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Bishop Douglass School Finchley

11–18Ages
968Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
Sixth formAges 16–18
143082URN

Hamilton Road, East Finchley, London, N2 0SQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

close to Barnet median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in BarnetSelective

327 applications for 125 places · 16th of 27 in Barnet

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

47.3of 90

Barnet 56.4 England 46.0

23rd of 28 in Barnet

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 5 July 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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 entry

2.6applications per place, Year 7

close to Barnet median (2.8) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

327 applications · 125 places offered · 35 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.6; Barnet median median 2.8
2025 2.4; Barnet median median 2.5
2024 3.0; Barnet median median 3.0
2023 2.3; Barnet median median 2.7
2022 2.5; Barnet median median 2.6
2021 1.9; Barnet median median 2.8
2020 2.0; Barnet median median 3.2
2019 2.0; Barnet median median 3.1
2018 1.9; Barnet median median 3.1
2017 3.2; Barnet median median 3.2
2016 3.0; Barnet median median 3.2; as the previous school
2015 3.1; Barnet median median 3.3; as the previous school
2014 2.7; Barnet median median 3.2; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Barnet median in 0 of 10 years.

This school
Barnet median

Dashed bars: as Bishop Douglass School Finchley (URN 101365), the previous school.

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	125	327	2.6	35	0.28
Sep 2025	136	329	2.4	60	0.44
Sep 2024	117	351	3.0	55	0.47
Sep 2023	174	402	2.3	65	0.37
Sep 2022	180	450	2.5	95	0.53
Sep 2021	178	338	1.9	61	0.34
Sep 2020	169	335	2.0	45	0.27
Sep 2019	180	360	2.0	56	0.31
Sep 2018	178	342	1.9	57	0.32
Sep 2017	94	299	3.2	45	0.48
Sep 2016 *	104	307	3.0	38	0.37
Sep 2015 *	63	194	3.1	27	0.43
Sep 2014 *	98	261	2.7	41	0.42

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

142 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)47.323rd of 28 in Barnet

Barnet 56.4 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths40%26th of 28 in Barnet

Barnet 65% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths59%

Barnet 82% England 66%

This school
Barnet median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.43

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	142	47.3	40%	59%	–
2024/25	124	52.5	54%	70%	–
2023/24	141	53.4	57%	75%	+0.43
2022/23	152	56.0	63%	75%	+0.88

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

Bishop Douglass School FinchleyThis school
This school

Good2022

2.6applications per place 47.3Attainment 8
The Archer Academy
0.7 km · Barnet

Standards maintained2025

6.9applications per place 61.6Attainment 8
Christ's College Finchley
0.7 km · Barnet

Improved significantly2025

4.4applications per place 56.4Attainment 8
The Henrietta Barnett School
1.6 km · Barnet

Good2022

3.0applications per place 87.1Attainment 8 Selective
Fortismere School
1.9 km · Haringey

Good2022

4.6applications per place 60.9Attainment 8
The Compton School
2.0 km · Barnet

Remains Outstanding2024

5.1applications per place 55.5Attainment 8
Wren Academy Finchley
2.2 km · Barnet

Standards maintained2025

9.6applications per place 65.1Attainment 8
St Michael's Catholic Grammar School
2.3 km · Barnet

Outstanding2022

2.3applications per place 78.1Attainment 8 Selective
Hasmonean High School for Boys
2.5 km · Barnet

Good2023

2.0applications per place 60.0Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 143082 · 302/5408
Trust: The Cardinal Hume Academies Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 1,080 pupils · 968 on roll
Free school meals: 30.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2016
Replaced: Bishop Douglass School Finchley (URN 101365)
Address: Hamilton Road, East Finchley, London, N2 0SQ
Local authority: Barnet

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources