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Schools in Barnet, London

Barnet has the highest school-age population in London and is one of the strongest-performing local authority areas for both KS2 and KS4 results. The borough's school mix includes a substantial faith and academy element. Reception and Year 7 applications are competitive across much of the borough.

Data last verified 15 May 2026. Sources: Ofsted, DfE GIAS, DfE Performance Tables, Metropolitan Police, MHCLG IMD. See all sources.

173

Schools in Barnet

13.9%

Outstanding Ofsted

78.6%

Good or Outstanding

113

Primary schools

Secondary schools

16%

Secondary appeal success (2024)

Top primary schools in Barnet

Ranked by Ofsted rating, then by latest KS2 performance. See methodology.

School	Ofsted	KS2 %
Courtland School	Outstanding	97.0
Goldbeaters Primary School	Outstanding	94.0
The Annunciation RC Junior School	Outstanding	91.0
Menorah Primary School for Girls	Outstanding	90.0
The Orion Primary School	Outstanding	88.0
Monken Hadley CofE Primary School	Outstanding	88.0
The Hyde School	Outstanding	88.0

Top secondary schools in Barnet

Ranked by Ofsted rating, then by latest KS4 Attainment 8.

School	Ofsted	Att 8
Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet	Outstanding	85.6
St Michael's Catholic Grammar School	Outstanding	77.8
Ark Pioneer Academy	Outstanding	56.0
The Compton School	Outstanding	54.8
Orange Tree School	Outstanding	21.6
WENTWORTH COLLEGE	Outstanding	20.0
Northway School	Outstanding	—

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What the data says about Barnet

78.6% of Barnet schools are currently rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted, compared with a London average of roughly 90% for primary and 80% for secondary. The average number of applications per place across Barnet is 1.29, a useful indicator of how competitive local admissions are. The average number of recorded crime incidents within 500 metres of a school in Barnet over the most recent reporting month is 89.15, drawn from the Metropolitan Police open data API. The mean IMD (Index of Multiple Deprivation) decile of Barnet's schools is 5.42 — 1 is most deprived, 10 is least deprived. All metrics on this page are recomputed from source data on the 15th of every month. See our methodology for definitions and limitations.

All schools in Barnet

Every school in Barnet, listed alphabetically. Click any school for the full record.

