Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet, Barnet

Ofsted's report card from its 21 April 2026 inspection grades Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet on 7 areas: 7 exceptional. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Exceptional. "Pupils' achievements in national examinations at both GCSE and A level are exceptional."

Attendance and behaviour - Exceptional. "Pupils' attendance is extremely high, including for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities and for disadvantaged pupils."

Curriculum and teaching - Exceptional. "Leaders have a sharply precise understanding of the strengths and any priorities in curriculum and teaching."

Inclusion - Exceptional. "Leaders have fostered a highly aspirational culture of inclusion that has been sustained over time."

Leadership and governance - Exceptional. "Leaders are absolutely relentless in identifying any small areas in the school that can be improved."

Personal development and wellbeing - Exceptional. "The programme for personal development and wellbeing is remarkable."

Post-16 provision - Exceptional. "Achievement at post-16 is extraordinary."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include drama, STEM and philosophy.

In 2026, pupils at Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet averaged an Attainment 8 score of 87.1, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 57.9 in Barnet and 47 across England.

100% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 66% in Barnet and 47% in England.

That is up from 85.6 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 1.22: 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.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 19 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Biology, Chemistry and Physics.

Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet is a grammar school: places go to children who reach the required standard in its entrance test, and only then are the oversubscription criteria applied.

For September 2026 entry, 432 families put Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet as their first choice and 763 named it as one of their preferences, for 192 places offered. That is 2.3 first choices for every place. 243 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet admits pupils through an entrance test, usually called the 11-plus. Children have to be registered for it in advance, normally in the spring or summer of Year 5; the test itself is usually sat in September of Year 6, and results come out in October, before the 31 October deadline for naming secondary schools.

Passing the test makes a child eligible rather than guaranteeing a place: when more children pass than there are places, Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet ranks them by the criteria in its admissions policy, which can include test score and distance. Check Barnet's admissions pages and the school's own policy for this year's registration deadline - a child who is not registered in time cannot sit the test.

Barnet has 3 state grammar schools in all, so a child who passes may have several selective schools to choose between.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet are Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School (0.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 61.2); Ark Pioneer Academy (1.1 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 53.8); The Totteridge Academy (1.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 60.9); and JCoSS (1.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 61).

Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.

11 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet (as of April 2026): 73% would recommend the school, 73% say their child is happy there and 0% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they are kept well informed about progress (91%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (0%).

Of the 188 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 99% stayed in education or training for at least two terms.

Of the 173 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 91% went on to university or other higher education, 1% to apprenticeships and 1% into work. 86% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

3.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 26.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (79%) and Chinese (8%).

In 2026, 23 pupils (1.7%) received SEN support and 9 (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 autism.

The nearest tram or metro stop is High Barnet Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Alston Road High Barnet (->e), 280 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 128 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and shoplifting. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Barnet (370).

In 2024/25, Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet issued 18 suspensions, 1.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet are Foulds School (0.1 miles), Christ Church Primary School (0.2 miles), Whitings Hill Primary School (0.7 miles) and Underhill School (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.