Ofsted report card

Poolside Manor Camp's at St Mary's CE Finchley

Dollis Park, LONDON · N3 1BT

Inspected by Ofsted on 12 January 2026 under the report card framework.

Curriculum and teaching Not inspected
Achievement Not inspected
Behaviour and routines Expected Standard
Welfare and wellbeing Strong Standard
Inclusion Strong Standard
Leadership and governance Strong Standard

Curriculum and teaching and Achievement were not inspected here — a setting is only graded on the areas its registration covers, so this is not a gap in its practice.

What each grade means

Each area is judged separately. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear — meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.

Behaviour and routines

Expected Standard

The bar every provider must clear. Meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.

Welfare and wellbeing

Strong Standard

Clearly better than the expected standard in this area, though not exceptional.

Inclusion

Strong Standard

Clearly better than the expected standard in this area, though not exceptional.

Leadership and governance

Strong Standard

Clearly better than the expected standard in this area, though not exceptional.

Registration

Ofsted URN
EY398821
Provider type
Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Out-of school day care
Ages
3 to 11
Registered places
210
Registered since
24 September 2009
Local authority
Barnet

On the Early Years Register and the Compulsory Childcare Register and the Voluntary Childcare Register.

Where it is

Dollis Park, LONDON · N3 1BT. Location from the Ofsted register.

Inspection history

Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall rating rather than grading each area.

  1. 20 February 2020 inspection compliant
  2. 28 July 2015 inspection Outstanding
  3. 21 December 2010 inspection Good

Common questions

When was Poolside Manor Camp's at St Mary's CE Finchley last inspected by Ofsted? +

Poolside Manor Camp's at St Mary's CE Finchley in Dollis Park, LONDON was last inspected on 12 January 2026. That inspection used Ofsted's report card framework, which replaced single-word overall ratings for early years settings in November 2025.

What did Ofsted say about Poolside Manor Camp's at St Mary's CE Finchley? +

Ofsted graded 4 areas: behaviour and routines — Expected Standard; welfare and wellbeing — Strong Standard; inclusion — Strong Standard; leadership and governance — Strong Standard. Each area is judged separately, so a setting can be stronger in one than another.

Why are some areas not graded for Poolside Manor Camp's at St Mary's CE Finchley? +

Ofsted did not grade curriculum and teaching or achievement at this setting. A provider is only graded on the areas its registration covers — an out-of-school club, for example, is not inspected on delivering the early years curriculum. It is not a gap in the setting's practice.

Is "expected standard" a good grade? +

Yes. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear, so meeting it is the pass rather than a mediocre result. Strong standard and exceptional sit above it; needs attention and urgent improvement sit below.

What ages does Poolside Manor Camp's at St Mary's CE Finchley take? +

Poolside Manor Camp's at St Mary's CE Finchley is registered for children aged 3 to 11.

How many children can Poolside Manor Camp's at St Mary's CE Finchley take? +

Poolside Manor Camp's at St Mary's CE Finchley is registered for up to 210 children at any one time. That is a registration limit, not the number currently attending.

How long has Poolside Manor Camp's at St Mary's CE Finchley been registered? +

Poolside Manor Camp's at St Mary's CE Finchley has been registered with Ofsted since 24 September 2009. Its unique reference number (URN) is EY398821.

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