State-funded · Primary · Barnet

Moss Hall Junior School

Community school · Ages 7 to 11 · Mixed · 474 pupils

At a glance

Type: Community school (state-funded)
Phase: Primary
Ages: 7 to 11
Gender: Mixed
Pupils: 474 census January 2026
Capacity: 480
Headteacher: Ms Jen Brodkin
Address: 187 Nether Street, Finchley, London, N3 1NR
Borough: Barnet
Telephone: 02084457965
DfE reference (URN): 101294
Website: mosshall.school

Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Admissions

You apply through the council where you live, not to the school, naming up to six schools in order on one form. Every applicant on time hears on the same national offer day.

Barnet: Reception offers, September 2026 entry

Across the borough, 86.1% of applicants were offered their first preference and 98% were offered one of their preferences (3,649 applications). These are borough-wide figures, not a forecast for any school or child.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary schools applications and offers 2026 · entry years 2014/15 to 2026/27 (release published 2026-06-18) · last checked 9 October 2026

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Inspection

Ofsted report card, inspected 2 June 2026

Ofsted no longer gives a single overall grade. The report card grades each area on a five-point scale.

Inclusion: Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard
Achievement: Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard
Leadership and governance: Strong standard

Safeguarding standards: Met.

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Ofsted graded inspection, 5 July 2022: overall effectiveness at that inspection was Good

Ofsted stopped giving state schools a single overall grade in September 2024. This grade dates from the inspection shown; it is not a current rating.

Quality of education: Good
Behaviour and attitudes: Good
Personal development: Good
Leadership and management: Good

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Source: Ofsted, Management information - state-funded schools - latest inspections as at 31 August 2026 · latest inspections as at 2026-08-31 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Results

Key stage 2 (end of primary), 2024/25

% meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths2022/23: 77% · 2023/24: 75%
81%This school72%Barnet62%England, state-funded
% achieving the higher standard in reading, writing and maths2022/23: 21% · 2023/24: 13%
23%This school14%Barnet8%England, state-funded
Average scaled score in reading2022/23: 108 · 2023/24: 107
110This school108Barnet106England, state-funded
Average scaled score in maths2022/23: 107 · 2023/24: 106
109This school108Barnet105England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 107 pupils in the cohort

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Pupils and context

Eligible for free school meals: 19.4% January 2026
English as an additional language: 70.1%
Receiving SEN support: 12.6%
With an Education, Health and Care Plan: 3.2%
Girls / boys: 49% / 51%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census 2024/25

Attendance and staffing

Overall absence: 4.2% 2024/25
Persistently absent (missed 10% or more): 8.6%
Pupils per teacher: 22.6 2025/26

Source: Department for Education, Absence rates by school level · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026

Places

Places: 480
Pupils on roll: 467

Source: Department for Education, Capacity - school / Sixth form capacity - school · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · position at 1 May, 2024/25

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Nearby schools

Schools covering the same ages within about a mile, by straight-line distance (not walking or travel time).