Peninim
37 Elmcroft Crescent, London, NW11 9TB
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Chaya Shlesinger
- Religious ethos
- Jewish
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Finchley and Golders Green
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 190
- Pupils on roll
- 144
- URN
- 137502
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Telephone
- 02080042224
About this school
Peninim is a girls' independent school in London. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 144 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Peninim under its current framework. 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
Peninim has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2011, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Trends over time
How Peninim has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 113 |
| 2023/24 | 127 |
| 2024/25 | 135 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 0
- Pupils on SEN support
- 10
Location
Nearby schools
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Mapledown School0.4 miles
Special schools · London
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WENTWORTH COLLEGE0.4 miles
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Shiras Devorah High School0.6 miles
Independent schools
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Talmud Torah Tiferes Shlomo0.6 miles
Independent schools · London
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Lubavitch Yeshiva Ketanah of London0.7 miles
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Common questions
- What ages does Peninim teach?
- Peninim teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is an independent school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Peninim?
- The headteacher of Peninim is Mrs Chaya Shlesinger, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Peninim been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Peninim under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Peninim?
- Peninim has 144 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Peninim full?
- Peninim has capacity for 190 pupils and 144 on roll (76%), 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 Peninim a faith school?
- No. Peninim has no designated religious character.
- Does Peninim publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Peninim. 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 24 July 2026.