Queenswell Infant & Nursery School

About Queenswell Infant & Nursery School

Queenswell Infant & Nursery School holds a Good rating from its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023, a grade it has maintained consistently across both its current and previous inspections. The school serves children aged 3 to 7 in the London borough of Barnet, and its academic story is best understood through its early years and Key Stage 1 performance, given that pupils leave before reaching Key Stage 2 SATs. The Ofsted report rated every category as Good, including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and early years provision. This uniform rating suggests a school that delivers reliably across all areas, without standout weaknesses. For a primary school that only goes up to Year 2, the most informative metric is the early years provision grade, which was also Good. Parents considering Queenswell should note that the school does not have published Key Stage 2 results, as its pupils transfer to a junior school at age seven, so the focus is squarely on the foundation years.

While Queenswell does not have a Progress 8 score or KS2 SATs data to compare against the Barnet local authority average of 73, the school's Good Ofsted rating places it within a competitive local landscape. Barnet has 14 outstanding primary schools out of 91 total, meaning Queenswell sits in the solid middle tier. The nearest outstanding alternative is Ashmole Primary School, 2.3 km away. The school's 2023 inspection noted that behaviour and attitudes are Good, which aligns with the school's capacity to support its 193 pupils across a 270-place school, leaving some spare capacity. With 22.3 per cent of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a moderately diverse intake. The absence of exam data means parents should rely on the Ofsted breakdown and the school's consistent Good record as the primary indicators of academic quality.

Queenswell is oversubscribed for the 2025/26 intake, with 109 applications for 47 places and 25 first-preference offers, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.32. This suggests strong local demand despite not being outstanding. The school offers a nursery provision, which feeds into the main school, and its facilities include a sensory room, library, ICT suite, art studios, and playing fields. Sports provision covers athletics, dance, tennis, gymnastics, and netball, while clubs range from drama and choir to gardening and book club. The school explicitly supports children with moderate learning difficulties, speech and language needs, autistic spectrum disorder, social and emotional challenges, and physical disabilities. This makes Queenswell a practical choice for families in Barnet seeking a Good-rated infant school with strong SEND support, particularly those who value a broad range of enrichment activities and a clear transition path to a junior school at age seven.

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