Oak Hill

Summary

Oak Hill (E02000026) is part of Barnet local authority (view on map). Oak Hill has an approximate population of 6,300 people, of which 20% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Oak Hill neighbours Hadley Wood, New Barnet Town & East Barnet, Osidge, Cockfosters & Hadley Wood, and Southgate.

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Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.

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Deprivation

Oak Hill is the 6th least deprived area in Barnet (out of 42) with 22% of children living in low-income families, compared to 37% across Barnet and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Oak Hill, 14% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 24% in Barnet and 27% nationally.

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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in Oak Hill % in Barnet % in England
Eligible for free school meals 14% 24% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 86% 76% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Oak Hill, 16% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 17% in Barnet, and 19% nationally.

This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.

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Percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

Table showing the percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

% in Oak Hill % in Barnet % in England
No special educational needs 84% 83% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 11% 12% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 5% 5% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Oak Hill, 32% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 52% in Barnet, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.

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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in Oak Hill % in Barnet % in England
White 66% 47% 67%
Asian 9% 16% 14%
Black 5% 10% 7%
Mixed 13% 12% 7%
Other 4% 12% 3%
Not known 2% 2% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Oak Hill with English as an additional language is 32%, compared with 48% in Barnet, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.

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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Oak Hill % in Barnet % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 32% 48% 22%
Known or believed to be English 67% 52% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Oak Hill has 3 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Oak Hill
All childcare providers 3
Childminders 1
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 2

In Oak Hill, there has been 1 full inspection of childcare providers since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

Under the renewed education inspection framework, childcare providers are evaluated on the following areas:

  • Achievement
  • Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines
  • Children's welfare and wellbeing
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Inclusion
  • Leadership and governance

We use a 5-point scale to grade different areas of a provider’s work. The evaluation scale for each evaluation area, other than safeguarding, is:

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Achievement: There have been no inspections of Achievement in Oak Hill so no outcomes are available for this area.

Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines: There have been no inspections of Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines in Oak Hill so no outcomes are available for this area.

Children's welfare and well-being: There have been no inspections of Children's welfare and well-being in Oak Hill so no outcomes are available for this area.

Curriculum and teaching: There have been no inspections of Curriculum and teaching in Oak Hill so no outcomes are available for this area.

Inclusion: There have been no inspections of Inclusion in Oak Hill so no outcomes are available for this area.

Leadership and governance: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

The tables below show the outcomes of inspections of childcare providers in Oak Hill. The tables are split by provider type, and show the number of inspections that have taken place for each area, and the outcomes of those inspections.

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All childcare

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 0 0 0 0 0 0
Children's welfare and well-being 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 0 1 0 0

Childminders

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 0 0 0 0 0 0
Children's welfare and well-being 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0

Full day care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Sessional day care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Out-of-school day care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Other childcare

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

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State-funded schools

Oak Hill has 2 state-funded schools.

Type Number in Oak Hill
All state-funded schools 2
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 1
Secondary and all-through schools 1
Special schools 0
Registered alternative provision 0

In Oak Hill, there has been 1 full inspection of schools since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

Under the renewed education inspection framework, schools are evaluated on the following areas:

  • Achievement
  • Attendance and behaviour
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Early years (where applicable)
  • Inclusion
  • Leadership and governance
  • Personal development and wellbeing
  • Post 16 provision (where applicable)

The evaluation scale for each evaluation area, other than safeguarding, is:

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Achievement: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Attendance and behaviour: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Curriculum and teaching: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Early years: There have been no inspections of Early years in Oak Hill so no outcomes are available for this area.

Inclusion: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Leadership and governance: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Personal development and wellbeing: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Post-16 provision: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

The tables below show the outcomes of inspections of state-funded schools in Oak Hill. The tables are split by provider type, and show the number of inspections that have taken place for each area, and the outcomes of those inspections.

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All schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 1 0 1 0 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 1 0 1 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 1 0 0 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 1 0 1 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 1 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 1 0 1 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 1 0 1 0 0 0

Nursery schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Primary schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Secondary schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 1 0 1 0 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 1 0 1 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 1 0 0 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 1 0 1 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 1 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 1 0 1 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 1 0 1 0 0 0

Special schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Registered alternative provision

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

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