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Chalgrove Primary School

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personMrs Jennifer Gaffney

location_onLondon, N3 3PL

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2022

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Students

222

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Expected Standard

86%

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Demand Ratio

1.3x

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Chalgrove Primary School is a Community school primary school in London, serving ages 4-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Demand is above capacity (1.3×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 5% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Chalgrove Primary School is a community school in London, Barnet, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 216 pupils on roll, of whom 21% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 86% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #44 of 84 primaries in Barnet and #3,849 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Outstanding, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Outstanding.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.3× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 14.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

86%

LA 70%

Reading93% LA 82%

Writing86% LA 76%

Maths93% LA 82%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

81%

LA 70%England 61%

Reading88% LA 82% · Eng 74%

Writing81% LA 78% · Eng 72%

Maths88% LA 82% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 69%England 60%

Reading72% LA 80% · Eng 73%

Writing79% LA 78% · Eng 71%

Maths86% LA 81% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.4

Read

LA 1.4

-2.0 to 2.8

2.5

Write

LA 1.1

0.2 to 4.8

3.3

Maths

LA 1.8

1.0 to 5.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

85%

LA 73%England 65%

Reading96% LA 80% · Eng 73%

Writing88% LA 81% · Eng 78%

Maths88% LA 85% · Eng 79%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

4.8

Read

LA 1.8

2.4 to 7.2

2.1

Write

LA 0.6

-0.1 to 4.3

2.5

Maths

LA 2.0

0.4 to 4.7

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

76%

LA 72%

Reading88% LA 81%

Writing80% LA 80%

Maths88% LA 82%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.6

Read

LA 1.7

1 to 6.2

1.8

Write

LA 0.3

-0.7 to 4.3

4.4

Maths

LA 1.7

2.1 to 6.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

25 May 2022

Inspection Report

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05 March 2019

Inspection Report

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26 November 2014

Inspection Report

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15 January 2013

Inspection Report

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01 July 2010

Inspection Report

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25 March 2008

Inspection Report

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06 November 2007

Inspection Report

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19 June 2007

Inspection Report

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21 February 2007

Inspection Report

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18 October 2006

Inspection Report

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23 September 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2022-05-25

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

Outstanding

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

2019-03-05

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-11-26

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2010-07-01

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 216 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	216	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	221	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	212	1	0.5%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	218	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	218	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	219	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	222	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	219	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	226	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	223	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	227	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	235	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	238	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	234	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	229	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	229	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	231	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	245	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	247	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	247	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	249	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	252	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	254	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	254	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	255	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	257	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 22 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 6 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils