Friern Barnet School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 21 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Unique reference
- 101345
- Address
- Hemington Avenue, Friern Barnet, N11 3LS
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 716 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.0%
- Girls
- 49.0%
- First language not English
- 47.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 36.9%
- Persistent absence
- 25.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.3%
Other White 30.7%
White British 15.5%
Other 12.3%
Mixed 12.1%
African 9.4%
Unclassified 5.7%
Caribbean 3.8%
Indian 2.4%
Bangladeshi 1.5%
Other Black 1.5%
Chinese 1.5%
Pakistani 1.1%
Other Asian 1.1%
Irish 1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.14
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.64
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 27%
Local authority average 61%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 33%
Local authority average 66%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 43.9
Local authority average 57.1
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.73
Local authority average 5.27
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 40 |
| Biology | GCSE | 35 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 70 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 35 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 33 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 33 |
| Dance | GCSE | 15 |
| English Language | GCSE | 148 |
Admissions
Friern Barnet School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 124
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 41
- 2nd preference
- 35
- 3rd preference
- 54
- From another Local Authority
- 85
Offers
- 1st preference
- 41
- 2nd preference
- 15
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 25
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 126 61 65 |
| Year 8 | 148 68 80 |
| Year 9 | 142 82 60 |
| Year 10 | 144 68 76 |
| Year 11 | 156 86 70 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 93.0% 94.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 59.0% 17.8% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 21.0% 67.7% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 13.0% 7.6% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.1% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 1.1% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 0.9% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 2.2% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 1.7% 1.0% |