exceptional’; ‘strong standard’; ‘expected standard’; ‘needs attention’; or ‘urgent improvement’.
The final Barnet school, Coppetts Wood Primary was inspected in January 2026 and their report published this week showing that they are now at the “expected standard” in every area.