Finchley Catholic High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 27 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Boys
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Unique reference
- 101362
- Address
- Woodside Lane, Finchley, N12 8TA
- Website
- www.finchleycatholic.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1198 (91% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 92.2%
- Girls
- 7.8%
- First language not English
- 18.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 10.7%
- Persistent absence
- 20.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.1%
White British 39.9%
Other White 19.4%
Mixed 10.1%
Irish 9.5%
African 9.1%
Other Asian 4.4%
Indian 1.7%
Other 1.7%
Caribbean 1.3%
Unclassified 1.3%
Other Black 0.8%
Chinese 0.8%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 1.17
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.64
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 46%
Local authority average 61%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 76%
Local authority average 66%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 62.2
Local authority average 57.1
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 5.53
Local authority average 5.27
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 30 |
| Biology | GCSE | 88 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 88 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 88 |
| Classical Civilisation | GCSE | 18 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 51 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 38 |
| English Language | GCSE | 177 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 177 |
Admissions
Finchley Catholic High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 179
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 144
- 2nd preference
- 83
- 3rd preference
- 55
- From another Local Authority
- 144
Offers
- 1st preference
- 136
- 2nd preference
- 21
- 3rd preference
- 10
- To another Local Authority
- 62
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 178 178 0 |
| Year 8 | 177 177 0 |
| Year 9 | 179 179 0 |
| Year 10 | 178 178 0 |
| Year 11 | 178 178 0 |
| Year 12 | 163 116 47 |
| Year 13 | 145 98 47 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 97.0% 94.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 20.0% 17.8% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 74.0% 67.7% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 2.0% 7.6% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.1% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 0.0% 1.1% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 0.9% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 2.2% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.7% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 82.0% 83.8% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 38.0% 41.3% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 33.0% 38.1% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 2.0% 3.6% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 0.8% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 4.0% 1.0% 1.7% |