Carlton Vale Infant School
Community school in London, NW6 5PX, taking ages 3 to 7, 44 on roll.
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In 2023/24, the furthest child offered a place lived 4.01 miles away.
Applying for September 2027? Primary applications close 15 January 2027; offers on 16 April 2027.
How this compares: every Brent school's distance, tightest first →
The circle is 4.01 miles, the distance the school admitted from in 2023/24.
Carlton Vale Infant School: 4.01 miles, 2023/24 St Mary's RC Primary School: 2.36 miles, 2023/24, published by Brent
How to read this
Most English schools do not have a catchment area. When Carlton Vale Infant School is oversubscribed, places go outward from the school until they run out, so the distance moves each year with how many families applied and where they lived.
Distances are measured from the postcode's centre, not a front door; a postcode covers a few houses. Siblings, looked-after children come before distance, so a school can fill before distance counts at all.
Real admission areas are not circular: the circle is the distance, not a boundary. The labels on the map are postcode districts whose centre falls inside both circles; each opens the district's guide.
The address on the closing date is the one the council uses. How admissions work.
One published year so far: 2023/24, from Brent. With two or more, the map can draw any of them.
Source: Brent, published admission distances, 2023/24
Where Carlton Vale Infant School and St Mary's RC Primary School are both in reach
Both distances are drawn on the map above. St Mary's RC Primary School admitted from 2.36 miles in 2023/24, published by Brent. Its own page has the rest of its figures.
The postcode districts whose centre falls inside both published distances, cheapest first by the median of real sales around each district's centre. The cheapest is NW26 at £330,000; the dearest shown, W1H, £1,450,000. A district is wide, so check the address itself, not the list.
| District | Area | From Carlton Vale Infant School | From St Mary's RC Primary School | Median sold price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NW26 | Brent | 2.1 mi | 2.2 mi | £330,000 53 sales |
| NW10 | Brent | 2.2 mi | 2.2 mi | £400,000 103 sales |
| W11 | Kensington and Chelsea | 1.5 mi | 1.8 mi | £495,000 27 sales |
| NW2 | Brent | 2.0 mi | 1.9 mi | £545,000 83 sales |
| NW6 | Camden | 0.7 mi | 0.5 mi | £550,000 126 sales |
| W9 | Westminster | 0.6 mi | 0.7 mi | £575,000 133 sales |
| W10 | Kensington and Chelsea | 0.9 mi | 1.2 mi | £676,800 76 sales |
| W2 | Westminster | 1.3 mi | 1.5 mi | £680,000 94 sales |
| NW1 | Camden | 2.4 mi | 2.3 mi | £725,000 49 sales |
| NW8 | Westminster | 1.1 mi | 1.0 mi | £850,000 79 sales |
| NW3 | Camden | 1.9 mi | 1.6 mi | £1,255,555 36 sales |
| W1H | Westminster | 1.9 mi | 2.0 mi | £1,450,000 49 sales |
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, via each district's area guide. Distances measured from each district's centre to each school's point on the Department for Education register. Only the cheapest 12 are listed.
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Other schools nearby with a published distance
The closest schools to Carlton Vale Infant School that also have a council-published admission distance, nearest first.
| School | Phase | Admitted from | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's RC Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 2.36 mi 2023/24 | 0.3 mi |
| Salusbury Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 2.21 mi 2023/24 | 0.4 mi |
| Islamia Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 7.21 mi 2023/24 | 0.6 mi |
| Kilburn Grange School | Primary | No limit 2023/24 | 0.6 mi |
| Ark Atwood Primary Academy Both in reach | Primary | 0.46 mi 2024/25 | 0.7 mi |
| Christ Church CofE Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 0.85 mi 2023/24 | 0.7 mi |
The distance as a picture
What kind of school this is
| Religious character | No religious character |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| How full | 44 pupils in 230 places (19% full) |
| Local authority | Brent |
Department for Education register (GIAS).
How the school is doing
| Ofsted | Good, inspected 18 September 2023 |
Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.
Who goes to Carlton Vale Infant School
| Girls and boys | 31.8% girls, 68.2% boys |
| English as an additional language | 79.5% of pupils |
| Free school meals | 36.4% of pupils eligible |
DfE school census, most recent published year.
What it costs to live within reach of Carlton Vale Infant School
Cheapest district inside the 4.01 miles: NW26, median £330,000. Dearest: W8, £1,500,000.
| District | Area | From the school | Median sold price |
|---|---|---|---|
| NW26 | Brent | 2.1 mi | £330,000 53 sales |
| NW10 | Brent | 2.2 mi | £400,000 103 sales |
| W11 | Kensington and Chelsea | 1.5 mi | £495,000 27 sales |
| NW2 | Brent | 2.0 mi | £545,000 83 sales |
| NW6 | Camden | 0.7 mi | £550,000 126 sales |
| W9 | Westminster | 0.6 mi | £575,000 133 sales |
| W10 | Kensington and Chelsea | 0.9 mi | £676,800 76 sales |
| W2 | Westminster | 1.3 mi | £680,000 94 sales |
| NW8 | Westminster | 1.1 mi | £850,000 79 sales |
| NW3 | Camden | 1.9 mi | £1,255,555 36 sales |
| W1H | Westminster | 1.9 mi | £1,450,000 49 sales |
| W8 | Kensington and Chelsea | 2.1 mi | £1,500,000 61 sales |
How to read this
The postcode districts whose centre falls inside the 4.01 miles the school admitted from in 2023/24, cheapest first, by the median of real sales around each district's centre. A district is wide, so check the address itself, not the list. Districts without enough recorded sales to rank are not shown.
How this compares across England: what a tight gate costs, school by school.
Source: HM Land Registry sold prices, via each district's area guide
Getting to Carlton Vale Infant School by bus
Best-served stop: Fernhead Road / Carlton Vale, 174 yd away, with 12.0 buses an hour on weekday daytimes; first bus 00:02, last 23:59.
Every stop within 600 m
| Stop | From the school | Weekday daytime, an hour | Evening | Sunday | Routes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neville Close | 100 yd | 6.8 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 316 |
| Fernhead Road | 159 yd | 6.8 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 316 |
| Fernhead Road / Carlton Vale | 174 yd | 12.0 | 8.8 | 8.0 | 36, 187 |
These are scheduled departures, not buses observed running. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two rows.
Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), week of 8 Sep 2026
The fee-paying alternative
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Common questions
What is the catchment area for Carlton Vale Infant School?
Carlton Vale Infant School does not have one in the sense most people mean. Like most English schools, an oversubscribed year offers places outward from the school until they run out. The nearest thing to an answer: the furthest child admitted in 2023/24 lived 4.01 miles away, per Brent.
How close do I need to live to get a place at Carlton Vale Infant School?
Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 4.01 miles was enough in 2023/24. The distance moves every year with the number of applications, so treat last year's figure as evidence, not a promise.
Does buying a house near Carlton Vale Infant School guarantee a place?
No. Admission criteria usually put looked-after children, siblings ahead of distance, so places can be filled before distance is reached. Councils also check that the address is genuinely where the child lives.
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