Queenswell Junior School
Sweets Way, Whetstone, London, N20 0NQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Elizabeth Longworth
- Federation
- The Flourishing Schools Federation
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Chipping Barnet
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 257
- URN
- 101313
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02084450524
About this school
Queenswell Junior School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 257 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Queenswell 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 14 June 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.
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 | 58 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 62% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 2% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% | 78% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 79% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 84% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.00 | - | - |
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 Queenswell 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 | 56% | 68.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 70.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 70% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 268 |
| 2023/24 | 260 |
| 2024/25 | 265 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Queenswell Junior School compares
Queenswell Junior School ranked 69th of 86 primary schools in Barnet for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 6.6% | 37% | 257 | — |
| Queenswell Infant & Nursery School | — | 6.8% | 22.3% | 183 | 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)
- 36.98%
- English as an additional language
- 63.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.57%
- Persistent absence
- 19.42%
Location
Nearby schools
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Queenswell Infant & Nursery School0.0 miles
Primary · London
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All Saints' CofE Nursery and Primary School N200.2 miles
Primary · London
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Alma Primary0.2 miles
Primary · London
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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
Other schools in London
Queenswell Junior School ranks 735th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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- 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 Queenswell Junior School teach?
- Queenswell Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Queenswell Junior School?
- The headteacher of Queenswell Junior School is Mrs Elizabeth Longworth, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Queenswell Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Queenswell 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 Queenswell Junior School?
- Queenswell Junior School has 257 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Queenswell Junior School full?
- Queenswell Junior School has capacity for 240 pupils and 257 on roll (107%), so it is at or above 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 Junior School a faith school?
- No. Queenswell Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Queenswell Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Queenswell Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Queenswell Junior School part of an academy trust?
- Queenswell Junior 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 SEN provision does Queenswell Junior School have?
- The schools register lists Queenswell Junior School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Queenswell Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Queenswell Junior School compare with other schools in Barnet?
- Queenswell Junior School ranked 69th of 86 primary schools in Barnet for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Queenswell Junior School's absence rate?
- Queenswell Junior School's overall absence rate is 6.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Queenswell Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Queenswell 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.