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Discover HA8Barnet

HA8 is mostly in Barnet (67% of its 1,402 postcodes), with the rest in Harrow (28%) and Brent (4%). Figures are for the council area, not for HA8 alone
Wards in HA8

Map of schools in Barnet

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Schools are coloured by their last Ofsted grade, or by results compared with England schools of the same type in the same year: reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school, and Attainment 8 at GCSE. Special, alternative provision, independent, nursery, 16 to 19 and all-through schools are not compared. Behind them, neighbourhoods are coloured by the education, skills and training measure of the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (England only). Sources: Department for Education, Ofsted, MHCLG. Open Government Licence v3.0. This map outlines Barnet and its wards. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools and results

How schools here are spread and how pupils are doing. There are no league tables on this page.

Schools in the area
172
Oct 2026 · aggregated
Pupils on roll
66,762
2025/26 · aggregated
Graded schools rated Good or Outstanding
96%
as at 31 Aug 2026 · aggregated
4.8 percentage points higher than England
London 96.4%England 91.2%
KS2 reading, writing and maths at expected standard
72.2%
2024/25 · aggregated
9.4 percentage points higher than England
London 70.7%England 62.8%
KS4 Attainment 8 score
54
2024/25 · aggregated
19% higher than England
London 48.6England 45.3
Schools opened in the last two years
1
Oct 2024 to Sep 2026 · aggregated
How do we know these figures?
FigureSourcePeriodGeographyMethod and limits
Schools in the area
Open schools (excluding children's centres) with a postcode in the area.
Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) via WhatSchool data
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (DfE Get Information about Schools and Ofsted data, via WhatSchool)
Oct 2026Barnet (Council area)aggregated, high quality
Pupils on roll
Pupils on roll at schools in the area (January 2026 census where reported). Pupils may live elsewhere.
Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) via WhatSchool data
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (DfE Get Information about Schools and Ofsted data, via WhatSchool)
2025/26Barnet (Council area)aggregated, high quality
Graded schools rated Good or Outstanding
Share of schools with a 1-4 Ofsted grade that are Outstanding or Good.
Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) via WhatSchool data
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (DfE Get Information about Schools and Ofsted data, via WhatSchool)
as at 31 Aug 2026Barnet (Council area)aggregated, high quality
KS2 reading, writing and maths at expected standard
Pupil-weighted share of year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in all of reading, writing and maths (2024/25).
Department for Education (compare school performance)
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0
2024/25Barnet (Council area)aggregated, high quality
Pupil-weighted mean of school percentages (eligible pupils). From 88 schools. Schools are counted where they are located, not where pupils live.
KS4 Attainment 8 score
Cohort-weighted mean of school Attainment 8 scores (2024/25).
Department for Education (compare school performance)
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0
2024/25Barnet (Council area)aggregated, high quality
Cohort-weighted mean of school Attainment 8 scores. From 42 schools. Schools are counted where they are located, not where pupils live.
Schools opened in the last two years
New schools (not academy conversions, relaunches or mergers) with an opening date Oct 2024 - Sep 2026.
Department for Education (GIAS)
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0
Oct 2024 to Sep 2026Barnet (Council area)aggregated, medium quality
Method: Schools in an area

Each open school is located by the postcode of its GIAS record, so it belongs to exactly one postcode district, ward, built-up area, constituency, council and so on. A school is counted where it is, not where its pupils live; pupils often cross boundaries. Children's centres are excluded. Phase and type are the GIAS labels grouped for display.

Method: Pupil-weighted school measures

FSM, SEN and absence percentages are school-level figures averaged with school roll (January 2026 census) as the weight; KS2 and KS4 measures are averaged with the number of eligible pupils (KS2) or the KS4 cohort as the weight. This equals the share of pupils in the area's schools, not of pupils living in the area. The England value uses the same method on the same files and is the comparator. Suppressed school values are skipped, so coverage differs by measure (the number of schools used is in the notes). Ofsted outcomes are the latest overall grade on record at 31 August 2026; schools inspected under the new report-card framework may carry no single grade.

