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Moss Hall Infant School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–7 · Community school
Moss Hall Grove, Finchley, London N12 8PE · mosshall.school · 020 8445 9735
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2023
- Last distance offered
- 0.46 mi
- 0.75 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Children living outside the defined area · Barnet Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 287
- 80% of 360 places
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Free school meals
- 11.8%
- First language not English
- 65.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Children living outside the defined area” went to a home 0.46 mi (745 m) from the school. Source: Barnet Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 81 families put the school first and 91 places were offered; 93% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 91 | 81 | 0.9 | 93% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 90 | 84 | 0.9 | 86% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 119 | 94 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 92 | 60 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 119 | 92 | 0.8 | 98% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.46 mi0.75 km | |
| September 2024 | All | |
The council's table shows every applicant, inside and outside the defined area, as offered a place.
Ofsted
Moss Hall Infant School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 22 November 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 22 Nov 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Feb 2009
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2009Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding May 2006Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Outstanding
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (61 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 61
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 69% who raised concerns
based on the 30% who had a child bullied