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Saracens Bell Lane

Academy sponsor led · London · NW4 2AS

Ages 2–11 · 394 pupils · Barnet

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Requires improvement

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2021-10-13

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill83%

394 pupils · 472 places

Pupils on roll
394
Boys / girls
209 / 185
School capacity
472
Capacity fill
394 / 472 (83%)
Free school meals
34.6%
FSM pupils
126
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 2–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: SARACENS MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
SARACENS MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Headteacher
Mrs Violeta Tudorache

Location

Address
Bell Lane, Hendon
Postcode
NW4 2AS
Town
London
Local authority
Barnet
District
Barnet
Constituency
Hendon
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy sponsor led (primary), Ages 2–11, in London, Barnet, 394 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 34.6%.

Open schools in London
1846
Primary schools in London
994
Academies among open schools in London
23% (427)
Open schools in NW4
19
Primary in NW4
6
Open schools in Barnet LA
176
Primary in Barnet LA
92

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Violeta Tudorache
Telephone
02082033115
Website
https://saracensbl.org/

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