Best Secondary Schools in Barnet

We checked all 45 secondary schools in Barnet and list every one: 27 ranked, then 18 without a rank.

Schools checked: 45
Ranked: 27
Without a rank: 18

Ranks combine 2024/25 GCSE results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Barnet. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Barnet also has 108 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Barnet. Secondary schools are also ranked across all of London.

Ranked secondary schools in Barnet

Rank 1
Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet
Academy, Selective, 1,321 pupils, inspected May 2022
Ofsted: Outstanding
Attainment 8
85.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
99%
Rank 2
St Michael's Catholic Grammar School
Local authority maintained, Selective, 908 pupils, inspected November 2022
Ofsted: Outstanding
Attainment 8
77.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
96.1%
Rank 3
Wren Academy Finchley
Academy, 1,623 pupils, inspected September 2018
Ofsted: Outstanding
Attainment 8
59.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
70.1%
Rank 4
The Totteridge Academy
Academy, 1,008 pupils, inspected November 2025
Report card: Strong standard to exceptional
Attainment 8
58.2
Grade 5+ English and maths
71.2%
Rank 5
Ark Pioneer Academy
Free school, 1,107 pupils, inspected September 2023
Ofsted: Outstanding
Attainment 8
56.0
Grade 5+ English and maths
61.6%
Rank 6
The Archer Academy
Free school, 818 pupils, inspected May 2019
Ofsted: Outstanding
Attainment 8
55.9
Grade 5+ English and maths
57.1%
Rank 7
Ashmole Academy
Academy, 1,767 pupils, inspected March 2026
Report card: Strong standard
Attainment 8
59.9
Grade 5+ English and maths
68.8%
Rank 8
Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School
Academy, 1,078 pupils, inspected February 2026
Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
Attainment 8
58.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
69.5%
Rank 9
The Henrietta Barnett School
Academy, Selective, 812 pupils, inspected May 2022
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
87.3
Grade 5+ English and maths
100%
Rank 10
The Compton School
Academy, 1,381 pupils, inspected January 2018
Ofsted: Outstanding
Attainment 8
54.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
51.5%
Rank 11
Mill Hill County High School
Academy, 1,628 pupils, inspected November 2025
Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
Attainment 8
61.2
Grade 5+ English and maths
75.3%
Rank 12
Menorah High School for Girls
Local authority maintained, 422 pupils, inspected February 2019
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
66.7
Grade 5+ English and maths
84.7%
Rank 13
Hasmonean High School for Girls
Academy, 570 pupils, inspected September 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
63.7
Grade 5+ English and maths
83.5%
Rank 14
Finchley Catholic High School
Local authority maintained, 1,172 pupils, inspected November 2013
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
62.3
Grade 5+ English and maths
78.6%
Rank 15
JCoSS
Local authority maintained, 1,356 pupils, inspected November 2022
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
60.9
Grade 5+ English and maths
76.8%
Rank 16
East Barnet School
Academy, 1,448 pupils, inspected May 2026
Report card: Strong standard
Attainment 8
53.0
Grade 5+ English and maths
57.3%
Rank 16
Hasmonean High School for Boys
Academy, 788 pupils, inspected November 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
56.5
Grade 5+ English and maths
73.9%
Rank 18
Christ's College Finchley
Academy, 1,000 pupils, inspected May 2016
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
56.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
67.5%
Rank 19
St Andrew the Apostle Greek Orthodox School
Free school, 554 pupils, inspected November 2018
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
51.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
59%
Rank 20
Bishop Douglass School Finchley
Academy, 968 pupils, inspected July 2022
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
52.5
Grade 5+ English and maths
54%
Rank 20
St James' Catholic High School
Local authority maintained, 1,243 pupils, inspected March 2017
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
51.4
Grade 5+ English and maths
55.8%
Rank 22
London Academy
Academy, 1,749 pupils, inspected July 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
51.7
Grade 5+ English and maths
54.1%
Rank 23
Saracens High School
Free school, 1,170 pupils, inspected May 2022
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
47.1
Grade 5+ English and maths
47.2%
Rank 24
Copthall School
Academy, 829 pupils, inspected May 2018
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
47.4
Grade 5+ English and maths
39.8%
Rank 25
Hendon School
Academy, 1,145 pupils, inspected May 2022
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
44.9
Grade 5+ English and maths
45.2%
Rank 26
Clarion
Academy, 689 pupils, inspected November 2017
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
44.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
36.8%
Rank 27
Friern Barnet School
Local authority maintained, 591 pupils, inspected October 2018
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
44.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
29.6%

Secondary schools in Barnet without a rank

Beis Medrash Elyon
Independent, 109 pupils, inspected March 2026
Report card: Needs attention to strong standard
Attainment 8
16.5
Grade 5+ English and maths
8.7%
Beth Jacob Grammar School for Girls
Independent, 370 pupils, inspected February 2025
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Attainment 8
53.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
69.6%
Brampton College
Independent, 192 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
6.7
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%
Dwight School London
Independent, 265 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Lubavitch Yeshiva Ketanah of London
Independent, 55 pupils, inspected March 2026
Report card: Urgent improvement to expected standard
Menorah Grammar School
Independent, 231 pupils, inspected March 2025
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Attainment 8
31.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
20.9%
Mill Hill Schools
Independent, 909 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
43.1
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%
Mount House School
Independent, Selective, 225 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
24.2
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%
North London Grammar School
Independent, Selective, 226 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
55.5
Grade 5+ English and maths
72.1%
Pardes House Grammar School
Independent, Selective, 275 pupils, inspected April 2026
Report card: Needs attention to strong standard
Attainment 8
15.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
6.9%
Shiras Devorah High School
Independent, 81 pupils, inspected September 2024
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Attainment 8
18.9
Grade 5+ English and maths
22.2%
St Mary's and St John's CofE School
Academy, 1,651 pupils, inspected February 2024
Ofsted: Good
Susi Earnshaw Theatre School
Independent, 31 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
28.2
Grade 5+ English and maths
45.5%
Talmud Torah Tiferes Shlomo
Independent, Selective, 321 pupils, inspected June 2024
Ofsted: Requires improvement
The King Alfred School
Independent, 718 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
28.0
Grade 5+ English and maths
14.8%
The London Mechina
Independent, 10 pupils, inspected February 2026
Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
Tiferes High School
Independent, Selective, 137 pupils, inspected June 2024
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Attainment 8
62.5
Grade 5+ English and maths
74.3%
WENTWORTH COLLEGE
Independent, 40 pupils, inspected September 2025
Ofsted: Outstanding
Attainment 8
20.0
Grade 5+ English and maths
11.8%