Best Schools in New Barnet
Hertfordshire · 2 schools ranked by Ofsted Rating
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 4 days
Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Barnet (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Barnet (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Questions parents ask about schools in New Barnet
How many schools are there in New Barnet?
New Barnet has 2 open schools: 1 state secondary or all-through and 1 independent.
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools
Are there any Outstanding schools in New Barnet?
None of the 1 graded schools in New Barnet currently holds an Outstanding rating. 1 is rated Good, so 100% are Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.
Source: Ofsted
Are there grammar schools in New Barnet?
No. None of the state secondary schools in New Barnet selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools
Do schools in New Barnet have catchment areas?
Most state schools in New Barnet have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, Barnet allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.
How do I apply for a school place in New Barnet?
Apply to Barnet through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.