East Barnet School, Barnet

Ofsted's report card from its 6 May 2026 inspection grades East Barnet School on 7 areas: 7 strong standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Strong standard. "Pupils, particularly those in key stage 4, achieve highly in national tests."

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Leaders have established very high expectations of pupils' behaviour and attendance."

Curriculum and teaching - Strong standard. "Leaders have developed a well-planned, broad and ambitious curriculum that meets pupils' aspirations."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Inclusion is at the heart of East Barnet School."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "The school is very well led and managed."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Leaders have developed a well-considered and ambitious personal development programme."

Post 16 provision - Strong standard. "Leaders have established an inclusive and ambitious post-16 provision."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should continue to embed their strategies to ensure that recent improvements in disadvantaged pupils' attendance are sustained"; "Leaders should continue to embed their strategies to ensure the achievement gap between disadvantaged and non-disadvantaged pupils continues to narrow".

In 2026, pupils at East Barnet School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 49.9, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 57.9 in Barnet and 47 across England.

55% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 66% in Barnet and 47% in England.

That is down from 53 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.16: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 39.1, against 53.2 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 14.1 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 26 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Business Studies.

For September 2026 entry, 213 families put East Barnet School as their first choice and 786 named it as one of their preferences, for 200 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 42 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to East Barnet School are Southgate School (0.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 54.4); JCoSS (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 61); St Andrew the Apostle Greek Orthodox School (1.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49.5); and Ashmole Academy (1.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 61.1).

East Barnet School's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Of the 208 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 91% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 26% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 166 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 68% went on to university or other higher education, 4% to apprenticeships and 16% into work. 19% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

29.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (42%), Mixed (14%) and Asian (6%).

The nearest tram or metro stop is Cockfosters Station, about 930 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Belmont Avenue (->e), 200 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 235 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and vehicle crime. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Barnet (370).

In 2024/25, East Barnet School issued 165 suspensions, 11.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to East Barnet School are Danegrove Primary School (0.2 miles); St Mary's CofE Primary School, East Barnet (0.3 miles); Trent CofE Primary School (0.5 miles); and De Bohun Primary School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.