Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 8 Jan 2014
Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 101282.
Pupils at the January school census.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Total pupils | 173 |
| Girls | 81 |
| Boys | 92 |
| Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals. | 20.8% |
| First language not English | 83.2% |
| School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery. | 256 |
| Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken. | 32.4% |
| SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school. | 28 |
| EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs. | 9 |
| Average class size | 28.8 |
Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.
Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.
Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.
Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Pupils per teacher | 16 |
| Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants. | 9.2 |
| Teachers (FTE) | 10.8 |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | 6.85 |
| Support staff (FTE) | 9.95 |
| Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/25 | 11.4 |
| Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/25 | 9.4 |
| Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/25 | 1.6 |
| Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/25 | 0.4 |
Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.
Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day. | 60 |
| Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed. | 127 |
| First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice. | 42 |
| First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place. | 42 |
| Applications from another local authority (Reception) | 5 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.
Share of possible sessions missed.
| Measure | This school | Barnet | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 5.5%, similar to England, worse than Barnet | 4.8% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions. | 12.5%, similar to England, similar to Barnet | 11.5% | 13.2% |
| Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions. | 0.8%, similar to England, similar to Barnet | 0.9% | 1% |
Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.
Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Suspension rate | 0% |
| Pupils with one or more suspensions | 0% |
| Permanent exclusion rate | 0% |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 |
Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.
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| Distance | Phase | Name | Type | Rating | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 mi | Primary | Garden Suburb Junior School | Community school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 3 May 2017. | |
| 0.2 mi | Not applicable | Lubavitch Yeshiva Ketanah of London | Other independent school | Inadequate Area360 rating. Inspected 10 Mar 2026. | |
| 0.4 mi | Not applicable | Shiras Devorah High School | Other independent school | Requires improvement Ofsted rating. Inspected 24 Sept 2024. | |
| 0.4 mi | Secondary | The Henrietta Barnett School | Academy converter | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 4 May 2022. | |
| 0.5 mi | Primary | Brookland Junior School | Community school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 6 Dec 2022. | |
| 0.5 mi | Primary | Brookland Infant and Nursery School | Community school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 8 May 2024. | |
| 0.6 mi | Secondary | Christ's College Finchley | Academy converter | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 24 May 2016. | |
| 0.6 mi | Primary | Chalgrove Primary School | Community school | Good Area360 rating. Inspected 7 Jul 2026. | |
| 0.7 mi | Not applicable | Talmud Torah Tiferes Shlomo | Other independent school | Requires improvement Ofsted rating. Inspected 4 Jun 2024. | |
| 0.7 mi | Not applicable | WENTWORTH COLLEGE | Other independent school | Outstanding Ofsted rating. Inspected 9 Sept 2025. |
Garden Suburb Infant School is rated Good by Ofsted, last inspected on 8 Jan 2014.
For Reception entry in 2026/27, Garden Suburb Infant School made 60 offers from 127 applications (2.1 per offer), and 42 of 42 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.
Garden Suburb Infant School has 173 pupils aged 4 to 7.
Garden Suburb Infant School had 256 school places in 2024/25.
At Garden Suburb Infant School, the average class had 28.8 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 16 pupils per teacher.
In 2025/26, pupils at Garden Suburb Infant School missed 5.5% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 12.5% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).
Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.