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Schools in Barnet

  • 135State-funded schools
  • 94Primary
  • 28Secondary
  • 7Special
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Applications per placeCircle size: applications
First choice · secondary 2026
73%
11 pts below England (84%)
3,998 families applied
First choice · primary 2026
86%
6 pts below England (92%)
3,649 families applied
Applications per place · secondary
2.8
0.6 above England median (2.2)
Median school
New Ofsted report cards
19of 135 schools
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How hard is it to get a place here?

DfE · families living in Barnet
Secondary (Year 7) · Sept 2026
73%got their first choice
11 pts below England (84%)

3,998 applicants · 6.8% offered none of the schools they named

  1. 2026 73%; England 84%
  2. 2025 72%; England 84%
  3. 2024 75%; England 83%
  4. 2023 72%; England 83%
  5. 2022 73%; England 83%
  6. 2021 70%; England 81%
  7. 2020 72%; England 82%
  8. 2019 67%; England 81%
  9. 2018 68%; England 82%
  10. 2017 69%; England 83%
  11. 2016 70%; England 84%
  12. 2015 68%; England 84%
  13. 2014 72%; England 85%
  • Barnet
  • England
Every year as a table
EntryApplicantsFirst choiceOne of first threeNone they named
Sep 20263,99872.7%89.2%6.8%
Sep 20254,22172.4%88.5%7.4%
Sep 20244,23874.8%91.4%5.4%
Sep 20234,40571.7%89.1%6.3%
Sep 20224,41572.6%89.6%6.2%
Sep 20214,31270.4%89.0%6.2%
Sep 20204,30072.4%90.2%5.7%
Sep 20194,30067.1%85.3%9.4%
Sep 20184,09167.6%86.4%8.7%
Sep 20173,95768.7%86.8%8.2%
Sep 20163,76570.2%88.1%7.2%
Sep 20153,53268.3%88.4%7.4%
Sep 20143,46871.7%90.3%6.1%
Primary (Reception) · Sept 2026
86%got their first choice
6 pts below England (92%)

3,649 applicants · 2.0% offered none of the schools they named

  1. 2026 86%; England 92%
  2. 2025 84%; England 93%
  3. 2024 86%; England 93%
  4. 2023 85%; England 92%
  5. 2022 84%; England 92%
  6. 2021 83%; England 92%
  7. 2020 84%; England 90%
  8. 2019 85%; England 91%
  9. 2018 84%; England 91%
  10. 2017 85%; England 90%
  11. 2016 79%; England 88%
  12. 2015 80%; England 88%
  13. 2014 80%; England 88%
  • Barnet
  • England
Every year as a table
EntryApplicantsFirst choiceOne of first threeNone they named
Sep 20263,64986.1%96.8%2.0%
Sep 20253,70984.3%94.9%2.9%
Sep 20243,81586.2%96.4%2.1%
Sep 20233,91585.4%96.0%2.8%
Sep 20224,05283.9%95.4%2.9%
Sep 20214,04782.9%93.4%4.1%
Sep 20204,28083.6%94.2%3.4%
Sep 20194,17285.2%95.6%2.2%
Sep 20184,21284.1%94.6%3.2%
Sep 20174,19485.0%95.0%2.7%
Sep 20164,55578.8%91.8%5.0%
Sep 20154,41080.0%90.9%5.6%
Sep 20144,29080.2%91.9%5.5%

What has Ofsted found here?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report cards 19 schools of 135 · since November 2025

  • Inclusion
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Achievement
  • Attendance and behaviour
  • Personal development and wellbeing
  • Early years (9)
  • Post-16 provision (7)
  • Leadership and governance

One dot per school.

Overall grade from Ofsted's previous framework 104 schools · graded 2011 to 2024

  • Outstanding24
  • Good79
  • Requires improvement1
  • Inadequate0

Includes grades confirmed by a later ungraded inspection. Not comparable with report cards.

Graded 2024/25, no overall grade 7 schools

Key judgementOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of education16––
Behaviour and attitudes34––
Personal development52––
Leadership and management25––

Not yet inspected (new or reorganised schools): 5.

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Secondary schools in Barnet

28 schools · Year 7 entry 2026

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Sorted by applications per place for September 2026 entry, highest first.

Sorted by Attainment 8, highest first.

Sorted by the date of the latest Ofsted inspection, newest first.

Sorted by name.

