Bishop Douglass School Finchley
Hamilton Road, London, N2 0SQ
968 pupils · 90% of 1,080 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- THE CARDINAL HUME ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 30.2%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 5 July 2022, published 21 September 2022. 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 | 52.5 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 54% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 70.2% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 87.1% |
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?
Usually has places available — 0.28 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 125 | 35 | 327 | 85 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 136 | 60 | 329 | 111 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 117 | 55 | 351 | 108 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 174 | 65 | 402 | 124 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 180 | 95 | 450 | 180 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 178 | 61 | 338 | 94 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 169 | 45 | 335 | 90 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 180 | 56 | 360 | 106 |
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
- The Archer Academy 0.7 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Christ's College Finchley 0.7 km · Improved significantly (2025)
- The Henrietta Barnett School 1.6 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Fortismere School 1.9 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- The Compton School 2 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- St Michael's Catholic Grammar School 2.3 km · Outstanding (2022) · 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.