Peninim
Peninim is an independent school in London for girls aged 2 to 11. It has 144 pupils and room for 190.
37 Elmcroft Crescent, Barnet, London, NW11 9TB020 8004 2224Mrs Chaya Shlesinger headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
The government does not publish comparable results for most independent schools (IGCSEs are left out of its measures), so none are shown here.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
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 the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 144 | 135 | 127 | 113 | 108 | 110 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 7% | 9% | 5% | 14% | 5% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
The area around the school
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 schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Menorah Primary School for Girls | Jewish | 200 m | 207 | Outstanding 2024 | 94 | Compare |
| Menorah Primary School for Boys | Jewish | 210 m | 213 | Not inspected | 98 | Compare |
| Wessex Gardens Primary School | Council | 340 m | 247 | No overall grade 2025 | 61 | Compare |
| Clarion | Academy | 650 m | 689 | Good 2022 | 60 | Compare |
| Mapledown School | Council | 670 m | 114 | Good 2023 | – | Compare |
| WENTWORTH COLLEGE | Independent | 690 m | 40 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Rimon Jewish Primary School | Free school | 900 m | 210 | Good 2024 | 84 | Compare |
| Shiras Devorah High School | Independent | 920 m | 81 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Peninim a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Peninim yet.
How many pupils does Peninim have?
144 pupils aged 2 to 11 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 190 places, so it is 76% full. It is a girls' school.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 37 Elmcroft Crescent, Barnet, London, NW11 9TB
- Telephone
- 020 8004 2224
- Headteacher
- Mrs Chaya Shlesinger
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 2-11, with nursery
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Ward
- Golders Green
- Constituency
- Finchley and Golders Green
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 12 September 2011 (new provision)
- URN
- 137502 · LAESTAB 3026001 · UKPRN 10075169
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.