Queenswell Infant & Nursery School: admissions history
How many families applied, how many places there were, and how far the last place went - every year we hold.
For September 2026 entry, 25 families put Queenswell Infant & Nursery School as their first choice and 95 named it as one of their preferences, for 39 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places, so in 2026 a family who put it first could expect an offer unless the school's other criteria ruled them out.
First-choice demand has fallen from 44 in 2021 to 25 in 2026, while places went from 59 to 39.
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 2025, families in Barnet lodged 33 appeals against primary school offers; 18 reached a hearing and 4 succeeded (22.2% of those heard).
Applications and offers by year
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 39 | 25 | 95 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 2025 | 47 | 25 | 109 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2024 | 51 | 30 | 117 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 2023 | 47 | 38 | 132 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2022 | 48 | 32 | 147 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2021 | 59 | 44 | 126 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2020 | 69 | 42 | 136 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 2019 | 60 | 42 | 151 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2018 | 60 | 45 | 138 | 0.8 | 5 |
| 2017 | 63 | 40 | 148 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 2016 | 91 | 62 | 167 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2015 | 95 | 49 | 135 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2014 | 90 | 59 | 146 | 0.7 | 0 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.