Garden Suburb Infant School
Childs Way, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London, NW11 6XU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Sarah Louise Sands
- Federation
- The Garden Suburb Federation
- Constituency
- Finchley and Golders Green
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 246
- Pupils on roll
- 173
- URN
- 101282
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02084558198
About this school
Garden Suburb Infant School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 173 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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 13 July 2023, 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.
Trends over time
How Garden Suburb Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 241 |
| 2023/24 | 216 |
| 2024/25 | 187 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Garden Suburb Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.1% | 21.9% | 173 | — |
| Garden Suburb Junior School | 75% | 5.5% | 31.5% | 315 | 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)
- 21.93%
- English as an additional language
- 84%
- Overall absence
- 6.12%
- Persistent absence
- 14.79%
Location
Nearby schools
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Garden Suburb Junior 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
-
Chalgrove Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · London
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Independent Jewish Day School0.7 miles
Primary · London
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- 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 year groups does Garden Suburb Infant School teach?
- Garden Suburb Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Garden Suburb Infant School?
- The headteacher of Garden Suburb Infant School is Miss Sarah Louise Sands, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Garden Suburb Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Garden Suburb Infant 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 big is Garden Suburb Infant School?
- Garden Suburb Infant School has 173 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Garden Suburb Infant School full?
- Garden Suburb Infant School has capacity for 246 pupils and 173 on roll (70%), 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 Infant School a faith school?
- No. Garden Suburb Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Garden Suburb Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Garden Suburb Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Garden Suburb Infant School?
- Garden Suburb Infant 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.
- What is Garden Suburb Infant School's absence rate?
- Garden Suburb Infant School's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Garden Suburb Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Garden Suburb Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.