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Secondary schools in Barnet
Where pupils go after Year 11 and after sixth form, school by school, with GCSE results. Destinations are for the 2023 leavers; results are from 2025.
What the data says
Barnet has 28 state-funded secondary schools. Of the 4,491 pupils who finished Year 11 here in 2023, 93% stayed in education (England 86%): 63% in a school sixth form, 9% at a sixth form college, 20% at a further education college.
Apprenticeships take 1% of leavers, roughly a third of the England rate of 3%.
3% of leavers had no sustained destination six months on, fewer than the 6% across England.
After sixth form, 55% of students in Barnet went to university (England 37%), and 37% of level 3 students reached one of the most selective universities (England 19%).
After Year 11: Barnet against England
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Barnet | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 4,491 | 607,348 |
| Stayed in education | 93% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 63% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 9% | 13% |
| — further education college | 20% | 37% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 3% | 6% |
Where each school’s Year 11 leavers went
One band per school, sorted by the size of its 2023 Year 11 cohort. Band width is pupils; hover a band for the share, click a school for its profile. Counts are worked back from the percentages DfE publishes, so a band can be out by a pupil.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
Map of secondary schools in Barnet
Darker blue means a larger share of Year 11 leavers stayed in education. Click a school for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
State-funded secondary schools (28)
Sorted by name. Click a school for its full picture. “Stayed in education” counts school sixth forms, sixth form colleges and FE colleges together.
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ark Pioneer AcademyFree schools · sixth form | 1,107 | — | — | — | — | — | 56.0 | 62% |
| Ashmole AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,767 | 97% | 70% | 18% | 0% | 65% | 59.9 | 69% |
| Bishop Douglass School FinchleyAcademy converter · sixth form | 968 | 95% | 76% | 12% | 1% | 74% | 52.5 | 54% |
| Christ's College FinchleyAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,000 | 88% | 57% | 30% | 3% | 76% | 56.8 | 68% |
| ClarionAcademy converter · sixth form | 689 | 86% | 37% | 42% | 1% | 63% | 44.8 | 37% |
| Copthall SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 829 | 89% | 54% | 29% | 0% | 52% | 47.4 | 40% |
| East Barnet SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,448 | 91% | 59% | 26% | 1% | 66% | 53.0 | 57% |
| Finchley Catholic High SchoolVoluntary aided school · sixth form | 1,172 | 94% | 68% | 14% | 1% | 62% | 62.3 | 79% |
| Friern Barnet SchoolCommunity school | 591 | 92% | 24% | 48% | 0% | — | 44.8 | 30% |
| Hasmonean High School for BoysAcademy converter · sixth form | 788 | 92% | 84% | 5% | 0% | 2% | 56.5 | 74% |
| Hasmonean High School for GirlsAcademy converter | 570 | 98% | 92% | 3% | 0% | 3% | 63.7 | 84% |
| Hendon SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,145 | 93% | 59% | 25% | 0% | 51% | 44.9 | 45% |
| JCoSSVoluntary aided school · sixth form | 1,356 | 96% | 80% | 11% | — | 67% | 60.9 | 77% |
| London AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,749 | 90% | 70% | 16% | 2% | 71% | 51.7 | 54% |
| Menorah High School for GirlsVoluntary aided school · sixth form | 422 | 98% | 91% | 8% | 0% | 0% | 66.7 | 85% |
| Mill Hill County High SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,628 | 96% | 69% | 14% | 0% | 68% | 61.2 | 75% |
| Queen Elizabeth's Girls' SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,078 | 93% | 66% | 20% | 1% | 59% | 58.6 | 70% |
| Queen Elizabeth's School, BarnetAcademy converter · sixth form · selective | 1,321 | 100% | 97% | 0% | 0% | 90% | 85.6 | 99% |
| Saracens High SchoolFree schools | 1,170 | 93% | 74% | 12% | 0% | — | 47.1 | 47% |
| St Andrew the Apostle Greek Orthodox SchoolFree schools · sixth form | 554 | 91% | 52% | 33% | 3% | 66% | 51.6 | 59% |
| St James' Catholic High SchoolVoluntary aided school · sixth form | 1,243 | 91% | 53% | 24% | 3% | 64% | 51.4 | 56% |
| St Mary's and St John's CofE SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,651 | 94% | 56% | 25% | 1% | 74% | 50.7 | 51% |
| St Michael's Catholic Grammar SchoolVoluntary aided school · sixth form · selective | 908 | 98% | 91% | 0% | 0% | 81% | 77.8 | 96% |
| The Archer AcademyFree schools | 818 | 96% | 26% | 26% | 1% | — | 55.9 | 57% |
| The Compton SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,381 | 91% | 48% | 24% | 2% | 70% | 54.8 | 52% |
| The Henrietta Barnett SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form · selective | 812 | 100% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 79% | 87.3 | 100% |
| The Totteridge AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,008 | 82% | 47% | 26% | 3% | 54% | 58.2 | 71% |
| Wren Academy FinchleyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,623 | 96% | 64% | 19% | 1% | 74% | 59.8 | 70% |
Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (23)
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnet and Southgate Collegecollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 20% | — | — |
| Beis Medrash Elyonindependent · Other independent school | 109 | — | — | — | — | — | 16.5 | 9% |
| Beth Jacob Grammar School for Girlsindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 370 | — | — | — | — | — | 53.6 | 70% |
| Brampton Collegeindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 192 | — | — | — | — | — | 6.7 | 0% |
| Dwight School Londonindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 265 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Menorah Grammar Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 231 | — | — | — | — | — | 31.8 | 21% |
| Mill Hill Schoolsindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 909 | — | — | — | — | — | 43.1 | 0% |
| Mount House Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form · selective | 225 | — | — | — | — | — | 24.2 | 0% |
| North London Grammar Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form · selective | 226 | — | — | — | — | — | 55.5 | 72% |
| Pardes House Grammar Schoolindependent · Other independent school · selective | 275 | — | — | — | — | — | 15.8 | 7% |
| Shiras Devorah High Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | 18.9 | 22% |
| Susi Earnshaw Theatre Schoolindependent · Other independent school | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | 28.2 | 46% |
| The King Alfred Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 718 | — | — | — | — | — | 28.0 | 15% |
| Tiferes High Schoolindependent · Other independent school · selective | 137 | — | — | — | — | — | 62.5 | 74% |
| WENTWORTH COLLEGEindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | 20.0 | 12% |
| Imperial College London Mathematics Schoolsixth form · Free schools 16 to 19 · sixth form | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Woodhouse Collegesixth form · Academy 16-19 converter · sixth form | 0 | — | — | — | — | 71% | — | — |
| Mapledown Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 114 | 88% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Orange Tree Schoolspecial · Other independent special school · sixth form | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | 21.6 | 22% |
| The Holmewood Schoolspecial · Other independent special school · selective | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | 11.7 | 0% |
| Kisharon Schoolstate · Free schools special · sixth form | 80 | 100% | 14% | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Oak Hill Schoolstate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 49 | 40% | 0% | 40% | 0% | — | 3.6 | 0% |
| Oak Lodge Schoolstate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 190 | 100% | 0% | 10% | 0% | — | — | — |
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