SCHOOL PROFILE

Queenswell Infant & Nursery School

Primary Community school URN 101312
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 270 Published school capacity
Capacity used 67.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 7 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

13 June 2023
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Barnet
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 183 150 full-time · 33 part-time
Female pupils 83 45.4% of pupils
Male pupils 100 54.6% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

30.6%
5.8 pts above England
School 30.6%
Barnet 20.6%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

71.0%
50.7 pts above England
School 71.0%
Barnet 43.3%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Barnet 0.6%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Any other White background
28.4%
52
Any other ethnic group
21.3%
39
White British
14.2%
26
African
6.0%
11
Any other Mixed background
5.5%
10
Any other Asian background
4.9%
9
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 16.9% 31 of 183 pupils
3.9 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 16.9%
Barnet 18.8%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 8.2% 15 pupils
England 14.8% 6.6 pts below
EHC plans 8.7% 16 pupils
England 6.0% 2.7 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 16
Autistic spectrum disorder 9
Moderate learning difficulty 2
Social, emotional & mental health 2
No specialist assessment yet 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

6.75%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.53 pts higher than England
School 6.75%
Barnet 5.90%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

20.56%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

4.75 pts higher than England
School 20.56%
Barnet 14.89%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Barnet 1.29%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

67.8% 20.4 pts below England
Queenswell Infant & Nursery School
67.8%
Barnet
90.3%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information