School	Phase	Ofsted
Akiva School	Primary	Good
All Saints' CofE Nursery and Primary School N20	Primary	Good
All Saints' CofE Primary School NW2	Primary	Good
Alma Primary	Primary	Good
Annemount School	—	—
Ark Pioneer Academy	Secondary	Outstanding
Ashmole Academy	Secondary	Good
Ashmole Primary School	Primary	Good
Ateres Beis Yaakov	Primary	Good
Barnet Hill Academy	Primary	Good
Barnfield Primary School	Primary	Good
Beis Medrash Elyon	Secondary	Requires improvement
Beis Soroh Schneirer	Primary	Good
Beis Yaakov Primary School	Primary	Good
Beit Shvidler Primary School	Primary	Good
Beth Jacob Grammar School for Girls	Secondary	Requires improvement
Bishop Douglass School Finchley	Secondary	Good
Blessed Dominic Catholic Primary School	Primary	Good
Brampton College	—	—
Brookhill Nursery School	Nursery	Outstanding
Brookland Infant and Nursery School	Primary	Good
Brookland Junior School	Primary	Good
Brunswick Park Primary and Nursery School	Primary	Good
Chalgrove Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Childs Hill Primary School	Primary	Good
Christ Church Primary School	Primary	Good
Christ's College Finchley	Secondary	Good
Church Hill School	Primary	Good
Claremont Primary School	Primary	Good
Clarion	Secondary	Good
Colindale Primary School	Primary	Good
Coppetts Wood Primary School	Primary	Requires improvement
Copthall School	Secondary	Good
Courtland School	Primary	Outstanding
Cromer Road Primary School	Primary	Good
Danegrove Primary School	Primary	Good
Deansbrook Infant School	Primary	Good
Deansbrook Junior School	Primary	Good
Dollis Primary School	Primary	Good
Dwight School London	All-through	—
East Barnet School	Secondary	Good
Edgware Jewish Girls - Beis Chinuch	Primary	Good
Edgware Primary School	Primary	Good
Etz Chaim Jewish Primary School	Primary	Good
Fairway Primary School and Children's Centre	Primary	Good
Finchley and Acton Yochien School	—	Good
Finchley Catholic High School	Secondary	Good
Foulds School	Primary	Good
Friern Barnet School	Secondary	Good
Frith Manor Primary School	Primary	Good
Garden Suburb Infant School	Primary	Good
Garden Suburb Junior School	Primary	Good
Goldbeaters Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Goodwyn School	Primary	—
Hampden Way Nursery School	Nursery	Outstanding
Hasmonean High School for Boys	Secondary	Good
Hasmonean High School for Girls	Secondary	Good
Hasmonean Primary School	Primary	Good
Hendon Preparatory School	Primary	—
Hendon School	Secondary	Good
Holland House School	Primary	—
Hollickwood Primary School	Primary	Good
Holly Park Primary School	Primary	Good
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School	Primary	Good
Imperial College London Mathematics School	Sixth form	—
Independent Jewish Day School	Primary	Good
Ivy House School	Primary	—
JCoSS	Secondary	Good
Kerem School	Primary	—
Kisharon College	Sixth form	—
Kisharon School	All-through	Good
Langdon College	Sixth form	—
Livingstone Primary and Nursery School	Primary	Outstanding
London Academy	All-through	Good
Lubavitch Yeshiva Ketanah of London	Secondary	Requires improvement
Lyonsdown School	Primary	—
Manorside Primary School	Primary	Good
Mapledown School	Secondary	Good
Martin Primary School	Primary	Good
Mathilda Marks-Kennedy Jewish Primary School	Primary	Good
Menorah Foundation School	Primary	Good
Menorah Grammar School	Secondary	Requires improvement
Menorah High School for Girls	Secondary	Good
Menorah Primary School for Boys	Primary	—
Menorah Primary School for Girls	Primary	Outstanding
Mill Hill County High School	Secondary	Good
Mill Hill School Foundation	All-through	—
Millbrook Park Primary School	Primary	Good
Monken Hadley CofE Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Monkfrith Primary School	Primary	Good
Moss Hall Infant School	Primary	Good
Moss Hall Junior School	Primary	Good
Moss Hall Nursery School	Nursery	Outstanding
Mount House School	Secondary	—
Nancy Reuben Primary School	Primary	—
North London Grammar School	All-through	—
Northgate School	Secondary	Outstanding
Northside Primary School	Primary	Good
Northway School	All-through	Outstanding
Oak Hill School	Secondary	Good
Oak Lodge School	Secondary	Good
Oakbridge Special Education	Sixth form	—
Oakleigh School & Acorn Assessment Centre	Primary	Good
Orange Tree School	Secondary	Outstanding
Osidge Primary School	Primary	Good
Our Lady of Lourdes RC School	Primary	Good
Pardes House Grammar School	Secondary	Requires improvement
Pardes House Primary School	Primary	Good
Parkfield Primary School	Primary	Good
Pavilion Study Centre	All-through	Good
Peninim	Primary	Good
Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School	Secondary	Good
Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet	Secondary	Outstanding
Queenswell Infant & Nursery School	Primary	Good
Queenswell Junior School	Primary	Good
Rimon Jewish Primary School	Primary	Good
Rosh Pinah Primary School	Primary	Good
Sacks Morasha Jewish Primary School	Primary	Good
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School	Primary	Good
Saracens Bell Lane	Primary	Requires improvement
Saracens Broadfields	Primary	Good
Saracens High School	Secondary	Good
Shalom Noam Primary School	Primary	Good
Shiras Devorah High School	Secondary	Requires improvement
St Agnes' Catholic Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
St Andrew the Apostle Greek Orthodox School	Secondary	Good
St Andrew's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, Totteridge	Primary	Good
St Catherine's RC School	Primary	Good
St James' Catholic High School	Secondary	Good
St John's CofE Junior Mixed and Infant School	Primary	Good
St John's CofE Primary and Nursery School	Primary	Good
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School	Primary	Good
St Margaret's Nursery School	Nursery	Outstanding
St Martin's School	Primary	—
St Mary's and St John's CofE School	All-through	Good
St Mary's CofE Primary School	Primary	Good
St Mary's CofE Primary School, East Barnet	Primary	Good
St Michael's Catholic Grammar School	Secondary	Outstanding
St Paul's CofE Primary School N11	Primary	Good
St Paul's CofE Primary School NW7	Primary	Good
St Theresa's Catholic Primary School	Primary	Good
St Vincent's Catholic Primary School	Primary	Good
Summerside Primary Academy	Primary	Good
Sunnyfields Primary School	Primary	Good
Susi Earnshaw Theatre School	Secondary	—
Talmud Torah Tiferes Shlomo	All-through	Requires improvement
Tashbar of Edgware	Primary	Good
The Annunciation Catholic Infant School	Primary	Good
The Annunciation RC Junior School	Primary	Outstanding
The Archer Academy	Secondary	Good
The Compton School	Secondary	Outstanding
The Henrietta Barnett School	Secondary	Good
The Holmewood School	All-through	—
The Hyde School	Primary	Outstanding
The King Alfred School	All-through	—
The London Mechina	—	—
The Northgate School	—	—
The Orion Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
The Totteridge Academy	Secondary	Good
The Windmill School	All-through	—
Tiferes High School	Secondary	Requires improvement
Torah Vodaas	Primary	Requires improvement
Trent CofE Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Tudor Primary School	Primary	Good
Underhill School	Primary	Good
Watling Park School	Primary	Good
WENTWORTH COLLEGE	Secondary	Outstanding
Wessex Gardens Primary School	Primary	Good
Whitings Hill Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Woodcroft Primary School	Primary	Good
Woodhouse College	Sixth form	—
Woodridge Primary School	Primary	Good
Wren Academy Finchley	All-through	Good