Method: Change events

Events are dated records from public registers: company insolvency notices in The Gazette (loaded from July 2025, so the window is under 24 months), charity registrations and removals (Charity Commission register events), and school opening and closing dates (GIAS), where academy conversions, relaunches and mergers are labelled separately from genuine new schools and closures. They are located at the registered office, registered address or school premises, which is not necessarily where an organisation operates or where affected people live. Each council shows only its most recent events per type (cap per type); wards show all loaded events. The Gazette feed carries insolvency notices only, not planning, licensing or other notices. A notice is an event on the register, not a judgement about the organisation. No individuals' names are stored.

Latest Ofsted judgements

  • Outstanding22.2%
  • Good73%
  • Requires improvement4%
  • Not judged0.8%

This place England

Share of schools by latest overall judgement. Inspection frameworks have changed over time, so older and newer judgements are not like for like. as at 31 Aug 2026.

How do we know this?
FigureSourcePeriodGeographyMethod and limits
Ofsted grades of schools
Latest overall Ofsted grade of schools in the area as at 31 Aug 2026 (distribution).
Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) via WhatSchool data
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (DfE Get Information about Schools and Ofsted data, via WhatSchool)
as at 31 Aug 2026Barnet (Council area)
Method: Pupil-weighted school measures

FSM, SEN and absence percentages are school-level figures averaged with school roll (January 2026 census) as the weight; KS2 and KS4 measures are averaged with the number of eligible pupils (KS2) or the KS4 cohort as the weight. This equals the share of pupils in the area's schools, not of pupils living in the area. The England value uses the same method on the same files and is the comparator. Suppressed school values are skipped, so coverage differs by measure (the number of schools used is in the notes). Ofsted outcomes are the latest overall grade on record at 31 August 2026; schools inspected under the new report-card framework may carry no single grade.

Schools by phase

  • Primary51.2%
  • Other or not recorded29.1%
  • Secondary14%
  • Nursery2.3%
  • 16 plus1.7%
  • All-through1.7%

This place England

Share of schools. Oct 2026.

How do we know this?
FigureSourcePeriodGeographyMethod and limits
Schools by phase
Open schools by phase of education (distribution).
Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) via WhatSchool data
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (DfE Get Information about Schools and Ofsted data, via WhatSchool)
Oct 2026Barnet (Council area)
Method: Schools in an area

Each open school is located by the postcode of its GIAS record, so it belongs to exactly one postcode district, ward, built-up area, constituency, council and so on. A school is counted where it is, not where its pupils live; pupils often cross boundaries. Children's centres are excluded. Phase and type are the GIAS labels grouped for display.

Schools by type

  • Local authority maintained47.7%
  • Independent19.8%
  • Academies19.2%
  • Free schools7%
  • Special schools (La)2.9%
  • Other types2.3%
  • Colleges0.6%
  • Universities0.6%

This place England

Share of schools. Oct 2026.

How do we know this?
FigureSourcePeriodGeographyMethod and limits
Schools by type
Open schools by establishment type group (distribution).
Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) via WhatSchool data
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (DfE Get Information about Schools and Ofsted data, via WhatSchool)
Oct 2026Barnet (Council area)
Method: Schools in an area

Each open school is located by the postcode of its GIAS record, so it belongs to exactly one postcode district, ward, built-up area, constituency, council and so on. A school is counted where it is, not where its pupils live; pupils often cross boundaries. Children's centres are excluded. Phase and type are the GIAS labels grouped for display.

