Which area of london?

[Ellie2015]

Hello all,

My LO is still less than a year old but we are planning to buy a property (peferrebly a house with a garden). I wonder if any of you are from London and can advise as to which part of London is it best to relocate PURELY from schooling point of view? Ofcourse proximity to a tube station or a good hospital is desirable but not absolute essential.
From my own research I have come up with Finchley as one of the options but again not sure which part of Finchley-east/central/north/west etc. I have also heard about barnet.
At the moment i am only looking for catchment area for ofsted outstanding primary schools. I will cross the bridge when it comes for secondary school. Hopefully my LO will be able to compete in some open competitions for grammer schools and secure a good place, that doesnt depend on catchment area.
Sorry if I look terribly confused..
Any advice would be greatly appreciated xx

Thank you pepper pot! I will pm you shortly xx

Pepperpot99 i just tried messaging you. It says you do not accept pms. Please if you could change your settings so i can get in touch or pm me so i can respond. Tia

If you're looking at primary schools in the Barnet area, it's hard to go wrong with only a few exceptions. Of the best I'd called out Moss Hall, Sacred Heart, all the Jewish primaries, St Catherine's, Woodridge, Fould's, Martin's...

If keeping an eye on secondary schools, do pick a catchment postcode eligible for Dame Alice Owen (i.e. N20/N12/EN5 but not N3), and check for Latymer too.

The selective and partially selective schools are second to none but the non-selective are really strong too - Compton, Mill Hill county, Wren, JCOSS etc. All wonderful schools that are doing very well for themselves.

Thank you so much FanDabby. I have some questions re the schools that you’ve mentioned. Would you be happy if I pm them to you? Thanks x