Garden Suburb Junior School
Childs Way, London, NW11 6XU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Eileen Bhavsar
- Federation
- The Garden Suburb Federation
- Constituency
- Finchley and Golders Green
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 315
- URN
- 101281
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02084553269
About this school
Garden Suburb Junior School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 315 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Garden Suburb Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 19 May 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 85 | 73 | 84 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 79% | 66% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 8% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 73% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 88% | 92% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 85% | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 110.0 | 111.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Garden Suburb Junior School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Barnet average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 79% | 68.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 70.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 70% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 328 |
| 2023/24 | 332 |
| 2024/25 | 346 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Garden Suburb Junior School compares
Garden Suburb Junior School ranked 45th of 86 primary schools in Barnet for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 5.5% | 31.5% | 315 | — |
| Garden Suburb Infant School | — | 6.1% | 21.9% | 173 | 0.0 miles |
| Brookland Junior School | 82% | 5.6% | 17% | 352 | 0.5 miles |
| Brookland Infant and Nursery School | — | 4.7% | 11.4% | 283 | 0.5 miles |
| Chalgrove Primary School | 86% | 3.9% | 20.8% | 217 | 0.6 miles |
| Independent Jewish Day School | 83% | 4.3% | 0.5% | 214 | 0.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 31.5%
- English as an additional language
- 67.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.51%
- Persistent absence
- 13.28%
Location
Nearby schools
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Garden Suburb Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · London
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Brookland Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · London
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Brookland Infant and Nursery School0.5 miles
Primary · Hampstead Garden Suburb
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Chalgrove Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · London
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Independent Jewish Day School0.7 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Garden Suburb Junior School ranks 433rd of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
- Abacus Belsize Primary School Primary
- Acton Gardens Primary School Primary
- Adamsrill Primary School Primary
- Addison Primary School Primary
- Ainslie Wood Primary School Primary
- Akiva School Primary
- Albemarle Primary School Primary
- Albion Primary School Primary
- Alderbrook Primary School Primary
- Aldersbrook Primary School Primary
- Alderwood Primary School Primary
- Alexander McLeod Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Garden Suburb Junior School teach?
- Garden Suburb Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Garden Suburb Junior School?
- The headteacher of Garden Suburb Junior School is Mrs Eileen Bhavsar, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Garden Suburb Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Garden Suburb Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Garden Suburb Junior School?
- Garden Suburb Junior School has 315 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Garden Suburb Junior School full?
- Garden Suburb Junior School has capacity for 360 pupils and 315 on roll (88%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Garden Suburb Junior School a faith school?
- No. Garden Suburb Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Garden Suburb Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Garden Suburb Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Garden Suburb Junior School part of an academy trust?
- Garden Suburb Junior School is part of the The Garden Suburb Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Garden Suburb Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 79% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Garden Suburb Junior School compare with other schools in Barnet?
- Garden Suburb Junior School ranked 45th of 86 primary schools in Barnet for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Garden Suburb Junior School's absence rate?
- Garden Suburb Junior School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Garden Suburb Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Garden Suburb Junior School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.