OFSTED
25 November 2025
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Exceptional
Curriculum & teaching
Exceptional
Achievement
Exceptional
Attendance & behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development
Exceptional
Leadership & governance
Exceptional
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
6 November 2024
Ungraded inspection
Improved significantly
Published
10 December 2024
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Barnet
Trust
UNITED LEARNING TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,008
1,008 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
418
41.5% of pupils
Male pupils
590
58.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
5.5 pts
above England
School
30.3%
Barnet
20.6%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
14.4 pts
above England
School
34.7%
Barnet
43.3%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.1 pts
above England
School
1.1%
Barnet
0.6%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
42.0%
423
Any other White background
20.2%
204
Any other ethnic group
8.4%
85
Any other Mixed background
6.6%
67
African
4.5%
45
White and Asian
4.3%
43
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
24.6%
248 of
1,008 pupils
3.8 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
5.2 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.4 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
58.2
19.0 pts
above England
Latest published: 1.32 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
8.23%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.01 pts
higher than
England
School
8.23%
Barnet
5.90%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
22.44%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
6.62 pts
higher than
England
School
22.44%
Barnet
14.89%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.88%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.08 pts
higher than
England
School
3.88%
Barnet
1.29%
London
1.67%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
112.0%
19.7 pts
above England
The Totteridge Academy
112.0%
Barnet
94.0%
London
91.3%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.