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Deansbrook Infant School

Primary · Community school · Mixed · Barnet

Hale Drive, London, NW7 3ED

Website 02089592152

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headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

Good

Graded 11/06/2024

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

92.3%

19.6% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

212

Capacity used

Has space

79%

270 places

GCSE rank (England)

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KS2 rank (England)

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Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

44 of 44 families who put it first got an offer

56

Places offered

93

Total applications

1.7

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference4444● 100%
2nd preference132● 15%
3rd preference191● 5%
Later preferences (4th–6th)171● 6%
Total934852%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Barnet lets families list 6 preferences. 3 applications came from outside the council area (2 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Age range
3–7
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Carole Catley
Address
Hale Drive, Mill Hill, London, NW7 3ED
Phone
02089592152
Local authority
Barnet
Ward / constituency
Edgware · Hendon
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
101274

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals25%——
English as additional language72%——
SEN support9%——
50% boys (106)50% girls (106)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

212 pupils · 270 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 24

    11 June 2024

    Full graded inspection

    Good overall effectiveness
    Early yearsGood
    Personal developmentOutstanding
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 133 pupils

Attendance

92.3%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

7.7%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

19.6%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.8%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.9%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

10%
20/21
20%
21/22
34%
22/23
18%
23/24
20%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Barnet council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.