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St Mary's and St John's CofE School

3–18Ages
1,651Pupils
All-throughPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
Sixth formAges 16–18
151504URN

Bennett House, Sunningfields Road, Hendon, London, NW4 4QR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

6.7per place

3.9 above Barnet median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in BarnetSelective

541 applications for 81 places · 3rd of 27 in Barnet

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

54.5of 90

Barnet 56.4 England 46.0

17th of 28 in Barnet

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 28 February 2024Ofsted'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
Early years provision		Good
Sixth form provision		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 entry

6.7applications per place, Year 7

3.9 above Barnet median (2.8) 4.4 above England median (2.2)

541 applications · 81 places offered · 164 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 6.7; Barnet median median 2.8
2025 3.7; Barnet median median 2.5; as the previous school
2024 3.4; Barnet median median 3.0; as the previous school
2023 3.1; Barnet median median 2.7; as the previous school
2022 3.3; Barnet median median 2.6; as the previous school
2021 3.2; Barnet median median 2.8; as the previous school
2020 3.4; Barnet median median 3.2; as the previous school
2019 3.4; Barnet median median 3.1; as the previous school
2018 2.6; Barnet median median 3.1; as the previous school
2017 2.7; Barnet median median 3.2; as the previous school
2016 3.3; Barnet median median 3.2; as the previous school
2015 3.4; Barnet median median 3.3; as the previous school
2014 3.3; Barnet median median 3.2; as the previous school

This school
Barnet median

Dashed bars: as St Mary's and St John's CofE School (URN 103119), the previous school.

Reception entry, September 2026: 2.7 per place (149 applications for 55 places).

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, 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	81	541	6.7	164	2.02
Sep 2025 *	156	583	3.7	227	1.46
Sep 2024 *	159	542	3.4	200	1.26
Sep 2023 *	167	521	3.1	201	1.20
Sep 2022 *	165	549	3.3	210	1.27
Sep 2021 *	173	551	3.2	208	1.20
Sep 2020 *	173	583	3.4	225	1.30
Sep 2019 *	164	563	3.4	149	0.91
Sep 2018 *	176	458	2.6	153	0.87
Sep 2017 *	171	454	2.7	121	0.71
Sep 2016 *	119	393	3.3	98	0.82
Sep 2015 *	113	385	3.4	108	0.96
Sep 2014 *	106	354	3.3	100	0.94

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

166 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)54.517th of 28 in Barnet

Barnet 56.4 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths61%18th of 28 in Barnet

Barnet 65% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths80%

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.)	166	54.5	61%	80%	–
2024/25 *	174	50.7	51%	71%	–
2023/24 *	173	53.8	59%	78%	+0.43
2022/23 *	180	55.6	63%	78%	+0.39

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

St Mary's and St John's CofE SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

6.7applications per place 54.5Attainment 8
Hendon School
0.9 km · Barnet

Good2022

1.6applications per place 46.6Attainment 8
Hasmonean High School for Boys
1.0 km · Barnet

Good2023

2.0applications per place 60.0Attainment 8
Hasmonean High School for Girls
1.5 km · Barnet

Good2023

1.6applications per place 60.6Attainment 8
St James' Catholic High School
1.5 km · Barnet

2026

2.2applications per place 50.4Attainment 8
Saracens High School
1.8 km · Barnet

Good2022

2.4applications per place 47.1Attainment 8
Copthall School
2.0 km · Barnet

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 47.0Attainment 8
Clarion
2.0 km · Barnet

Remains Good2022

1.5applications per place 43.4Attainment 8
Christ's College Finchley
2.7 km · Barnet

Improved significantly2025

4.4applications per place 56.4Attainment 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: All-through
URN · DfE number: 151504 · 302/3521
Trust: Wren Academies Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 1,780 pupils · 1,651 on roll
Free school meals: 28.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2025
Replaced: St Mary's and St John's CofE School (URN 103119)
Address: Bennett House, Sunningfields Road, Hendon, London, NW4 4QR
Local authority: Barnet

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