St Michael's Catholic Grammar School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Nov 9 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Girls
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Unique reference
- 101361
- Address
- Nether Street, North Finchley, N12 7NJ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 891 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 5.5%
- Girls
- 94.5%
- First language not English
- 21.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 9.4%
- Persistent absence
- 10.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.3%
Other White 18.9%
Mixed 18.9%
White British 15.3%
African 14.3%
Indian 9%
Other 6.2%
Other Asian 5.6%
Irish 5.4%
Chinese 3.4%
Other Black 1.1%
Unclassified 0.9%
Caribbean 0.8%
Pakistani 0.4%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 72%
Local authority average 59%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 96%
Local authority average 63%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 77.6
Local authority average 56.5
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 7.37
Local authority average 5.24
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 45 |
| Biology | GCSE | 60 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 60 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 40 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 25 |
| English Language | GCSE | 126 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 126 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 15 |
Admissions
St Michael's Catholic Grammar School
- Admission Policy
- Selective
- Total available places
- 127
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 181
- 2nd preference
- 39
- 3rd preference
- 22
- From another Local Authority
- 167
Offers
- 1st preference
- 118
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 85
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 128 0 128 |
| Year 8 | 128 0 128 |
| Year 9 | 128 0 128 |
| Year 10 | 128 0 128 |
| Year 11 | 127 0 127 |
| Year 12 | 149 31 118 |
| Year 13 | 103 18 85 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 97.0% 92.6% 85.5% |
Further education | 0.0% 19.6% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 91.0% 63.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 6.0% 8.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 0.0% 0.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 0.9% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 2.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.9% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 93.0% 77.1% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 76.0% 37.0% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 3.0% 1.2% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.5% 2.4% |