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS4 results, Ofsted.
SchoolLatest OfstedApplications per placeAttainment 8FSM
Wren Academy Finchley Faith Standards maintained2025 9.6 applications per place 65.1 15%
The Archer Academy Standards maintained2025 6.9 applications per place 61.6 14%
St Mary's and St John's CofE School Faith Good2024 6.7 applications per place 54.5 28%
The Totteridge Academy 2025 5.4 applications per place 60.9 33%
Ark Pioneer Academy Outstanding2023 5.1 applications per place 53.8 39%
The Compton School Remains Outstanding2024 5.1 applications per place 55.5 35%
Ashmole Academy 2026 4.7 applications per place 61.1 14%
Christ's College Finchley Improved significantly2025 4.4 applications per place 56.4 31%
JCoSS Faith Good2022 4.4 applications per place 61.0 4%
Mill Hill County High School 2025 4.1 applications per place 60.8 22%
Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet Selective 2026 4.0 applications per place 87.1 3%
East Barnet School 2026 3.9 applications per place 49.9 24%
The Henrietta Barnett School Selective Good2022 3.0 applications per place 87.1 4%
Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School 2026 3.0 applications per place 61.2 23%
London Academy Good2023 2.8 applications per place 52.9 44%
Bishop Douglass School Finchley Faith Good2022 2.6 applications per place 47.3 30%
Finchley Catholic High School Faith Remains Good2023 2.4 applications per place 59.5 15%
Friern Barnet School Remains Good2024 2.4 applications per place 41.5 39%
St Andrew the Apostle Greek Orthodox School Faith Remains Good2024 2.4 applications per place 49.5 33%
Saracens High School Good2022 2.4 applications per place 47.1 58%
St Michael's Catholic Grammar School Selective Faith Outstanding2022 2.3 applications per place 78.1 10%
St James' Catholic High School Faith 2026 2.2 applications per place 50.4 33%
Hasmonean High School for Boys Faith Good2023 2.0 applications per place 60.0 9%
Copthall School Remains Good2023 1.7 applications per place 47.0 47%
Menorah High School for Girls Faith Improved significantly2024 1.7small intake applications per place 62.5 4%
Hasmonean High School for Girls Faith Good2023 1.6 applications per place 60.6 7%
Hendon School Good2022 1.6 applications per place 46.6 42%
Clarion Remains Good2022 1.5 applications per place 43.4 51%

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS4 results, Ofsted. FSM: free school meals.

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Primary schools in Barnet

94 schools · Reception entry 2026

Sorted by applications per place for September 2026 entry, highest first.

