- Ofsted:Exceptional in every area
- Boys
- Grammar
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Barnet average, low absence.
432 first choices, 192 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1687.1
Barnet 56.9England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,321
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.3
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- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Church of England
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the England average, low absence.
215 first choices, 113 offers made
Met the standard at 1180%
England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,623
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.0
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Catholic
- Girls
- Grammar
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Barnet average.
177 first choices, 127 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1678.1
Barnet 56.9England 46.2
- Days missed
- 6.2%Barnet 6.9%
- Pupils
- 908
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.8
- Ofsted:Strong standard in every area
- Has a sixth form
Results above the Barnet average, low absence.
347 first choices, 252 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1661.1
Barnet 56.9England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,767
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.0
- Ofsted:Outstanding
Results above the Barnet average.
244 first choices, 147 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1661.6
Barnet 56.9England 46.2
- Days missed
- 7.2%Barnet 6.9%
- Pupils
- 818
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.2
- Ofsted:Good
- Girls
- Grammar
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Barnet average, low absence.
220 first choices, 120 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1687.1
Barnet 56.9England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 812
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.9
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Has a sixth form
Results below the Barnet average.
167 first choices, 170 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1653.8
Barnet 56.9England 46.2
- Days missed
- 6.8%Barnet 6.9%
- Pupils
- 1,107
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.2
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
- Has a sixth form
Results above the Barnet average, low absence.
324 first choices, 232 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1660.8
Barnet 56.9England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,628
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.0
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Barnet average, low absence.
204 first choices, 204 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1655.5
Barnet 56.9England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,381
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.4
- Ofsted:Strong standard or better
- Has a sixth form
Results above the Barnet average, high absence.
128 first choices, 167 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1660.9
Barnet 56.9England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,008
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.9
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
- Boys
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Barnet average, low absence.
169 first choices, 180 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1659.5
Barnet 56.9England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,172
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.3
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
- Girls
- Has a sixth form
Results above the Barnet average.
146 first choices, 204 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1661.2
Barnet 56.9England 46.2
- Days missed
- 7.1%Barnet 6.9%
- Pupils
- 1,078
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.9
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Barnet average, low absence.
120 first choices, 164 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1656.4
Barnet 56.9England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,000
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.5
- Ofsted:Strong standard in every area
- Has a sixth form
Results below the Barnet average, high absence.
213 first choices, 200 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1649.9
Barnet 56.9England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,448
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.3
- Ofsted:Good
- Jewish
- Girls
- Has a sixth form
Results above the Barnet average, high absence.
75 first choices, 53 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1662.5
Barnet 56.9England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 422
- Pupils per teacher
- 11.8
- Ofsted:Good
- Jewish
- Has a sixth form
Results above the Barnet average, high absence.
306 first choices, 170 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1661.0
Barnet 56.9England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,356
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.2
- Ofsted:Good
- Jewish
- Girls
- Has a sixth form
Results above the Barnet average.
83 first choices, 85 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1660.6
Barnet 56.9England 46.2
- Days missed
- 7.3%Barnet 6.9%
- Pupils
- 570
- Pupils per teacher
- 11.6
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results well below the Barnet average, low absence.
123 first choices, 170 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1647.1
Barnet 56.9England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,170
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.7
- Ofsted:Expected standard in every area
- Catholic
- Has a sixth form
Results below the Barnet average.
135 first choices, 210 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1650.4
Barnet 56.9England 46.2
- Days missed
- 7.6%Barnet 6.9%
- Pupils
- 1,243
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.5
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
- Has a sixth form
Results well below the Barnet average, low absence.
35 first choices, 125 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1647.3
Barnet 56.9England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 968
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.2
- Ofsted:Good
- Jewish
- Boys
- Has a sixth form
Results above the Barnet average, high absence.
94 first choices, 63 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1660.0
Barnet 56.9England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 788
- Pupils per teacher
- 12.8
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the England average.
164 first choices, 81 offers made
Met the standard at 1176%
England 62%
- Days missed
- 6.8%Barnet 6.9%
- Pupils
- 1,651
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.7
- Ofsted:Good
- Faith school
- Has a sixth form
Results well below the Barnet average.
56 first choices, 113 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1649.5
Barnet 56.9England 46.2
- Days missed
- 7.6%Barnet 6.9%
- Pupils
- 554
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.8
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the England average.
128 first choices, 150 offers made
Met the standard at 1186%
England 62%
- Days missed
- 7.0%Barnet 6.9%
- Pupils
- 1,749
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.5
- Secondary schools55including 8 special
- Attainment 8 at 1656.9England 46.2
- Good or Outstanding100%of graded schools ·
- Faith schools21 of 554 Catholic, 2 Church of England
- With a nursery class4take children from 2 or 3
- Free school meals24.8%of pupils get them
The big picture
How Barnet's secondary schools spread out
Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.
Attainment 8 at 16
Average score across each pupil's best eight GCSEs.
Days missed
Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.
Ofsted grades in Barnet
The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 34 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.
- Outstanding: 5 of 21
- Good: 16 of 21
- Requires improvement: 0 of 21
- Inadequate: 0 of 21
Before you apply
Four things worth knowing in Barnet
Some are faith schools.
21 of the 55 secondary schools in Barnet have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.
Show schools with no religious characterApply by 31 October.
Apply to your council in Year 6 for a Year 7 place. Offers come out on 1 March.
Check how old the Ofsted grade is.
Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.
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About these schools
Secondary schools in Barnet, explained
There are 55 secondary schools in Barnet, teaching 35,896 children. 6 are run by the council and 26 are academies or free schools. Among them are 8 special and 19 independent schools.
100% of the mainstream state schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 5 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.
Pupils in Barnet scored an average Attainment 8 of 56.9 across their best eight GCSEs, against 46.2 across England.
24.8% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £9,748 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 19.4% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.
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- Camden29 secondary schools
- Brent32 secondary schools
- Haringey24 secondary schools
- Harrow24 secondary schools
- Islington21 secondary schools
- Enfield34 secondary schools
- Westminster34 secondary schools
- Hackney34 secondary schools
Other schools in Barnet
- Primary schools123 schools
- Nurseries134 schools
- Sixth forms44 schools
- Grammar schools3 schools
- Private schools34 schools
- Special schools11 schools
- Boarding schools2 schools
- Faith schools73 schools
- Catholic schools15 schools
- Church of England schools16 schools
- Muslim schools1 school
- Jewish schools38 schools
- Girls' schools16 schools
- Boys' schools13 schools
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Questions
Questions parents ask
How many secondary schools are in Barnet?
There are 55 secondary schools in Barnet, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best secondary schools in Barnet?
The highest-ranked secondary schools in Barnet on Eduscope are Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet, Wren Academy Finchley and St Michael's Catholic Grammar School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding secondary schools are in Barnet?
Barnet has 5 secondary schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 16 are rated Good, meaning 100% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are secondary schools in Barnet ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Barnet secondary schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across secondary schools in Barnet is 16:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.
How do I choose a secondary school in Barnet?
When choosing a secondary school in Barnet, consider Ofsted ratings, GCSE results (Progress 8 and Attainment 8), sixth form provision, and the school's specialisms. You can compare all 55 secondary schools on Eduscope using filters for school type, gender, and admissions policy.
Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.