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Schools across Barnet

Local authority · 175 schools across 10 towns

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Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Barnet (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.

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Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Barnet (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

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Schools in Barnet (175)

Showing 20 of 175 schools

Total Schools

175

92 primary · 25 secondary

Total Pupils

67,838

88% capacity used

Ofsted Rated

53

11 outstanding · 42 good

Capacity

77,174

9,336 spare places

Ofsted Ratings

42
118
Outstanding: 11
Good: 42
Requires Improvement: 4
Not inspected: 118

Best Schools in Barnet

View the full league table - ranked by Ofsted, Progress 8, KS2 results and more

Area Performance (2026)

Attainment 8

47.7

GCSE Eng+Maths

51.3%

School Capacity

Primary Schools

90% full
29,074 pupils32,433 capacity

3,359 spare places

Secondary Schools

94% full
25,773 pupils27,311 capacity

1,538 spare places

Pupil Absence

Avg Overall Absence

5.9%

2024/25

Avg Persistent Absence

14.9%

2024/25

Schools Reporting

124

2024/25

Absence trend across Barnet schools

4.4%
18/19
4%
20/21
6.5%
21/22
6.5%
22/23
5.9%
23/24
5.9%
24/25

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Average across all open schools in this LA.

EHCP Timeliness

Issued Within 20 Weeks

100%

Plans Issued

635

Assessment Requests

990

Tribunal Cases

66

EHCP timeliness trend (% issued within 20 weeks)

93%
2019
97%
2020
85%
2021
83%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Source: DfE EHCP timeliness statistics. Shows how quickly this LA issues Education, Health and Care Plans.

Admission Appeals

2026 admission appeals by school phase

Primary

4,956 admissions

37

Lodged

(0.7%)

26

Heard

1

Successful

(4%)

Primary (infant classes)

4,005 admissions

37

Lodged

(0.9%)

26

Heard

1

Successful

(4%)

Secondary

5,505 admissions

223

Lodged

(4.1%)

196

Heard

40

Successful

(20%)

Total

10,461 admissions

260

Lodged

(2.5%)

222

Heard

41

Successful

(19%)

Total appeals lodged per year

564
2019
613
2020
457
2021
380
2022
424
2023
522
2024
285
2025
557
2026

Source: DfE admission appeals statistics. Shows how competitive school places are in this area.

Towns in Barnet

London

125 schools

Barnet

23 schools

Edgware

17 schools

New Barnet

2 schools

LONDON

2 schools

EDGWARE

2 schools

Mill Hill

1 schools

West Hendon

1 schools

Hendon

1 schools

Hampstead Garden Suburb

1 schools

Questions parents ask about schools in Barnet

How many schools are there in Barnet?

Barnet has 175 open schools: 92 state primary, 28 state secondary or all-through, 32 independent, 11 special and 12 others.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Barnet are rated Outstanding?

30 schools in Barnet were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: WENTWORTH COLLEGE, Menorah Primary School for Girls, The Orion Primary School, Whitings Hill Primary School, Livingstone Primary and Nursery School and 25 more. Counting Good as well, 90% of the 144 graded schools here are rated 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.

WENTWORTH COLLEGEMenorah Primary School for GirlsThe Orion Primary SchoolWhitings Hill Primary SchoolLivingstone Primary and Nursery School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Barnet get the best GCSE results?

Of the 29 schools in Barnet with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet (selective grammar), with an Attainment 8 score of 87.1 and 100% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; The Henrietta Barnett School (selective grammar), with an Attainment 8 score of 87.1 and 100% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and St Michael's Catholic Grammar School (selective grammar), with an Attainment 8 score of 78.1 and 99% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Selective schools admit by ability, so their raw results are not a like-for-like comparison with comprehensives. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Queen Elizabeth's School, BarnetThe Henrietta Barnett SchoolSt Michael's Catholic Grammar School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Barnet have the best SATs results?

Of the 86 primary schools in Barnet with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Courtland School (100% in reading, 100% in maths); Menorah Primary School for Girls (100% in reading, 100% in maths); and Deansbrook Junior School (98% in reading, 100% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Courtland SchoolMenorah Primary School for GirlsDeansbrook Junior School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Barnet?

Yes. Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet; St Michael's Catholic Grammar School; and The Henrietta Barnett School are state grammar schools in Barnet. Grammar schools admit pupils by ability through an entrance test, usually sat at the start of Year 6.

Queen Elizabeth's School, BarnetSt Michael's Catholic Grammar SchoolThe Henrietta Barnett School

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Barnet have catchment areas?

Most state schools in 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 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.

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