What is Friern Barnet School's Ofsted rating?

Friern Barnet School received a Good rating from Ofsted following its 2018 inspection.

What are Friern Barnet School's latest exam results?

Friern Barnet School: GCSE 2024/25: Attainment 8 44.8. Check the source and academic year shown with each result.

Where is Friern Barnet School located?

Friern Barnet School is a secondary school in London, Barnet (N11 3LS).

How many pupils attend Friern Barnet School?

Friern Barnet School has around 641 pupils on roll according to the latest school census data.

How can I compare Friern Barnet School with other schools?

View Friern Barnet School's full profile on FavSchools for available results and school details, then use the comparison tool or interactive map to explore nearby alternatives in Barnet.

SecondaryData as of May 2026

Friern Barnet School

Hemington Avenue, Friern Barnet, London, N11 3LS

Community school · Ages 11–16 · Non-selective · Mixed

Ofsted

Good

Oct 2018

Historical inspection outcome; read the latest report for the full findings.

Academic picture

44.8school · 46.0 national reference

Attainment 8 · 2024/25. Average GCSE points across eight subjects, not a percentage.

Why is Progress 8 unavailable?

Progress 8 is unavailable nationally for this year because the cohort's KS2 baseline tests were cancelled. This is not a negative judgement on the school.

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Exam Results

Official performance data from the Department for Education

GCSE Results (Secondary)

Key performance measures— 2024/25

Attainment 8

44.8

Progress 8?

N/A

9-7 Grades

20.8%

Basics 9-5

29.6%

Exam attainment

Attainment 8 · GCSE points across eight subjects, not a percentage or a measure of progress.

School · 2024/25

44.8

National · same year

46.0

SchoolNational reference

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Attainment 8 values by academic year
Year	School	National
2022/23	43.9	46.4
2023/24	44.6	46.4
2024/25	44.8	46.0

Learning progress

Progress 8 · Progress compared with pupils who had similar prior attainment. Zero is the national progress baseline.

School · 2024/25

Not available

National · same year

Not available

SchoolNational reference

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Progress 8 values by academic year
Year	School	National
2022/23	-0.14	0.00
2023/24	0.00	0.00
2024/25	Not available	Not available

Progress 8 is unavailable for 2024/25 because the cohort's KS2 baseline tests were cancelled nationally. Missing values are not zero.

Grades at or above each threshold

These percentages overlap: grades 9–7 are also included in 9–5 and 9–4. Do not add the lines together.

9–7% / 9–5% / 9–4% available from 2023/24; no grade breakdown for 2022/23

EBacc Measures

EBacc Entry

28.2%

EBacc APS

3.78

EBacc 9-5

12.7%

EBacc 9-4

18.3%

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What parents say and who teaches here

Location & Area

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Outstanding

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Good

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1.09 km away · Academy 16-19 converter

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