Pupils and attendance

Pupils eligible for free school meals
20.8%
2025/26 · aggregated
4 percentage points lower than England
London 26.3%England 24.8%
Pupils on SEN support
13%
2025/26 · aggregated
1.8 percentage points lower than England
London 13.8%England 14.8%
Pupils with an EHC plan
5.8%
2025/26 · aggregated
About the same as England
London 6%England 6%
Overall absence rate
5.9%
2024/25 · aggregated
0.8 percentage points lower than England
London 6.3%England 6.7%
Persistent absence
15.8%
2024/25 · aggregated
2.1 percentage points lower than England
London 17.4%England 17.8%
How do we know these figures?
FigureSourcePeriodGeographyMethod and limits
Pupils eligible for free school meals
Pupil-weighted share of pupils eligible for free school meals (2025/26).
Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) via WhatSchool data
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (DfE Get Information about Schools and Ofsted data, via WhatSchool)
2025/26Barnet (Council area)aggregated, high quality
Share of pupils at schools in the area; pupil-weighted. From 164 schools. Schools are counted where they are located, not where pupils live.
Pupils on SEN support
Pupil-weighted share of pupils receiving SEN support (2025/26).
Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) via WhatSchool data
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (DfE Get Information about Schools and Ofsted data, via WhatSchool)
2025/26Barnet (Council area)aggregated, high quality
Share of pupils at schools in the area; pupil-weighted. From 164 schools. Schools are counted where they are located, not where pupils live.
Pupils with an EHC plan
Pupil-weighted share of pupils with an education, health and care plan (2025/26).
Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) via WhatSchool data
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (DfE Get Information about Schools and Ofsted data, via WhatSchool)
2025/26Barnet (Council area)aggregated, high quality
Share of pupils at schools in the area; pupil-weighted. From 164 schools. Schools are counted where they are located, not where pupils live.
Overall absence rate
Pupil-weighted share of sessions missed for any reason (2024/25).
Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) via WhatSchool data
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (DfE Get Information about Schools and Ofsted data, via WhatSchool)
2024/25Barnet (Council area)aggregated, high quality
Pupil-weighted mean of school rates. From 121 schools. Schools are counted where they are located, not where pupils live.
Persistent absence
Pupil-weighted share of pupils missing 10% or more of sessions (2024/25).
Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) via WhatSchool data
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (DfE Get Information about Schools and Ofsted data, via WhatSchool)
2024/25Barnet (Council area)aggregated, high quality
Pupil-weighted mean of school rates. From 118 schools. Schools are counted where they are located, not where pupils live.
Method: Pupil-weighted school measures

FSM, SEN and absence percentages are school-level figures averaged with school roll (January 2026 census) as the weight; KS2 and KS4 measures are averaged with the number of eligible pupils (KS2) or the KS4 cohort as the weight. This equals the share of pupils in the area's schools, not of pupils living in the area. The England value uses the same method on the same files and is the comparator. Suppressed school values are skipped, so coverage differs by measure (the number of schools used is in the notes). Ofsted outcomes are the latest overall grade on record at 31 August 2026; schools inspected under the new report-card framework may carry no single grade.

Pupil characteristics describe who attends local schools, not how good the schools are. Absence and special educational needs rates differ for many reasons beyond the school.

Adult qualifications

What residents have studied, from the census.

Adults with no qualifications
15.4%
2021
2.6 percentage points lower than England
England 18%
Adults with a degree-level qualification or above
49%
2021
15.1 percentage points higher than England
England 34%
How do we know these figures?
FigureSourcePeriodGeographyMethod and limits
Adults with no qualifications
Share of usual residents aged 16 and over with no qualifications (Census 2021).
Office for National Statistics
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0
2021Barnet (Council area)direct, high quality
Adults with a degree-level qualification or above
Share of usual residents aged 16 and over whose highest qualification is Level 4 (degree level) or above (Census 2021).
Office for National Statistics
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0
2021Barnet (Council area)direct, high quality
Method: Census 2021 housing, health and qualifications for Wales

Wales held its census on the same day as England (21 March 2021) with the same questions, so the figures are directly comparable. For Wales we use the published local authority tables. Tenure counts shared ownership with owners; "private rented" includes people who live rent free, as in the England figures. Overcrowding is an occupancy rating of -1 or less for bedrooms. Qualifications are for people aged 16 and over; "no qualifications" and "Level 4 or above" (degree level and above) are shares of all those people. Counts are rounded by random adjustment, so tiny differences from other tables are expected. Wales households per local authority are not split to small areas here.

Highest qualification of people aged 16 and over, Census 2021 (21 March 2021). Level 4 is degree level and above. Older adults are less likely to hold formal qualifications, so areas with more older residents show higher shares with none.

