Chestnuts Primary School
Primary · Foundation school · Ages 3–11 · London, Haringey
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.416 miles
Published by Haringey Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2022–2026 (miles)
Chestnuts Primary School is a primary school in London, Haringey for ages 3–11 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 23 November 2022. Haringey has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2022 to 2026 entry.
Chestnuts 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 | 0.416 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.2729 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.3591 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.4826 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.4291 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 70% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 23% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The last Reception place in 2026 went to a child 0.416 miles away, further than in 2025 and about the same as in 2022.
- Reception 2026 drew 71 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 56 offers went to first-choice families, and 15 first-choice families (21%) were not offered a place.
- 17.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 32.7% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Haringey.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Haringey schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Black Boy Lane, Tottenham, London, N15 3AS
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Haringey
- Pupils on roll
- 442 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 23 November 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud of the school.”
- “Leaders have high expectations for behaviour and learning.”
- “Some pupils said ‘The Chestnuts Way’ helps them get better at learning.”
To improve
- “However, this is not consistent across all subjects.”
- “In some subjects, leaders do not make sure that teaching makes important knowledge explicit.”
- “As a result, sometimes children do not have the secure knowledge they need for future learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 January 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) | 70% | 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: 71 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 56 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 Haringey.
- West Green Primary School 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Ann's CE Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- St John Vianney RC Primary School 0.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Mary's Priory Catholic Infant School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Mary's Priory Catholic Junior School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Harris Primary Academy Philip Lane 0.4 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- South Grove Primary School 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- South Harringay Junior School 0.5 mi Outstanding