Finchley Catholic High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 26 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
- 1192 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 92.5%
- Girls
- 7.5%
- First language not English
- 22.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 12%
- Persistent absence
- 11.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.3%
White British 38.9%
Other White 20.1%
Mixed 10.3%
Irish 8.9%
African 8.8%
Other Asian 3.9%
Unclassified 2.1%
Indian 1.9%
Other 1.6%
Other Black 1.3%
Caribbean 1.2%
Chinese 0.9%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 17%
Local authority average 59%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 79%
Local authority average 63%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 62.2
Local authority average 56.5
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 5.15
Local authority average 5.24
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 29 |
| Biology | GCSE | 80 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 66 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 80 |
| Classical Civilisation | GCSE | 17 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 33 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 35 |
| English Language | GCSE | 170 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 169 |
| French | GCSE | 25 |
Admissions
Finchley Catholic High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 180
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 156
- 2nd preference
- 98
- 3rd preference
- 66
- From another Local Authority
- 155
Offers
- 1st preference
- 137
- 2nd preference
- 29
- 3rd preference
- 9
- To another Local Authority
- 67
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 176 176 0 |
| Year 8 | 178 178 0 |
| Year 9 | 176 176 0 |
| Year 10 | 178 178 0 |
| Year 11 | 173 173 0 |
| Year 12 | 150 108 42 |
| Year 13 | 161 114 47 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 94.0% 92.6% 85.5% |
Further education | 14.0% 19.6% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 68.0% 63.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 11.0% 8.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 0.0% 0.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 0.9% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 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 | 76.0% 77.1% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 38.0% 37.0% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 1.2% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 8.0% 1.5% 2.4% |