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Garden Suburb Infant School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–7 · Community school

Childs Way, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London NW11 6XU · gardensuburbschools.co.uk · 020 8455 8198

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Overview

Ofsted
Remains Good
Ungraded inspection · Jul 2023
Last distance offered
No limit
Reception, September 2026 entry · Barnet Council
Demand for places
0.7
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
173
96% of 180 places
Local authority
Barnet
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
20.8%
First language not English
83.2%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Barnet Council’s document.

For Reception in September 2026, 42 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 57 (Places 88)57September 2023: 58 (Places 79)58September 2024: 51 (Places 59)51September 2025: 54 (Places 62)54September 2026: 42 (Places 60)42Places 60
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202660420.7100%
September 2025Sept 202562540.9100%
September 2024Sept 202459510.9100%
September 2023Sept 202379580.7100%
September 2022Sept 202288570.6100%

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 13 July 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Garden Suburb Infant School was: School remains Good.

Outcome
Remains Good
Inspected
12 Jul 2023
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2014

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Apr 2018Monitoring visit
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Jan 2014Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Jan 2009Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

83% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (30 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
83%
Replies
30
16% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▲96% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe●90% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼73% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼70% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲93% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲93% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing●84% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●90% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●93% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▲87% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼61% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 70% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼30% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 23% who had a child bullied

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