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Blessed Dominic Catholic Primary School

URN
101339
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Blessed Dominic Catholic Primary School
URN
101339
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Good

65 / 100

Good

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

60

Inspection

68

Admissions Value

54

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of primary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#60 of 85 schools in Barnet

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Proceed With Caution

Some performance indicators suggest families should review details carefully.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Very high competition
  • Admissions risk: Very high risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Below Average
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

School Compass Parent Report

Your decision briefing for Blessed Dominic Catholic Primary School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
  • Application portfolio balance across your shortlist
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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for Blessed Dominic Catholic Primary School

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Ofsted inspections

Ungraded inspection
Latest publication date
7 May 2025
Inspection date
26 March 2025
Inspection type
-
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Outcome

    Standards maintained

    Graded 7 May 2025

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Inspection history

Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

Admissions

Very High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

60

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

168

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

60

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

2.8×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Barnet
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Barnet)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.blesseddominic.barnet.sch.uk/

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Barnet to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

78.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

78.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

76.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

68.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

NW9 5PE - Great Strand, London

Contact details

Address
Great Strand, London
Postcode
NW9 5PE
Phone
2082053790
Website
www.blesseddominic.barnet.sch.uk/
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Barnet
Local authority code
302

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 277 schools in Barnet.

Authority statistics

Total schools

277

Open schools

175

Closed schools

102

Primary schools

129

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    7 May 202526 March 2025-Standards maintainedView report for inspection published 7 May 2025
    • Standards maintained

      Published
      7 May 2025
      Inspected
      26 March 2025
      Type
      -
      Report
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    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    35.7%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 58

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    45

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary129 (47.3%)
    • Secondary45 (16.5%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other99 (36.3%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    St James' Catholic High School5 mSecondaryOpen
    Hendon College265 m16 plusClosed
    Grahame Park Infant School373 mPrimaryClosed
    Grahame Park Junior School373 mPrimaryClosed
    Saracens High School407 mSecondaryOpen
    Hasmonean High School for Girls605 mSecondaryOpen
    The Orion Primary School906 mPrimaryOpen
    Copthall School1.0 kmSecondaryOpen
    Copthall School1.0 kmSecondaryClosed
    North London Grammar School1.2 kmNot applicableOpen
    • St James' Catholic High School
      Distance
      5 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Open
    • Hendon College
      Distance
      265 m
      Phase
      16 plus
      Status
      Closed
    • Grahame Park Infant School
      Distance
      373 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Grahame Park Junior School
      Distance
      373 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Barnet)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Akiva SchoolPrimaryN3 2SYOpen
    All Saints' CofE Nursery and Primary School N20PrimaryN20 9EZOpen
    All Saints' CofE Primary School NW2PrimaryNW2 2THOpen
    Alma PrimaryPrimaryN20 0LPOpen
    Ashmole Primary SchoolPrimaryN14 7NPOpen
    • Akiva School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      N3 2SY
      Status
      Open
    • All Saints' CofE Nursery and Primary School N20
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      N20 9EZ
      Status
      Open
    • All Saints' CofE Primary School NW2
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      NW2 2TH
      Status
      Open
    • Alma Primary
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      N20 0LP
      Status
      Open
    • Ashmole Primary School
    Saracens High School
    Distance
    407 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Hasmonean High School for Girls
    Distance
    605 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • The Orion Primary School
    Distance
    906 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Copthall School
    Distance
    1.0 km
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Copthall School
    Distance
    1.0 km
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • North London Grammar School
    Distance
    1.2 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    N14 7NP
    Status
    Open