Windsor Drive, East Barnet, Barnet, Hertfordshire EN4 8UD
10 reasons to choose Danegrove Primary School
Top line
Danegrove Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 72. It is one of the best state primary schools in Barnet and one of the 4 best independent or state primaries within 1 mile.
School fundamentals
Danegrove Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 5 and 11 years. It is a community school. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2022) inspection.
Average class size
Danegrove Primary School has three classes per year, and an average class size of 30 pupils.
Exam results and leavers' destinations
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Danegrove Primary School ranks in the top 11% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 9% of schools. Pupils go on to one of 15 secondary schools including some academically selective private & state schools.
The Danegrove Primary School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, Spanish. Core subjects are taught separately, but foundation subjects, such as geography, history, art and DT are taught as ‘Integrated Studies’. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a residential trip in Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with specialist teaching for languages, music and sport.
Sport at Danegrove Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Danegrove Primary School
There is provision for music, art, DT, drama, and dance, though usually as part of an integrated topic or another subject. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.30am to 5.45pm.
Find another school near Danegrove Primary School
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Trent Church of England Primary School (0.6 miles); Brunswick Park Primary and Nursery School (1 mile); Monkfrith Primary School (1.4 miles).
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East Barnet School (0.2 miles); Southgate School (1 mile); JCoSS (1.5 miles).