Bishop Douglass School Finchley
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jul 5 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Unique reference
- 143082
- Address
- Hamilton Road, East Finchley, N2 0SQ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1001 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.9%
- Girls
- 46.1%
- First language not English
- 52.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 24.9%
- Persistent absence
- 16.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.1%
African 20.2%
Other 16.7%
Other White 16.3%
Mixed 13.6%
Caribbean 7.9%
Other Asian 6.9%
White British 6.2%
Unclassified 5.4%
Indian 2.2%
Other Black 1.9%
Chinese 1%
Pakistani 0.9%
Irish 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.88
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.64
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 83%
Local authority average 61%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 63%
Local authority average 66%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 56
Local authority average 57.1
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 5.19
Local authority average 5.27
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 2 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 23 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 16 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 21 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 3 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 26 |
| Biology | GCSE | 31 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 57 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 31 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 15 |
Admissions
Bishop Douglass School Finchley
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 117
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 55
- 2nd preference
- 66
- 3rd preference
- 74
- From another Local Authority
- 124
Offers
- 1st preference
- 55
- 2nd preference
- 25
- 3rd preference
- 13
- To another Local Authority
- 51
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 143 77 66 |
| Year 8 | 172 91 81 |
| Year 9 | 137 79 58 |
| Year 10 | 138 60 78 |
| Year 11 | 166 86 80 |
| Year 12 | 129 79 50 |
| Year 13 | 116 68 48 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 91.0% 94.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 7.0% 17.8% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 76.0% 67.7% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 7.0% 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 | 2.0% 2.2% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 6.0% 1.7% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 86.0% 83.8% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 21.0% 41.3% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 18.0% 38.1% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 3.6% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 0.8% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.0% 1.7% |