Side by side
Friern Barnet School and St Michael's Catholic Grammar School
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
- Friern Barnet School takes boys and girls; St Michael's Catholic Grammar School is a girls' school.
- Friern Barnet School takes ages 11 to 16; St Michael's Catholic Grammar School takes ages 11 to 18.
- Friern Barnet School has 591 pupils; St Michael's Catholic Grammar School has 908.
- The two schools are 1.1 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Friern Barnet School | St Michael's Catholic Grammar School |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Community school DfE register | State-funded: Voluntary aided school DfE register |
| Ages | 11 to 16 DfE register | 11 to 18 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Girls DfE register |
| Pupils | 591 DfE register | 908 DfE register |
| Religious character | Not published | Roman Catholic DfE register |
| Borough | Barnet DfE register | Barnet DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | No DfE register |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective DfE register | 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 | 29 first preferences for 102 places DfE, September 2026 entry | 177 first preferences for 127 places DfE, September 2026 entry |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | No tuition fees (state-funded) | No tuition fees (state-funded) |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Ofsted ungraded inspection, 21 February 2024: School remains Good Ofsted | Ofsted graded inspection, 9 November 2022: Outstanding at that inspection Ofsted |
| Results | ||
| GCSE: Attainment 8 | 44.8 (2024/25) DfE | 77.8 (2024/25) DfE |
| GCSE: grade 5+ in English and maths | 30% (2024/25) DfE | 96% (2024/25) DfE |
| A level: average grade | Not published | A- (2024/25) DfE |
| A level: points per entry | Not published | 46.9 (2024/25) DfE |
| Where leavers went | ||
| Stayed in education or work after GCSEs | 93% (left 2022/23) DfE | 98% (left 2022/23) DfE |
| Stayed in education or work after 16 to 18 | Not published | 89% (left 2022/23) DfE |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 38.5% DfE register | 10.3% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 47.4% school census 2024/25 | 21.8% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 12.8% school census 2024/25 | 8.3% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 11 DfE workforce census | 15.8 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 8.8% DfE, 2024/25 | 6.2% 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.