The Orion Primary School

State-Funded School

the-orion-primary-school-barnet-london

LondonRegion

BarnetLocal Authority

HendonConstituency

NW7 2ALPostcode

9.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Orion Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Barnet, London.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 934 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 78%
Higher standard: 21%
Reading score: 108
Maths score: 108

Ethnicity

White

31%

Asian

21%

Black

17%

Mixed

15%

Chinese

Any other group

11%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

934

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

46%

England average

27%

First language not English

74%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 934
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
16 May 2024	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
17 Apr 2015	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.