Bishop Douglass School Finchley vs The Archer Academy
Side-by-side comparison of key school data
Overview
Phase
Secondary
Secondary
Type
Academy converter
Free schools
Age Range
11–18
11–16
Gender
Mixed
Mixed
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
None
Admissions
Non-selective
Non-selective
Local Authority
Barnet
Barnet
Pupils & Capacity
Pupils
968
818
Capacity
1080
810
Occupancy
90%
101%
FSM %
30.2%
13.9%
Nursery
Sixth Form
Boarding
Ofsted
Overall Rating
Good
-
Quality of Education
Good
-
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
-
Personal Development
Good
-
Leadership & Management
Good
-
Last Inspected
Jul 2022
Jan 2025
Performance (2026)
Progress 8
-
-
Attainment 8
47.3
61.6
GCSE Eng+Maths 5+
40.1%
70.6%
KS2 Reading
-
-
KS2 Maths
-
-
KS2 Writing
-
-
A-Level Performance (2024/25)
Average Grade
C+
-
Points Per Entry
34.4
-
Best 3 A-Levels
B-
-
AAB+ %
11%
-
Value Added
Above average
-
A-Level Students
107
-
Retention
97%
-
University Destinations (2022/23 cohort)
Top-third university
9%
-
Degree course
86%
-
Any L4+ destination
86%
-
Apprenticeships
0%
-
Cohort size
120
-
A-Level Subjects
Subjects offered
15
0
Top subjects
Media / Film / TV Studies (52)
Mathematics (50)
Media/Film/Tv Studies (48)
Economics (44)
Sociology (44)
Mathematics (42)
English Literature (40)
Economics (38)