School Chooser

Deansbrook Infant School

Primary · ages 3-7MixedCouncil212 pupilsNurseryLondonBarnet
School Chooser Score
12
Well below
similar schools
Likely range 5 to 28, so it could be “below”
Out of 100. Better than 7% of the 50 schools most like it. Slipping year on year.
#14,104 of 16,041 in England#91 in BarnetHow it is worked out
OfstedGoodLast Ofsted inspection, June 2024
Attendance92.3%England 94.8%
Pupils from low-income families25%About the same as most schools in England
Places58 spare212 pupils, 270 places
Pupils per teacher19.5School workforce census
Pupils on roll212Census January 2026

Deansbrook Infant School is a council school in London for boys and girls aged 3 to 7. It has 212 pupils and room for 270. About 24 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, about the same as most schools in England. We give it 12 out of 100. That puts it well below schools like it, ahead of 7% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2024.

Hale Drive, Mill Hill, London, NW7 3ED020 8959 2152deansbrookinfants.co.ukMrs Carole Catley headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted's last full inspection was on 11 June 2024, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Good overall.

TeachingOfsted calls this “quality of education”
Good
BehaviourOfsted calls this “behaviour and attitudes”
Good
WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development”
Outstanding
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and management”
Outstanding
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective
Yes

Results

No published results yet for this school.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Plenty of spare places171 pupils for 280 places, 2024/25
61% full

109 places were empty (39% of the total), so almost everyone who applies gets in. Pupil numbers have fallen by 22% since 2021/22, so places are getting easier to find.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Barnet council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.

Pupils on roll212Census January 2026
Places27079% full
Pupils from low-income families22%25% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English63%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support15%32 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan5%11 pupils with a plan
Average class size25.88 classes, January 2026; England 25.4
Classes with more than 30 pupils0%Infant classes are capped at 30 by law; England 10%
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)26%£69,750 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls106 / 106
White British pupils10%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (18), SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need (8), Autistic spectrum disorder (7), emotional and mental health (6), Moderate learning difficulty (2), Other difficulty or disability (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll212218225258268254
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals22%23%19%21%19%17%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language63%65%72%77%75%76%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support–12%9%5%7%5%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans–3%3%4%4%4%

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 92.3% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance92.3%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school19.6%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Suspensions per 100 pupils0.92024/25, no permanent exclusions
Missed without permission1.9%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/212018/19England
Sessions missedOverall absence7.7%6.7%8.5%7.0%4.0%4.9%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence5.8%4.1%6.1%5.1%2.7%3.8%–
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence1.9%2.6%2.5%1.9%1.4%1.2%–
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence19.6%18.3%34.2%19.9%10.1%13.0%12.8%
SuspensionsSuspension rate0.90.00.00.00.0––
Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions00000––

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers10.3full-time equivalent, 13 people
Pupils per teacher19.5Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants9.1full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£72,232
Teachers who left in the year6%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher7.32024/25

Money

From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£8,953England £7,738. Total £1.8m
Income per pupil£8,034England £7,697. Total £1.6m
Spent on teachers per pupil£4,008England £3,480
Money in reserve-13%In the red: -£213k, -£1,037 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out-£188kit spent more than it took in this year
Where the money goes£8,953spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m40812 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate57 per 1,000 people37% lower than the England average
Typical house price£580,000Barnet
Nearest bus stop250 mSefton Avenue, 12 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Deansbrook Junior SchoolAcademy0 m253Good 202396Compare
The Annunciation RC Junior SchoolRoman Catholic230 m217Outstanding 202392Compare
Mathilda Marks-Kennedy Jewish Primary SchoolJewish500 m219Report card 202688Compare
Menorah Foundation SchoolJewish610 m300No overall grade 202595Compare
Woodcroft Primary SchoolCouncil740 m398Good 202467Compare
Watling Park SchoolFree school840 m400Good 202346Compare
Beit Shvidler Primary SchoolJewish930 m230Not inspected94Compare
Goldbeaters Primary SchoolCouncil0.6 miles463Outstanding 202397Compare
Primary schools in BarnetPrimary schools in LondonBest primary schools in England

Compared with schools like it

Our score compares Deansbrook Infant School with the 45 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 45 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.

Beats7%of schools with a similar mix of pupils
Near the bottom of its group. Its score of 12 is 50 points below the typical school in the group.
0Lowest of the group 1 · middle 62 · highest 100100

Nearby schools with a similar mix of pupils that score higher

Of those 45 schools, these are within 25 km and score at least five points more than Deansbrook Infant School, nearest first. A school with the same kind of pupils and a higher score is the fairest sign that it gets more out of them.

SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
The Annunciation RC Junior SchoolRoman Catholic230 m217Outstanding 202392Compare
Courtland SchoolCouncil1.0 miles213Outstanding 2023100Compare
St Theresa's Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic3.4 miles180Good 202476Compare
Our Lady of Lourdes RC SchoolRoman Catholic3.7 miles193Good 202362Compare
Christ Church Primary SchoolChurch of England3.8 miles217Good 202291Compare
Hillside Infant SchoolFoundation6.5 miles201Good 202322Compare
St Michael at Bowes CofE Junior SchoolChurch of England6.7 miles253Good 202375Compare
Bourne Primary SchoolCouncil7.2 miles203Report card 202680Compare

How the score was worked out

The score is out of 100. A 12 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 12% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 5 to 28. That range is wide enough that the school could sit in the next band, so take the band as a rough guide rather than a verdict. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.

What we looked atHow much it countsAgainst schools like itEffect on the scoreBased on
Results over three years0%no data
–
Ofsted inspection20%in line
+0.03
Ofsted grade, 2.3 years old
Progress pupils make0%no data
–
Direction of travel over five years10%well below
-0.37
results and attendance falling year on year
Attendance and behaviour10%well below
-0.27
2024/25; 133 pupils
Results, allowing for the mix of pupils0%no data
–
What parents say0%no data
–

Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.

Questions parents ask

Is Deansbrook Infant School a good school?

The figures are weak. Deansbrook Infant School scores 12 out of 100. That is well below schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 7% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 5 to 28, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much. Its results have been slipping over the last five years.

What is Deansbrook Infant School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Deansbrook Infant School good at its last full inspection on 11 June 2024.

How many pupils does Deansbrook Infant School have?

212 pupils aged 3 to 7 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 270 places, so it is 79% full.

Is Deansbrook Infant School oversubscribed?

Probably not. 109 places were empty in 2024/25 (39% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.

What is attendance like at Deansbrook Infant School?

Pupils were in school 92.3% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 20% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

How big are the classes at Deansbrook Infant School?

The average class had 25.8 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Hale Drive, Mill Hill, London, NW7 3ED
Telephone
020 8959 2152
Website
www.deansbrookinfants.co.uk
Headteacher
Mrs Carole Catley
Type of school
Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 3-7, with nursery
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Barnet
Ward
Edgware
Constituency
Hendon
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
101274 · LAESTAB 3022019 · UKPRN 10071949
Official recordOfsted reportsGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from