Church Way, Off Chalk Lane, Cockfosters, Barnet, Hertfordshire EN4 9JH
10 reasons to choose Trent Church of England Primary School
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Trent Church of England Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 70. It is one of the best state primary schools in Barnet and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 1 mile.
School fundamentals
Trent Church of England Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 5 and 11 years. It is a Church of England voluntary aided faith school. The school was also rated as Outstanding by Ofsted in its last (2022) inspection. It is one of the 10 most oversubscribed state primary schools for first preference Reception place applications in the Barnet LEA.
Average class size
Trent Church of England Primary School has one class per year, and an average class size of 30 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Trent Church of England Primary School ranks in the top 7% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 11% of schools.
The Trent Church of England Primary School curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Christian social morality and also includes PSHE, French. Most subjects are taught separately, but humanities, computing, art and DT are taught as cross-curricular ‘projects’ through the ‘Creative Curriculum’. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a residential trip in Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with specialist teaching for music and RE.
Sport at Trent Church of England Primary School
School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Trent Church of England Primary School
There is provision for music, art, DT, drama, and dance, though usually as part of an integrated topic or another subject. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
School hours are 8.45am to 3.15pm, and can extend to 4.15pm with after school clubs. After school childcare to 5.45pm.
Find another school near Trent Church of England Primary School
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Danegrove Primary School (0.6 miles); Monkfrith Primary School (1.3 miles); Brunswick Park Primary and Nursery School (1.4 miles).
Susi Earnshaw Theatre School (2.5 miles); Mount House School (St Martha’s School) (2.8 miles); Dwight School London (3 miles).
East Barnet School (0.7 miles); Southgate School (0.8 miles); JCoSS (1.2 miles).