Garden Suburb Junior School

Barnet · NW11 6XU

General information Junior School · 7-11 years Who goes here 315 pupils, 29.5% FSM

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Garden Suburb Junior School

General Information

Address: Childs Way, London, NW11 6XU – View on map
Phone: 02084553269
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Eileen Bhavsar
Age range: 7-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

315 pupils out of 360 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 93
% eligible for free school meals: 29.5%
Pupil mix: 8 in 10 (more mixed than the Barnet average)
English as an additional language: 61% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 19.9% a year (Barnet 18.3%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 61% moved to another school, 39% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Barnet: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 3 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 4 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 2 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Barnet, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 5.5%
Persistently absent pupils: 13.3%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 13.3%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 7.6%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 15 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 13 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 7 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 5 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 8 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 8 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 7 pupils
Multi-sensory impairment: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2022 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 75% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 5% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 3 percentage points above the Barnet average (72%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Above (3-year average 74% against an expected 67%)
3-year average (expected standard): 74%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 85% · Writing 79% · Maths 92% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 89%
Average test scores: reading 108, maths 111
Based on: 84 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolBarnet averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2022/23 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was 3 percentage points above the Barnet average (72%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 44th of 84 junior and primary schools in the area

=40Saracens Broadfields76%
=40The Hyde School76%
=44Garden Suburb Junior School75%
=44Rosh Pinah Primary School75%
#46Shalom Noam Primary School74%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Courtland School97%
#2Menorah Foundation School96%
#3Deansbrook Junior School95%
=4Brunswick Park Primary and Nursery School93%
=4St Andrew's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, Totteridge93%
#6Menorah Primary School for Boys91%
=7Hasmonean Primary School90%
=7Menorah Primary School for Girls90%
=9Etz Chaim Jewish Primary School88%
=9Monken Hadley CofE Primary School88%
=9Monkfrith Primary School88%
=12St John's CofE Primary and Nursery School87%
=12St Paul's CofE Primary School NW787%
=14Akiva School86%
=14Chalgrove Primary School86%
=14London Academy86%
=17St Catherine's RC School85%
=17Woodcroft Primary School85%
#19Foulds School84%
=20Independent Jewish Day School83%
=20Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School83%
=22Brookland Junior School82%
=22St Agnes' Catholic Primary School82%
=22St Mary's CofE Primary School82%
=25Goldbeaters Primary School81%
=25Moss Hall Junior School81%
=27Ashmole Primary School80%
=27Rimon Jewish Primary School80%
=27Sunnyfields Primary School80%
=27Wren Academy Finchley80%
#31Woodridge Primary School79%
#32Alma Primary78%
=33All Saints' CofE Nursery and Primary School N2077%
=33Beit Shvidler Primary School77%
=33Christ Church Primary School77%
=33Sacks Morasha Jewish Primary School77%
=33St Mary's CofE Primary School, East Barnet77%
=33The Orion Primary School77%
=33Whitings Hill Primary School77%
=40Barnfield Primary School76%
=40Holy Trinity CofE Primary School76%
=40Saracens Broadfields76%
=40The Hyde School76%
=44Garden Suburb Junior School75%
=44Rosh Pinah Primary School75%
#46Shalom Noam Primary School74%
=47Church Hill School73%
=47Manorside Primary School73%
=47Martin Primary School73%
#50Hollickwood Primary School72%
#51The Annunciation RC Junior School71%
#52Mathilda Marks-Kennedy Jewish Primary School70%
=53Edgware Primary School69%
=53Livingstone Primary and Nursery School69%
=53St Theresa's Catholic Primary School69%
=53Summerside Primary Academy69%
=53Trent CofE Primary School69%
=58Blessed Dominic Catholic Primary School68%
=58Fairway Primary School and Children's Centre68%
=58Frith Manor Primary School68%
=58St Joseph's Catholic Primary School68%
=58Underhill School68%
#63Our Lady of Lourdes RC School66%
#64Tudor Primary School64%
=65Cromer Road Primary School63%
=65Queenswell Junior School63%
=65St John's CofE Junior Mixed and Infant School63%
=65St Paul's CofE Primary School N1163%
=65Wessex Gardens Primary School63%
#70Pardes House Primary School62%
=71Colindale Primary School60%
=71Dollis Primary School60%
#73Northside Primary School57%
=74Childs Hill Primary School56%
=74St Vincent's Catholic Primary School56%
=76All Saints' CofE Primary School NW255%
=76Danegrove Primary School55%
=76Watling Park School55%
#79Parkfield Primary School51%
#80Holly Park Primary School49%
#81Claremont Primary School48%
#82Millbrook Park Primary School44%
#83Coppetts Wood Primary School43%
#84Saracens Bell Lane39%

View full Ofsted inspection report

4th of 5 junior schools in Barnet for Ofsted rating

#2Brookland Junior SchoolGood
#3Deansbrook Junior SchoolGood
#4Garden Suburb Junior SchoolGood
#5Queenswell Junior SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1The Annunciation RC Junior SchoolOutstanding
#2Brookland Junior SchoolGood
#3Deansbrook Junior SchoolGood
#4Garden Suburb Junior SchoolGood
#5Queenswell Junior SchoolGood

Financials

Spending per pupil: £7,548 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

5th of 6 junior schools in Barnet for spending per pupil

#3The Annunciation RC Junior School£7,832
#4Brookland Junior School£7,756
#5Garden Suburb Junior School£7,548
#6Moss Hall Junior School£6,080

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Queenswell Junior School£10,766
#2Deansbrook Junior School£8,178
#3The Annunciation RC Junior School£7,832
#4Brookland Junior School£7,756
#5Garden Suburb Junior School£7,548
#6Moss Hall Junior School£6,080

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