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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 9 November 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 2 May 2018Graded inspection: 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 entry196 applications · 113 places offered · 60 named it first
- 2026 1.7; Barnet median median 2.8
- 2025 1.6; Barnet median median 2.5
- 2024 1.7; Barnet median median 3.0
- 2023 1.9; Barnet median median 2.7
- 2022 1.9; Barnet median median 2.6
- 2021 1.8; Barnet median median 2.8
- 2020 1.9; Barnet median median 3.2
- 2019 1.8; Barnet median median 3.1
- 2018 1.5; Barnet median median 3.1
- 2017 1.8; Barnet median median 3.2
- 2016 2.0; Barnet median median 3.2
- 2015 2.1; Barnet median median 3.3
- 2014 2.1; 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 | 113 | 196 | 1.7 | 60 | 0.53 |
| Sep 2025 | 125 | 201 | 1.6 | 59 | 0.47 |
| Sep 2024 | 157 | 268 | 1.7 | 83 | 0.53 |
| Sep 2023 | 179 | 341 | 1.9 | 105 | 0.59 |
| Sep 2022 | 180 | 348 | 1.9 | 129 | 0.72 |
| Sep 2021 | 170 | 303 | 1.8 | 71 | 0.42 |
| Sep 2020 | 179 | 344 | 1.9 | 116 | 0.65 |
| Sep 2019 | 180 | 329 | 1.8 | 88 | 0.49 |
| Sep 2018 | 193 | 279 | 1.5 | 64 | 0.33 |
| Sep 2017 | 176 | 308 | 1.8 | 74 | 0.42 |
| Sep 2016 | 209 | 409 | 2.0 | 106 | 0.51 |
| Sep 2015 | 175 | 370 | 2.1 | 100 | 0.57 |
| Sep 2014 | 178 | 366 | 2.1 | 102 | 0.57 |
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.) | 142 | 47.0 | 43% | 63% | – |
| 2024/25 | 161 | 47.4 | 40% | 59% | – |
| 2023/24 | 165 | 48.7 | 52% | 69% | +0.44 |
| 2022/23 | 114 | 49.5 | 52% | 63% | +0.67 |
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
- Copthall SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20231.7applications per place 47.0Attainment 8
- 0.6 km · BarnetGood20231.6applications per place 60.6Attainment 8
- 1.0 km · Barnet20262.2applications per place 50.4Attainment 8
- 1.3 km · BarnetGood20222.4applications per place 47.1Attainment 8
- 1.8 km · BarnetGood20232.0applications per place 60.0Attainment 8
- 2.0 km · BarnetGood20246.7applications per place 54.5Attainment 8
- 2.5 km · Barnet20254.1applications per place 60.8Attainment 8
- 2.8 km · BarnetGood20221.6applications per place 46.6Attainment 8
- 3.6 km · BrentRemains Good20241.6applications per place 48.7Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 138685 · 302/4210
- Trust
- Copthall School
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,200 pupils · 829 on roll
- Free school meals
- 46.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2012
- Replaced
- Copthall School (URN 101349)
- Address
- Pursley Road, Mill Hill, London, NW7 2EP
- Local authority
- Barnet
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources