Chalgrove Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · London, Barnet
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.46 miles
Published by London Borough of Barnet · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2015–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Chalgrove Primary School is a primary school in London, Barnet for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 25 May 2022. Barnet has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Chalgrove 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 | 0.46 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 1.184 mi |
| Reception 2015 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- At Reception in 2026 there were 45 first-choice applications for 28 offers: 27 offers went to first-choice families and 18 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- Reception in 2026 had 1.6 first choices per offer, the 5th highest of 84 Barnet primary schools.
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 0.46 miles away, the 12th shortest of 31 Barnet primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- In 2024/25, 86% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%), and 7% 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
- Chalgrove Gardens, Finchley, London, N3 3PL
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Barnet
- Pupils on roll
- 217 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 25.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 25 May 2022
Strengths
- “Chalgrove Primary School is a small, welcoming and highly inclusive community where pupils live out the school's ethos of 'if you believe, you can achieve'.”
- “Pupils readily talk about their hopes and ambitions.”
- “They feel safe because they know staff will listen to them and act swiftly if they share any concerns.”
To improve
- “A small number of staff hold more mixed views about how workload and wellbeing are managed.”
- “There is, however, some variability in how well the curriculum is taught.”
- “For example, checks on pupils’ learning are not consistent.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 September 2026 (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) | 86% | 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: 45 first-preference applications, 28 offers in total, 27 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.
- Nancy Reuben Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Saracens Bell Lane 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Independent Jewish Day School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Garden Suburb Infant School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Garden Suburb Junior School 0.6 mi School remains Good
- Pardes House Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hasmonean Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Akiva School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published