Belmont Infant School

About Belmont Infant School

Belmont Infant School is a popular choice among Haringey families, with 87 first-preference applications for just 60 offers made in the 2025/26 admissions round, giving an oversubscription ratio of 3.33. That means more than three families applied for every available place, a strong signal of local confidence. The school’s parentView data isn’t published here, but the sheer volume of first-choice applications suggests a solid reputation. Headteacher Fiona Crean leads a mixed, state primary for children aged 3 to 7, with nursery provision on site. The school has capacity for 230 pupils and currently enrols 216, so it’s running close to full. Just 8.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, below the national average, which may reflect the catchment’s demographic mix. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in March 2023, confirmed it ‘remains Good’, and its last graded inspection in May 2013 also rated overall effectiveness as Good, with leadership and management judged Good too.

Academically, Belmont Infant School doesn’t publish Key Stage 2 results because its pupils move on to junior school at age 7, so there are no SATs scores to compare against the Haringey local authority average of 69% achieving the expected standard. However, the school’s Ofsted history offers some reassurance: its previous graded inspection in 2007 rated overall effectiveness as Outstanding, with early years provision and leadership both scoring 1 (outstanding) at that time. The 2013 graded inspection dropped to Good overall, but the 2023 ungraded visit found no reason to change that rating. For a school that only covers infants, the focus is on early foundations rather than end-of-key-stage metrics. The local context shows that Haringey has 18 outstanding primary schools out of 63 total, so competition is stiff, but Belmont’s oversubscription figures suggest it holds its own against nearby options like Lift Trinity and Rhodes Avenue Primary School.

The school offers a broad set of facilities for such a young age group, including a Forest School, sensory room, art studios, music rooms, and a gymnasium, which is unusual for an infant school and hints at a hands-on, exploratory approach. Sports include swimming, dance, athletics, football, cricket, and rounders, and clubs range from eco and gardening to coding and chess. SEND provision covers specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, speech, language and communication needs, and social, emotional and mental health support. The school is non-religious and does not have a sixth form. For families living within the catchment, the high oversubscription means a realistic chance of a place is far from guaranteed, but those who secure one get a well-equipped, Good-rated infant school with a strong local pull. The nearest outstanding alternative is Harris Primary Academy Philip Lane, 0.7 km away, which may be worth a look for families who miss out.

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