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Chalgrove Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school
Chalgrove Gardens, Finchley, London N3 3PL · chalgroveprimary.org.uk · 020 8349 1798
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jul 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 86%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Barnet 72%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.46 mi
- 0.74 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Children living in the defined area · Barnet Council
- Demand for places
- 1.6
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 217
- 97% of 224 places
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 25.3%
- First language not English
- 67.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Children living in the defined area” went to a home 0.46 mi (740 m) from the school. Source: Barnet Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 45 families put the school first and 28 places were offered; 60% 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 | 28 | 45 | 1.6▲ | 60% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 90% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 40 | 1.3▲ | 73% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 39 | 1.3▲ | 67% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 26 | 14 | 0.5 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.46 mi0.74 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.74 mi1.18 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 86% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% the higher standard. Across Barnet it was 72%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲86% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲110 | 106 | ||
| ▲110 | 105 | ||
| ▲112 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Chalgrove Primary School on 7 July 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Early years: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Strong standard
- Inspected
- 7 Jul 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, May 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
May 2022Outstanding
Quality of education Outstanding Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Mar 2019Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective Nov 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good Jul 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (99 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 99
- 44% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 69% who raised concerns
based on the 36% who had a child bullied
based on 22 parents (22%) with SEND