St John's CofE Primary and Nursery SchoolAlma Primary

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in London.

Summary of the comparison

St John's CofE Primary and Nursery School and Alma Primary are primary schools in London.

St John's CofE Primary and Nursery School scores 80 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Alma Primary scores 77 out of 100 (grade B, strong). St John's CofE Primary and Nursery School is ahead on our composite score.
St John's CofE Primary and Nursery School was judged Good and Alma Primary was judged Good.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 87.0% for St John's CofE Primary and Nursery School and 78.0% for Alma Primary.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at St John's CofE Primary and Nursery School (90.0% in 2022-23, 87.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Alma Primary (77.0% in 2022-23, 78.0% in 2024-25).

St John's CofE Primary and Nursery School versus Alma Primary compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure	LondonSt John's CofE Primary and Nursery School	LondonAlma Primary	England average
Overview
Our score	B80/100Stronger figure	B77/100
Local ranking	9th of 90 in Barnet Stronger figure	19th of 90 in Barnet
Inspection	Ofsted: Good	Ofsted: Good
School type	Voluntary aided school	Free schools
Phase	Primary	Primary
Age range	3-11	4-11
Gender	Mixed	Mixed
Pupils on roll	248	185
Capacity	236	210
Location	London, N20 0PL	London, N20 0LP
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard	87.0% Stronger figure	78.0%	62.0%
At higher standard	13.0%	15.0% Stronger figure	8.0%
Reading average scaled score	110.0 Stronger figure	108.0	106.0
Maths average scaled score	112.0 Stronger figure	107.0	105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census	248	185
Free school meals (ever 6)	10.4%	9.7%
English as an additional language	36.3%	26.5%
SEN support	13.7%	13.5%
SEN with an EHC plan	2.8%	4.3%
Attendance
Overall absence	3.0% Stronger figure	4.5%	6.2%
Persistent absence	1.1% Stronger figure	6.6%	15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.