Barnfield Primary School
Community primary school in Edgware (Barnet).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Welcome I feel very proud to welcome you to our school. We are a two form entry school for children aged 4 to 11. We also welcome children from 3 into our nursery setting. We serve the diverse and vibrant community of Burnt Oak, in North London. We have a positive approach to learning, using our learning energy and immersing ourselves in school life.
Our sole aim is to provide a primary school education that your child(ren) will remember forever with overwhelming positivity. We want our learning to inspire our children to be kind, well-rounded, confident individuals with high aspirations.
We focus on producing children who, through their enjoyment of learning, achieve very high standards in the essential academic areas of reading, writing and maths.
In addition, our staff work hard together to create exciting broarder curriculum experiences to inspire the children in ICT, design and technology, art, geography, music, French, religious education and physical education. Children are encouraged to immerse themselves in all areas of school life. Children's ideas are listened to and valued.
Enrichment
15 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Meet The Team
- EYFS
- Useful websites
- Lettings
- Opening Hours
- Special Educational Needs
- Sport at Barnfield
- Arbor
- Bug Club
- Extra-Curricular Clubs
- Reading at Barnfield
- School Tours
- Tapestry
- Zones of Regulation
- Google Classroom
Key facts
- URN
- 101258
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Constituency
- Hendon
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (8 current, 3 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Wendy Kravetz Former | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Councillor Charlotte Daus | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Swati Shukla | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Vahid Banafshei | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Nasreen Fatima | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Drew Thomson-Jones | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mr Richard Logue | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Catherine Goodwin | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Linda Jones- Dawson | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Miss Nonhlanhla Mujaranji Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Mamta Gandhi Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record