Moss Hall Infant School
Primary · Community school · Mixed · Barnet
Moss Hall Grove, London, N12 8PE
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 22/11/2023
Application demand
86%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
95.5%
9.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
287
Capacity used
Has space80%
360 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
86%
1st preference success rate
72 of 84 families who put it first got an offer
90
Places offered
287
Total applications
3.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 84 | 72 | ● 86% |
| 2nd preference | 67 | 10 | ● 15% |
| 3rd preference | 52 | 5 | ● 10% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 84 | 3 | ● 4% |
| Total | 287 | 90 | 31% |
1st preference success by year
Barnet lets families list 6 preferences. 3 applications came from outside the council area (0 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
- 5–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Jen Brodkin
- Address
- Moss Hall Grove, Finchley, London, N12 8PE
- Phone
- 02084459735
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Ward / constituency
- West Finchley · Finchley and Golders Green
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 101295
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 12% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 72% | — | — |
| SEN support | 12% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
287 pupils · 360 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
22 November 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessEarly years Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 223 pupils
Attendance
95.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
4.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
9.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.5%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
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.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 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.