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State-funded · Secondary · Barnet

Saracens High School

Free school · Ages 11 to 18 · Mixed · 1,170 pupils

Closes in 21 days Application deadline 31 October 2026

At a glance

Type
Free school (state-funded)
Phase
Secondary
Ages
11 to 18
Gender
Mixed
Pupils
1,170 census January 2026
Capacity
1,130
Head
Dr Matthew Stevens
Trust
SARACENS EDUCATION
Address
Corner Mead, London, NW9 4AS
Borough
Barnet
Telephone
02081813180
DfE reference (URN)
145921

Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Where leavers went

Official destination measures after GCSEs (key stage 4)

Staying in education or employment for at least 2 terms after key stage 494%
In a sustained education destination93%
Going to a school sixth form74%
Going to a sixth-form college5%
Going to a further education college or other FE provider12%
In a sustained apprenticeship0%
In sustained employment1%
Whose destination was not sustained3%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2022/23 cohort · last checked 9 October 2026 · 146 leavers, cohort that left in 2022/23

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Key dates for 2027 entry

Year 7 (11+)

  1. Application deadlineSaturday 31 October 2026Closes in 21 days

    National closing date for Year 7 applications: Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply through your home borough's coordinated scheme (eAdmissions), not directly to the school.

    Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

  2. National offer dayMonday 1 March 2027Upcoming

    Secondary National Offer Day: Monday 1 March 2027. Offers are released by your home borough.

    Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

  3. Accept your offerDate not statedDate not stated

    Accept the offer by the deadline given in your offer letter; your home borough sets the date.

    Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

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Admissions

You apply through the council where you live, not to the school, naming up to six schools in order on one form. Every applicant on time hears on the same national offer day.

123 first-preference applications and 405 applications naming it at any preference for 170 places offered (September 2026 entry, DfE)

EntryPlaces offeredFirst preferencesAll preferences
September 2026170123405
September 2025186146442
September 2024172173486
September 2023175177474

These are counts of applications and offers on national offer day. They are not a chance of getting in: places are allocated by the school's published admissions criteria, such as siblings, distance or faith.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary school applications and offers · entry years up to 2026/27 · last checked 9 October 2026

Barnet: Year 7 offers, September 2026 entry

Across the borough, 72.7% of applicants were offered their first preference and 93.2% were offered one of their preferences (3,998 applications). These are borough-wide figures, not a forecast for any school or child.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary schools applications and offers 2026 · entry years 2014/15 to 2026/27 (release published 2026-06-18) · last checked 9 October 2026

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Inspection

Ofsted graded inspection, 24 May 2022: overall effectiveness at that inspection was Good

Ofsted stopped giving state schools a single overall grade in September 2024. This grade dates from the inspection shown; it is not a current rating.

Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good

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Source: Ofsted, Management information - state-funded schools - latest inspections as at 31 August 2026 · latest inspections as at 2026-08-31 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Results

GCSE (key stage 4), 2024/25

  • Attainment 8 score2022/23: 51.8 · 2023/24: 55
    47.1This school56.7Barnet46.1England, state-funded
  • % achieving grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 62% · 2023/24: 68%
    47%This school63%Barnet45%England, state-funded
  • % achieving grade 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 76% · 2023/24: 85%
    68%This school78%Barnet65%England, state-funded
  • % entering the English Baccalaureate2022/23: 49% · 2023/24: 50%
    45%This school59%Barnet40%England, state-funded
  • EBacc average point score2022/23: 4.76 · 2023/24: 5.05
    4.30This school5.25Barnet4.09England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 161 pupils in the cohort

A level (16 to 18), 2024/25

  • A level average result, expressed as a grade
    C+This schoolBBarnetB-England, state-funded
  • A level average point score per entry
    33.2This school39.6Barnet35England, state-funded
  • Average point score for a student's best 3 A levels
    33.1This school39.8Barnet35.8England, state-funded
  • % of A level students achieving AAB or higher including at least 2 facilitating subjects
    4%This school28%Barnet18%England, state-funded
  • A level value added score
    -0.14This school-0.03England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 51 pupils in the cohort

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Pupils and context

Eligible for free school meals
57.7% January 2026
English as an additional language
60.2%
Receiving SEN support
15.4%
With an Education, Health and Care Plan
3.3%
Girls / boys
46% / 54%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census 2024/25

Attendance and staffing

Overall absence
5.8% 2024/25
Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)
15.2%
Pupils per teacher
15.7 2025/26

Source: Department for Education, Absence rates by school level · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026

Places

Places
1,201
Pupils on roll
1,121

Source: Department for Education, Capacity - school / Sixth form capacity - school · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · position at 1 May, 2024/25

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Nearby schools

Schools covering the same ages within about a mile, by straight-line distance (not walking or travel time).

State-funded · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Mixed · Barnet

1,243 pupils · Attainment 8 51.4 (2024/25)

Applications: closes in 21 days (31 Oct 2026)

State-funded · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls · Barnet

570 pupils · Attainment 8 63.7 (2024/25)

Applications: closes in 21 days (31 Oct 2026)

Independent · All-through · Ages 4 to 18 · Mixed · Barnet

226 pupils · £5,895 to £8,580 a term (2026-27)

State-funded · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls · Barnet

829 pupils · Attainment 8 47.4 (2024/25)

Applications: closes in 21 days (31 Oct 2026)

Independent · Senior · Ages 11 to 21 · Boys · Barnet

231 pupils · A level average C (2024/25)

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