St Michael's Catholic Grammar School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Nov 10 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
- 856 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 4.4%
- Girls
- 95.6%
- First language not English
- 21.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 9%
- Persistent absence
- 7.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 6.9%
Other White 17.9%
Mixed 17.4%
White British 15.9%
African 14%
Indian 9%
Other 7.5%
Other Asian 7.2%
Irish 4.9%
Chinese 2%
Other Black 1.8%
Unclassified 1.3%
Caribbean 0.8%
Pakistani 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 1.09
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.64
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 82%
Local authority average 61%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 99%
Local authority average 66%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 79.8
Local authority average 57.1
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 7.59
Local authority average 5.27
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 18 |
| Biology | GCSE | 55 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 55 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 32 |
| English Language | GCSE | 96 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 96 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 14 |
| French | GCSE | 33 |
| Geography | GCSE | 62 |
Admissions
St Michael's Catholic Grammar School
- Admission Policy
- Selective
- Total available places
- 128
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 201
- 2nd preference
- 49
- 3rd preference
- 19
- From another Local Authority
- 180
Offers
- 1st preference
- 120
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 86
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 18.3 |
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 | 128 0 128 |
| Year 12 | 115 20 95 |
| Year 13 | 101 18 83 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 100.0% 94.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 1.0% 17.8% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 89.0% 67.7% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 5.0% 7.6% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 5.0% 1.1% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 0.0% 1.1% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 0.9% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 0.0% 2.2% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.7% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 95.0% 83.8% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 84.0% 41.3% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 82.0% 38.1% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 6.0% 3.6% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 0.8% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.0% 1.7% |