Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School, Barnet

Ofsted's report card from its 3 February 2026 inspection grades Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School on 7 areas: 6 strong standard and 1 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Strong standard. "Pupils develop deep knowledge and skills across the curriculum because teaching builds securely on what they have learned before."

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Attendance is consistently above the national average."

Curriculum and teaching - Strong standard. "Leaders have constructed an ambitious and broad curriculum."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Leaders ensure that inclusion sits firmly at the heart of the school's work."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "Leaders at all levels make decisions in the best interests of pupils."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Pupils benefit from a highly effective programme of personal development."

Post 16 provision - Expected standard. "Leaders shape the post‑16 curriculum so it matches students' needs and interests."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should continue to build on their ongoing work to address gaps in some post-16 students' knowledge and to improve their achievement over time".

From the headteacher's welcome: "Thank you for taking the time to find out more about Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School. It is a genuine privilege to welcome you to a school with such a strong tradition of academic excellence, kindness and ambition."

In 2026, pupils at Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 61.2, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 57.9 in Barnet and 47 across England.

74% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 66% in Barnet and 47% in England.

That is up from 58.6 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.74: pupils made well 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 52.9, against 63.7 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 10.8 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 24 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and History.

For September 2026 entry, 146 families put Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School as their first choice and 601 named it as one of their preferences, for 204 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 18 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School are Ark Pioneer Academy (0.4 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 53.8); Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet (0.7 miles, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 87.1); The Totteridge Academy (0.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 60.9); and JCoSS (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 61).

Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School is run by its own single-school academy trust.

95 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School (as of April 2026): 84% would recommend the school, 86% say their child is happy there and 53% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (88%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (53%).

Of the 201 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 95% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 23% to a further education college.

Of the 83 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 70% went on to university or other higher education, 1% to apprenticeships and 10% into work. 16% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

34.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (26%), Asian (24%) and Mixed (13%).

In 2026, 38 pupils (3.5%) received SEN support and 8 (0.7%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

The nearest tram or metro stop is High Barnet Station, about 220 metres away (roughly a 3-minute walk).

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is High Barnet Station / Meadway, 50 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 204 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and other theft. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Barnet (370).

In 2024/25, Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School issued 49 suspensions, 4.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School are St Catherine's RC School (0.2 miles), Underhill School (0.6 miles), Foulds School (0.7 miles) and Cromer Road Primary School (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.