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS2 results, Ofsted.
SchoolLatest OfstedApplications per placeSATs standardFSM
Monken Hadley CofE Primary School Faith Outstanding2023 7.8 applications per place 88% 19%
Livingstone Primary and Nursery School Outstanding2023 7.3 applications per place 69% 25%
Woodridge Primary School Graded · no overall grade2025 5.7 applications per place 79% 8%
Manorside Primary School Good2024 5.7 applications per place 73% 16%
Chalgrove Primary School 2026 5.6 applications per place 86% 25%
Sunnyfields Primary School 2026 5.3 applications per place 80% 32%
Ashmole Primary School Standards maintained2025 5.3 applications per place 80% 6%
St John's CofE Primary and Nursery School Faith Remains Good2022 5.1 applications per place 87% 8%
Church Hill School Remains Good2022 4.9 applications per place 73% 16%
St Theresa's Catholic Primary School Faith Remains Good2024 4.6small intake applications per place 69% 20%
Northside Primary School Good2023 4.6 applications per place 57% 14%
Goldbeaters Primary School Remains Outstanding2023 4.6 applications per place 81% 41%
Courtland School Outstanding2023 4.5 applications per place 97% 15%
St Andrew's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, Totteridge Faith 2026 4.2 applications per place 93% 1%
Christ Church Primary School Faith Good2022 4.1 applications per place 77% 13%
St Mary's CofE Primary School, East Barnet Faith Good2023 4.1 applications per place 77% 15%
Foulds School Remains Good · improving2024 3.8 applications per place 84% 7%
Frith Manor Primary School Standards maintained2024 3.6 applications per place 68% 11%
St Paul's CofE Primary School NW7 Faith Good2023 3.6 applications per place 87% 20%
Osidge Primary School Good2024 3.6 applications per place 58% 20%
All Saints' CofE Nursery and Primary School N20 Faith Remains Good2024 3.6 applications per place 77% 23%
Monkfrith Primary School Good2023 3.6 applications per place 88% 3%
Rimon Jewish Primary School Faith Remains Good2024 3.5 applications per place 80% 6%
The Hyde School Graded · no overall grade2025 3.5 applications per place 76% 29%
Alma Primary Faith Good2023 3.5 applications per place 78% 4%
Whitings Hill Primary School Outstanding2023 3.4 applications per place 77% 27%
Trent CofE Primary School Faith Remains Outstanding2022 3.4 applications per place 69% 10%
Brunswick Park Primary and Nursery School Good2023 3.4 applications per place 93% 18%
Claremont Primary School Remains Good2024 3.4 applications per place 48% 46%
Tudor Primary School Graded · no overall grade2025 3.3 applications per place 64% 30%
Woodcroft Primary School Remains Good2024 3.2 applications per place 85% 31%
Moss Hall Infant School Good2023 3.1 applications per place – 12%
Rosh Pinah Primary School Faith 2025 3.1 applications per place 75% 2%
Etz Chaim Jewish Primary School Faith Good2024 3.0 applications per place 88% 2%
Fairway Primary School and Children's Centre Remains Good2022 3.0 applications per place 68% 31%
Mathilda Marks-Kennedy Jewish Primary School Faith 2026 3.0 applications per place 70% 1%
Summerside Primary Academy Standards maintained2025 3.0 applications per place 69% 33%
Akiva School Faith Remains Good2023 3.0 applications per place 86% 1%
Sacks Morasha Jewish Primary School Faith Good2023 3.0 applications per place 77% 3%
The Orion Primary School Outstanding2024 3.0 applications per place 77% 50%
Dollis Primary School Good2023 3.0 applications per place 60% 31%
St John's CofE Junior Mixed and Infant School Faith Good2023 2.9 applications per place 63% 12%
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School Faith Good2023 2.8 applications per place 83% 15%
Blessed Dominic Catholic Primary School Faith Standards maintained2025 2.8 applications per place 68% 18%
Barnfield Primary School Good2024 2.8 applications per place 76% 31%
Childs Hill Primary School Remains Good2024 2.8 applications per place 56% 37%
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School Faith Good2024 2.8 applications per place 76% 22%
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Faith 2026 2.7 applications per place 68% 29%
Our Lady of Lourdes RC School Faith Good2023 2.7 applications per place 66% 20%
Underhill School Good2023 2.7 applications per place 68% 35%
Cromer Road Primary School Remains Good2022 2.6 applications per place 63% 19%
Brookland Infant and Nursery School Good2024 2.6 applications per place – 11%
Edgware Primary School Remains Good2022 2.6 applications per place 69% 36%
St Vincent's Catholic Primary School Faith Remains Good2024 2.6 applications per place 56% 15%
St Mary's CofE Primary School Faith 2026 2.5 applications per place 82% 10%
St Catherine's RC School Faith Good2022 2.5 applications per place 85% 5%
Independent Jewish Day School Faith Graded · no overall grade2025 2.5 applications per place 83% 1%
Millbrook Park Primary School Faith Remains Good2022 2.5 applications per place 44% 27%
Deansbrook Infant School Good2024 2.5 applications per place – 25%
Queenswell Infant & Nursery School Good2023 2.4 applications per place – 29%
Watling Park School Remains Good2023 2.4 applications per place 55% 50%
Danegrove Primary School Remains Good2022 2.4 applications per place 55% 31%
Holly Park Primary School Remains Good2024 2.4 applications per place 49% 23%
Colindale Primary School Remains Good2023 2.3 applications per place 60% 29%
Martin Primary School Good2023 2.3 applications per place 73% 30%
Shalom Noam Primary School Faith Good2023 2.1 applications per place 74% 1%
The Annunciation Catholic Infant School Faith Good2022 2.1 applications per place – 17%
Wessex Gardens Primary School Graded · no overall grade2025 2.1 applications per place 63% 36%
Garden Suburb Infant School Remains Good2023 2.1 applications per place – 21%
Hasmonean Primary School Faith Remains Good2024 2.1 applications per place 90% 23%
St Agnes' Catholic Primary School Faith Standards maintained2025 2.1 applications per place 82% 22%
Coppetts Wood Primary School 2026 2.1 applications per place 43% 38%
All Saints' CofE Primary School NW2 Faith Graded · no overall grade2025 2.1 applications per place 55% 44%
Hollickwood Primary School Remains Good2023 2.1 applications per place 72% 42%
Menorah Foundation School Faith Graded · no overall grade2025 1.9 applications per place 96% 4%
Beit Shvidler Primary School Faith Standards maintained2024 1.9 applications per place 77% 5%
St Paul's CofE Primary School N11 Faith Remains Good2024 1.8 applications per place 63% 26%
Parkfield Primary School Standards maintained2024 1.8 applications per place 51% 26%
Menorah Primary School for Boys Faith Not yet inspected 1.7 applications per place 91% 1%
Saracens Broadfields Standards maintained2025 1.7 applications per place 76% 43%
Menorah Primary School for Girls Faith Outstanding2024 1.5 applications per place 90% 2%
Saracens Bell Lane Requires improvement2021 1.3 applications per place 39% 35%
Pardes House Primary School Faith 2025 1.3 applications per place 62% 3%
Beis Yaakov Primary School Faith Standards maintained2025 1.3 applications per place 74% 2%
Barnet Hill Academy Faith Not yet inspected no data – –
Brookland Junior School Good2022 no data 82% 15%
Deansbrook Junior School Good2023 no data 95% 40%
Garden Suburb Junior School Remains Good2022 no data 75% 30%
Imperial College London Mathematics School Not yet inspected no data – –
Moss Hall Junior School 2026 no data 81% 19%
Nancy Reuben Primary School Faith Not yet inspected no data – 0%
Queenswell Junior School Remains Good2023 no data 63% 35%
The Annunciation RC Junior School Faith Outstanding2023 no data 71% 32%
Woodhouse College Not yet inspected no data – 0%

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS2 results, Ofsted. FSM: free school meals.

Special schools and other provision

13 schools