East Barnet School
Chestnut Grove, Barnet, EN4 8PU
1,448 pupils · 100% of 1,445 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- EAST BARNET SCHOOL
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 23.8%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Post-16 | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 6 May 2026, published 8 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 53 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 57.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 76.8% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 35% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.07 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 200 | 213 | 786 | 200 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 200 | 228 | 874 | 200 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 230 | 220 | 848 | 230 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 218 | 210 | 829 | 218 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 217 | 219 | 876 | 217 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 221 | 161 | 826 | 221 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 203 | 211 | 879 | 203 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 210 | 224 | 1,003 | 210 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Southgate School 1 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- JCoSS 1.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St Andrew the Apostle Greek Orthodox School 2.1 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Ashmole Academy 2.1 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- Ark Pioneer Academy 2.6 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Finchley Catholic High School 2.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.