Queenswell Infant & Nursery School
Sweets Way, Whetstone, London, N20 0NQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Co- Head Teachers
- Mrs Elizabeth Longworth
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- The Flourishing Schools Federation
- Constituency
- Chipping Barnet
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 183
- URN
- 101312
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02084450524
About this school
Queenswell Infant & Nursery School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 183 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Queenswell Infant & Nursery 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 | 9.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 217 |
| 2023/24 | 196 |
| 2024/25 | 193 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Queenswell Infant & Nursery School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.8% | 22.3% | 183 | — |
| Queenswell Junior School | 63% | 6.6% | 37% | 257 | 0.0 miles |
| All Saints' CofE Nursery and Primary School N20 | 77% | 5.2% | 23.4% | 214 | 0.2 miles |
| Alma Primary | 78% | 4.5% | 9.7% | 185 | 0.2 miles |
| St John's CofE Primary and Nursery School | 87% | 3% | 10.4% | 242 | 0.3 miles |
| Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School | 83% | 4.3% | 15.1% | 408 | 0.4 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)
- 22.3%
- English as an additional language
- 65.3%
- Overall absence
- 6.75%
- Persistent absence
- 20.56%
Location
Nearby schools
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Queenswell Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · London
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All Saints' CofE Nursery and Primary School N200.2 miles
Primary · London
-
Alma Primary0.2 miles
Primary · London
-
St John's CofE Primary and Nursery School0.3 miles
Primary · London
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Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
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Common questions
- What year groups does Queenswell Infant & Nursery School teach?
- Queenswell Infant & Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the co- head teachers of Queenswell Infant & Nursery School?
- The co- head teachers of Queenswell Infant & Nursery School is Mrs Elizabeth Longworth, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Queenswell Infant & Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Queenswell Infant & Nursery 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 Queenswell Infant & Nursery School?
- Queenswell Infant & Nursery School has 183 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Queenswell Infant & Nursery School full?
- Queenswell Infant & Nursery School has capacity for 270 pupils and 183 on roll (68%), 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 Queenswell Infant & Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Queenswell Infant & Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Queenswell Infant & Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Queenswell Infant & Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Queenswell Infant & Nursery School?
- Queenswell Infant & Nursery School is part of the The Flourishing Schools Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Queenswell Infant & Nursery School's absence rate?
- Queenswell Infant & Nursery School's overall absence rate is 6.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Queenswell Infant & Nursery 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 Queenswell Infant & Nursery 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.