Report card · inspected May 2026
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
Safeguarding standards met
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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Exceptional | Strong standard | Expected standard | Needs attention | Urgent improvement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inclusion | Strong standard | ||||
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard | ||||
| Achievement | Strong standard | ||||
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard | ||||
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard | ||||
| Early years | Does not apply to this school | ||||
| Post-16 provision | Strong standard | ||||
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard | ||||
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.
Inspection history
- 6 May 2026Report card · 7 Strong standard
- 16 March 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry786 applications · 200 places offered · 213 named it first
- 2026 3.9; Barnet median median 2.8
- 2025 4.4; Barnet median median 2.5
- 2024 3.7; Barnet median median 3.0
- 2023 3.8; Barnet median median 2.7
- 2022 4.0; Barnet median median 2.6
- 2021 3.7; Barnet median median 2.8
- 2020 4.3; Barnet median median 3.2
- 2019 4.8; Barnet median median 3.1
- 2018 4.2; Barnet median median 3.1
- 2017 4.4; Barnet median median 3.2
- 2016 4.6; Barnet median median 3.2
- 2015 4.5; Barnet median median 3.3
- 2014 4.1; Barnet median median 3.2
- This school
- Barnet median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 200 | 786 | 3.9 | 213 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2025 | 200 | 874 | 4.4 | 228 | 1.14 |
| Sep 2024 | 230 | 848 | 3.7 | 220 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2023 | 218 | 829 | 3.8 | 210 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2022 | 217 | 876 | 4.0 | 219 | 1.01 |
| Sep 2021 | 221 | 826 | 3.7 | 161 | 0.73 |
| Sep 2020 | 203 | 879 | 4.3 | 211 | 1.04 |
| Sep 2019 | 210 | 1,003 | 4.8 | 224 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2018 | 238 | 990 | 4.2 | 271 | 1.14 |
| Sep 2017 | 235 | 1,039 | 4.4 | 274 | 1.17 |
| Sep 2016 | 199 | 914 | 4.6 | 248 | 1.25 |
| Sep 2015 | 204 | 916 | 4.5 | 263 | 1.29 |
| Sep 2014 | 198 | 814 | 4.1 | 241 | 1.22 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 217 | 49.9 | 55% | 70% | – |
| 2024/25 | 220 | 53.0 | 57% | 77% | – |
| 2023/24 | 208 | 52.0 | 59% | 75% | +0.16 |
| 2022/23 | 235 | 54.7 | 65% | 83% | +0.27 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- East Barnet SchoolThis schoolThis school20263.9applications per place 49.9Attainment 8
- 1.0 km · EnfieldImproved significantly20254.8applications per place 54.4Attainment 8
- 1.7 km · BarnetGood20224.4applications per place 61.0Attainment 8
- 2.1 km · BarnetRemains Good20242.4applications per place 49.5Attainment 8
- 2.1 km · Barnet20264.7applications per place 61.1Attainment 8
- 2.6 km · BarnetOutstanding20235.1applications per place 53.8Attainment 8
- 2.9 km · BarnetRemains Good20232.4applications per place 59.5Attainment 8
- 3.0 km · Barnet20263.0applications per place 61.2Attainment 8
- 3.1 km · BarnetRemains Good20242.4applications per place 41.5Attainment 8
- 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.
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 136658 · 302/4212
- Trust
- East Barnet School
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,445 pupils · 1,448 on roll
- Free school meals
- 23.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 April 2011
- Replaced
- East Barnet School (URN 101351)
- Address
- Chestnut Grove, East Barnet, Barnet, EN4 8PU
- Local authority
- Barnet
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources