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Colindale Primary School

URN
101269
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Colindale Primary School
URN
101269
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Developing

53 / 100

Developing

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

45

Inspection

55

Admissions Value

40

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of primary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#82 of 85 schools in Barnet

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Proceed With Caution

Some performance indicators suggest families should review details carefully.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Very high competition
  • Admissions risk: Very high risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Below Average
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Colindale Primary School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for Colindale Primary School

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Ofsted inspections

Ungraded inspection
Latest publication date
28 September 2023
Inspection date
12 July 2023
Inspection type
-
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Outcome

    School remains Good

    Graded 28 September 2023

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Inspection history

Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

Admissions

Very High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

84

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

264

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

84

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

3.14×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Barnet
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Barnet)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.colindale.barnet.sch.uk/

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Barnet to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

82.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

68.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

78.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

60.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

NW9 6DT - Clovelly Avenue, Colindale, London

Contact details

Address
Clovelly Avenue, Colindale, London
Postcode
NW9 6DT
Phone
2082058706
Website
www.colindale.barnet.sch.uk/
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Barnet
Local authority code
302

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 277 schools in Barnet.

Authority statistics

Total schools

277

Open schools

175

Closed schools

102

Primary schools

129

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    28 September 202312 July 2023-School remains GoodView report for inspection published 28 September 2023
    • School remains Good

      Published
      28 September 2023
      Inspected
      12 July 2023
      Type
      -
      Report
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    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    31.8%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 75

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    45

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary129 (47.3%)
    • Secondary45 (16.5%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other99 (36.3%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    North London Grammar School451 mNot applicableOpen
    The Hyde Infants' School542 mPrimaryClosed
    Hyde Junior School542 mPrimaryClosed
    First Rung Independent School655 mNot applicableClosed
    The Hyde School694 mPrimaryOpen
    The Hyde School694 mPrimaryClosed
    Beis Yaakov Primary School810 mNot applicableClosed
    The Pardes House and Beis Yaakov Primary School810 mPrimaryClosed
    Beis Yaakov Primary School810 mPrimaryOpen
    Beis Yaakov Primary School810 mNot applicableClosed
    • North London Grammar School
      Distance
      451 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open
    • The Hyde Infants' School
      Distance
      542 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Hyde Junior School
      Distance
      542 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • First Rung Independent School
      Distance
      655 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Barnet)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Akiva SchoolPrimaryN3 2SYOpen
    All Saints' CofE Nursery and Primary School N20PrimaryN20 9EZOpen
    All Saints' CofE Primary School NW2PrimaryNW2 2THOpen
    Alma PrimaryPrimaryN20 0LPOpen
    Ashmole Primary SchoolPrimaryN14 7NPOpen
    • Akiva School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      N3 2SY
      Status
      Open
    • All Saints' CofE Nursery and Primary School N20
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      N20 9EZ
      Status
      Open
    • All Saints' CofE Primary School NW2
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      NW2 2TH
      Status
      Open
    • Alma Primary
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      N20 0LP
      Status
      Open
    • Ashmole Primary School
    The Hyde School
    Distance
    694 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • The Hyde School
    Distance
    694 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Beis Yaakov Primary School
    Distance
    810 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • The Pardes House and Beis Yaakov Primary School
    Distance
    810 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Beis Yaakov Primary School
    Distance
    810 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Beis Yaakov Primary School
    Distance
    810 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    N14 7NP
    Status
    Open