Colindale Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · London, Barnet
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.976 miles
Published by London Borough of Barnet · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2015–2026 (miles)
Colindale Primary School is a primary school in London, Barnet for ages 2–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 12 July 2023. Barnet has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Colindale Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 0.976 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.404 mi |
| Reception 2015 | 0.361 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026, the last child offered a place lived 0.976 miles away, the 3rd longest of 31 Barnet primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- The 2026 Reception last distance was further from the school than in 2025, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 3 years with a published distance.
- For Reception 2026 there were 67 first-choice applications for 89 offers; 65 offers went to first-choice families, and 2 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 60% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 11% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Barnet schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Clovelly Avenue, Colindale, London, NW9 6DT
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Barnet
- Pupils on roll
- 703 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 26.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 12 July 2023
Strengths
- “This is a welcoming and inclusive school.”
- “Staff and pupils value diversity and welcome pupils of all different backgrounds and abilities.”
- “Pupils enjoy learning here and are kind and respectful towards one another.”
To improve
- “Curriculum thinking in Years 1 to 6, however, is not yet consistent across all subjects.”
- “Some further work is needed to ensure that subject-specific knowledge and vocabulary is clearly identified in each subject.”
- “However, this is not used consistently across all classes.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 September 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 60% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 67 first-preference applications, 89 offers in total, 65 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Barnet.
- The Hyde School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Beis Yaakov Primary School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Sunnyfields Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Blessed Dominic Catholic Primary School 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Parkfield Primary School 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- The Annunciation Catholic Infant School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Barnfield Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published