Childs Hill Primary School, London
Childs Hill Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in London, part of The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 915th-highest of the 959 schools in London with published results, and 12,107th of 14,452 across England. It was 99% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Barnet (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Childs Hill Primary School in detail
Childs Hill Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "We are proud to be part of The Elliot Foundation Academy Trust (TEFAT). Childs Hill is a happy and thriving two-form entry school which is federated with nearby Claremont Primary School. Under the leadership of Acting Principal, Martin Skillett, the school is proud to serve its local community in Cricklewood."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, cricket and art.
The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 64% of Year 6 pupils at Childs Hill Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 64% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 85% and 85% in Barnet and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 72% in reading and 70% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Childs Hill Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 22 families put Childs Hill Primary School as their first choice and 83 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Childs Hill Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Childs Hill Primary School are St Agnes' Catholic Primary School (0.2 miles, Outstanding, 93% reading, 89% maths); All Saints' CofE Primary School NW2 (0.3 miles, Good, 62% reading, 66% maths); Rimon Jewish Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 97% reading, 97% maths); and Claremont Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 68% reading, 68% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Childs Hill Primary School.
St Agnes' Catholic Primary SchoolAll Saints' CofE Primary School NW2Rimon Jewish Primary SchoolClaremont Primary School
The trust
Childs Hill Primary School is one of 37 schools run by The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 63% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
35.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 87% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are other ethnic groups (36%), Black (14%) and Asian (13%).
In 2026, 54 pupils (13.3%) received SEN support and 38 (9.3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.
Childs Hill Primary School has a resourced provision for autism: 12 places, 12 pupils on roll.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Cricklewood, about 570 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Dersingham Road, 180 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 597 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and vehicle crime. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Barnet (370), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Childs Hill Primary School issued 19 suspensions, 4.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Childs Hill Primary School are Hampstead School (0.4 miles) and Clarion (0.9 miles).
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoChilds Hill Primary School has had no graded Ofsted inspection since it took its current form in February 2020. Before that, as Childs Hill School (URN 101265), it was rated Good in January 2016.
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
This is a very inclusive school. Pupils, including pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), are happy and value their friendships. Their happiness is also displayed in the warmth they show for their teachers. The school sets high expectations for pupils' achievement and personal development. There are positive steps towards pupils achieving their best in all subjects. This is a priority for the school. Pupils develop their personal skills well through a strong personal, social and health education curriculum. They are responsible young citizens.
Pupils' behaviour in and beyond the classroom is excellent. At breaktimes they play well and have a lot of fun together. Pupils are respectful of their peers and staff. They feel safe and are taught to keep themselves out of danger.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
The school is ambitious for all pupils to achieve well through a well-rounded education. The curriculum has been recently reviewed and improved with the intent of raising pupils' achievement further. Learning is logically ordered. This gives pupils opportunities to practise and repeat what they have learned. For example, in early years, children learn about numbers, counting and sharing. They develop an understanding of the patterns and links between numbers. Older pupils apply this knowledge when learning about fractions. In a few subjects, the important ideas that pupils need to know and remember are not as clearly identified. In these subjects, pupils do not recall the important knowledge they need to support the next steps in their learning.
Teachers typically have the subject knowledge to deliver the curriculum well. They plan activities and tasks that enable pupils to learn the intended curriculum successfully. Teachers are clear in their explanations. They use different ways to check pupils' understanding. Teachers are beginning to adapt the curriculum to address any gaps in learning. Staff expertise in some subjects is less well developed. As a result, pupils do not deepen their understanding consistently over time.
From Ofsted's July 2024 ungraded inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
At a Glance
35.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
Resourced provision: Autism
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 72% to 64% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 70% to 64% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 70% to 66% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
22.7
Avg class size
25.7
Infant (KS1)
25.0
KS2
18
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
Keep up with Childs Hill Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Childs Hill Primary School.
- LBL St Agnes330m away · Not yet graded
- The Club @ Rimon760m away · Not yet graded
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Childs Hill Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Childs Hill Primary School is in Barnet; for families living there:
Apply to Barnet for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 73
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 15
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 73 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 15 serious and 58 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot.
17 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Barnet is 53 (the median across 175 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
99%
Near capacity
419 pupils
420 places
1 spare place in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - London
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for London
Across Barnet council
Places available
4,268
Applications
3,649
Got 1st preference
86.1%
Got preferred school
98.0%
All primary applications across Barnet council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History
Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
54
SEN Support
38
EHC Plans
22.6%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Childs Hill Primary School has a resourced provision for autism: 12 places, 12 pupils on roll.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
407
Total Pupils
218
Boys
189
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
23
Teachers
17.7:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£54,530
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,260
Per pupil
£2949k
Total funding
£203k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.0%
Overall absence
18.2%
Persistent absence
390
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Childs Hill Primary School
Questions parents ask about Childs Hill Primary School
What are SATs results like at Childs Hill Primary School?
Of the pupils at Childs Hill Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 64% reached the expected standard in reading and 64% did so in maths.
What is Childs Hill Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Childs Hill Primary School has had no graded Ofsted inspection since it took its current form in February 2020. Before that, as Childs Hill School (URN 101265), it was rated Good in January 2016.
What is the catchment area for Childs Hill Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Childs Hill Primary School is oversubscribed, Barnet allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Childs Hill Primary School?
Childs Hill Primary School was full in 2025, at 100% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.
How big are the classes at Childs Hill Primary School?
Classes at Childs Hill Primary School average 22.7 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Childs Hill Primary School?
Childs Hill Primary School has around 407 pupils on roll. 36% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Childs Hill Primary School have specialist SEN provision?
Childs Hill Primary School has a resourced provision for autism: 12 places, 12 pupils on roll.
What is attendance like at Childs Hill Primary School?
6% of sessions were missed at Childs Hill Primary School in 2024/25. 18.2% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Childs Hill Primary School?
Apply through Barnet's coordinated admissions process, naming Childs Hill Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Childs Hill Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists 2 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of Childs Hill Primary School: LBL St Agnes (330m away, registered, not yet graded) and The Club @ Rimon (760m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Childs Hill Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 73 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 15 serious and 58 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot. 17 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Barnet is 53 (the median across 175 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Childs Hill Primary School?
Childs Hill Primary School is at Dersingham Road, Cricklewood, London, NW2 1SL.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)