Local schools (170)

Listed alphabetically. Each links to its own page, with its Ofsted record, results and governors.

SchoolPhaseTypePupils
Akiva SchoolPrimaryVoluntary aided school418
All Saints' CofE Nursery and Primary School N20PrimaryVoluntary aided school214
All Saints' CofE Primary School Nw2PrimaryVoluntary aided school169
Alma PrimaryPrimaryFree schools185
Annemount SchoolNot applicableOther independent school63
Ark Pioneer AcademySecondaryFree schools1,107
Ashmole AcademySecondaryAcademy converter1,767
Ashmole Primary SchoolPrimaryFree schools423
Ateres Beis YaakovNot applicableOther independent school98
Barnet Hill AcademyPrimaryVoluntary aided school
Barnet and Southgate College16 plusFurther education
Barnfield Primary SchoolPrimaryCommunity school459
Beis Medrash ElyonNot applicableOther independent school109
Beis Soroh SchneirerNot applicableOther independent school333
Beit Shvidler Primary SchoolPrimaryVoluntary aided school230
Beth Jacob Grammar School for GirlsNot applicableOther independent school370
Bishop Douglass School FinchleySecondaryAcademy converter968
Blessed Dominic Catholic Primary SchoolPrimaryVoluntary aided school452
Brampton CollegeNot applicableOther independent school192
Brookhill Nursery SchoolNurseryLocal authority nursery school124
Brookland Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimaryCommunity school283
Brookland Junior SchoolPrimaryCommunity school352
Brunswick Park Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimaryCommunity school429
Chalgrove Primary SchoolPrimaryCommunity school217
Childs Hill Primary SchoolPrimaryAcademy converter407
Christ Church Primary SchoolPrimaryVoluntary aided school217
Christ's College FinchleySecondaryAcademy converter1,000
Church Hill SchoolPrimaryCommunity school181
Claremont Primary SchoolPrimaryAcademy converter287
ClarionSecondaryAcademy converter689
Colindale Primary SchoolPrimaryCommunity school703
Coppetts Wood Primary SchoolPrimaryCommunity school207
Copthall SchoolSecondaryAcademy converter829
Courtland SchoolPrimaryCommunity school213
Cromer Road Primary SchoolPrimaryCommunity school413
Danegrove Primary SchoolPrimaryCommunity school589
Deansbrook Infant SchoolPrimaryCommunity school212
Deansbrook Junior SchoolPrimaryAcademy converter253
Dollis Primary SchoolPrimaryAcademy converter365
Dwight School LondonNot applicableOther independent school265
East Barnet SchoolSecondaryAcademy converter1,448
Edgware Jewish Girls - Beis ChinuchNot applicableOther independent school271
Edgware Primary SchoolPrimaryCommunity school438
Etz Chaim Jewish Primary SchoolPrimaryFree schools175
Fairway Primary School and Children's CentrePrimaryCommunity school254
Finchley Catholic High SchoolSecondaryVoluntary aided school1,172
Finchley and Acton Yochien SchoolNot applicableOther independent school43
Foulds SchoolPrimaryCommunity school318
Friern Barnet SchoolSecondaryCommunity school591
Frith Manor Primary SchoolPrimaryCommunity school496
Garden Suburb Infant SchoolPrimaryCommunity school173
Garden Suburb Junior SchoolPrimaryCommunity school315
Goldbeaters Primary SchoolPrimaryCommunity school463
Goodwyn SchoolNot applicableOther independent school140
Hampden Way Nursery SchoolNurseryLocal authority nursery school83
Hasmonean High School for BoysSecondaryAcademy converter788
Hasmonean High School for GirlsSecondaryAcademy converter570
Hasmonean Primary SchoolPrimaryVoluntary aided school172
Hendon Preparatory SchoolNot applicableOther independent school104
Hendon SchoolSecondaryAcademy converter1,145

Showing the first 60 of 170. Near Me lists schools by distance.

Sources used on this page

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Registered offices are not operating locations. Ranks and deciles are never averaged. Census 2021 figures are labelled 2021.