Garden Suburb Junior School, London

In its own words: "All parents with pupils in Year 2 at Infant Schools in the borough will be asked to complete a Common Application Form (CAF) to apply for transfer to a Junior School in the September. The application should be submitted by mid January."

From the headteacher's welcome: "The school is situated in Hampstead Garden Suburb, at the southern end of the London Borough of Barnet. We are a three form entry co-educational community junior school for children between the ages of 7-11 years. The school was originally opened in 1912. Part of the building was rebuilt in 1960 to replace damage caused during 1939-45 War."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, gymnastics, dance, choir, ukulele, chess and STEM.

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:50am and after-school care, from £5.00 per session.

In 2025, 85% of Year 6 pupils at Garden Suburb Junior School reached the expected standard in reading and 92% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 85% and 85% in Barnet and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 73% in reading and 88% in maths in 2024.

Across Barnet, 86% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Barnet lodged 37 appeals against primary school offers; 26 reached a hearing and 1 succeeded (3.8% of those heard).

The nearest other state primary schools to Garden Suburb Junior School are Garden Suburb Infant School (under 0.1 miles, Good); Brookland Infant and Nursery School (0.5 miles, Good); Brookland Junior School (0.5 miles, Good, 94% reading, 88% maths); and Chalgrove Primary School (0.6 miles, Outstanding, 93% reading, 93% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Garden Suburb Junior School.

80 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Garden Suburb Junior School (as of September 2025): 80% would recommend the school, 93% say their child is happy there and 67% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (98%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (67%).

61.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (18%), other ethnic groups (18%) and Mixed (14%).

In 2026, 42 pupils (13.3%) received SEN support and 24 (7.6%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Golders Green Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Childs Way, 160 metres away.

In 2024/25, Garden Suburb Junior School issued 2 suspensions, 0.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Garden Suburb Junior School are The Henrietta Barnett School (0.4 miles), Christ's College Finchley (0.6 miles), Hendon School (0.9 miles) and Bishop Douglass School Finchley (1 mile).