Frequently asked

How many schools are there in Barnet?

Barnet has 173 schools in our directory, drawn from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Of these, 113 are primary, 53 are secondary, and the remainder are special, all-through, or post-16.

What proportion of Barnet schools are Outstanding?

As of the latest Ofsted Management Information release, 24 schools in Barnet (13.9%) are rated Outstanding, and 78.6% are rated Good or Outstanding. Ratings are refreshed monthly from the Ofsted MI publication.

When do I apply for a Reception or Year 7 place in Barnet?

Reception applications in England close on 15 January each year for the September intake. Year 7 (secondary transfer) applications close on 31 October. Barnet's applications are coordinated by the local authority through the eAdmissions system. See our full Reception timeline guide.

How does the school appeals process work in Barnet?

If you are refused your preferred school place, you have a statutory right of appeal. Barnet appeals are typically heard in May (Reception) and June–July (secondary). See our appeals tracker for Barnet-level success rates by year.

How can I tell which Barnet schools are over-subscribed?

Each school listing on this site shows the number of applications per place from the DfE's published admissions data. Apps-per-place above 2 typically indicates strong over-subscription. We refresh this data annually when the DfE publishes its admissions and offers release.

Sources

School list and phase from DfE Get Information About Schools (refreshed monthly). Ofsted ratings from Ofsted Management Information (refreshed monthly). Performance data from DfE Explore Education Statistics. Crime data within 500m from the Metropolitan Police open data API. Deprivation deciles from MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2019. Read our full methodology for how each metric is calculated.