Side by side
Bishop Douglass Catholic School and The Archer Academy
The published facts for both schools, each with its source. Where a school or the government has not published something, the cell says so. We do not name a winner.
What differs
- Bishop Douglass Catholic School takes ages 11 to 18; The Archer Academy takes ages 11 to 16.
- The two schools are 0.4 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Bishop Douglass Catholic School | The Archer Academy |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Academy converter DfE register | State-funded: Free school DfE register |
| Ages | 11 to 18 DfE register | 11 to 16 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 968 DfE register | 818 DfE register |
| Religious character | Roman Catholic DfE register | Not published |
| Borough | Barnet DfE register | Barnet DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | Not published |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective DfE register | Non-selective DfE register |
| Admissions for 2027 | ||
| Next deadline to apply or register | 31 October 2026 (closes in 21 days) school or council page | 31 October 2026 (closes in 21 days) school or council page |
| Applications and places, last round | 35 first preferences for 125 places DfE, September 2026 entry | 244 first preferences for 147 places DfE, September 2026 entry |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | No tuition fees (state-funded) | No tuition fees (state-funded) |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Ofsted graded inspection, 5 July 2022: Good at that inspection Ofsted | Ofsted ungraded inspection, 15 January 2025: Standards maintained Ofsted |
| Results | ||
| GCSE: Attainment 8 | 52.5 (2024/25) DfE | 55.9 (2024/25) DfE |
| GCSE: grade 5+ in English and maths | 54% (2024/25) DfE | 57% (2024/25) DfE |
| A level: average grade | C+ (2024/25) DfE | Not published |
| A level: points per entry | 34.4 (2024/25) DfE | Not published |
| Where leavers went | ||
| Stayed in education or work after GCSEs | 95% (left 2022/23) DfE | 97% (left 2022/23) DfE |
| Stayed in education or work after 16 to 18 | 90% (left 2022/23) DfE | Not published |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 30.2% DfE register | 13.9% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 53% school census 2024/25 | 27.6% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 11.9% school census 2024/25 | 16.3% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 15.2 DfE workforce census | 16.2 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 5.8% DfE, 2024/25 | 7.2% DfE, 2024/25 |
DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 2026-10-07. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.
Shaded cells differ between the two schools. A blank is not a weakness: it means the figure has not been published, or does not apply to that type of school. Fees and results are not comparable between state and independent schools.