Moss Hall Infant School
Primary · Community school · Ages 5–7 · London, Barnet
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.463 miles
Published by London Borough of Barnet · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2015–2026 (miles)
Moss Hall Infant School is a primary school in London, Barnet for ages 5–7 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 22 November 2023. Barnet has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Moss Hall Infant 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 | 0.463 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.432 mi |
| Reception 2015 | 0.265 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- At Reception in 2026 the last child offered a place lived 0.463 miles away, the 13th shortest of 31 Barnet primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- The 2026 figure was the longest of the 3 years with a published Reception distance, about the same as in 2025 and further than in 2015.
- There were 81 first-choice applications for 91 offers at Reception in 2026; 75 offers went to first-choice families, and 6 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- 11.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 19.2% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Barnet.
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
- Moss Hall Grove, Finchley, London, N12 8PE
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–7
- Council
- Barnet
- Pupils on roll
- 287 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 22 November 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to this welcoming and nurturing school.”
- “Staff know pupils well, and pupils said that adults listen to them.”
- “As a result, pupils are happy and feel safe.”
To improve
- “However, on some occasions, choices of activities and books are unhelpful in ensuring that all pupils can access the expected learning.”
- “However, there are times when some reading books are too hard for pupils to practise their phonics with.”
- “In Years 1 and 2, however, there are occasions when tasks and resources are not building well on what pupils know and have learned previously.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 January 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 81 first-preference applications, 91 offers in total, 75 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.
- Moss Hall Junior School 0.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- Northside Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Sacks Morasha Jewish Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Our Lady of Lourdes RC School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Manorside Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Summerside Primary Academy 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Tudor Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Mary's CofE Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published