St Michael's Catholic Grammar School
0.3 miles908 pupils · Attainment 8 77.8 (2024/25)
Applications: closes in 21 days (31 Oct 2026)
Independent · Senior · Barnet
The London Mechina
Independent school · Ages 11 to 13 · Boys · 10 pupils
At a glance
- Type
- Independent school
- Ages
- 11 to 13
- Gender
- Boys
- Pupils
- 10 census January 2024
- Capacity
- 45
- Head
- Mr Moshe Patashnik
- Address
- Woodside Park Synagogue, Woodside Park Road, London, N12 8RZ
- Borough
- Barnet
- Telephone
- 02083449154
- DfE reference (URN)
- 150439
Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026
Admissions
Independent schools run their own admissions. You register directly with the school, usually for a fee, and the school sets its own deadlines, assessments and offer dates, which are separate from the borough process.
Inspection
Ofsted report card, inspected 10 February 2026
Ofsted no longer gives a single overall grade. The report card grades each area on a five-point scale.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
Safeguarding standards: Met.
Independent School Standards, checked 10 February 2026: All standards Met
Source: Ofsted, Management information - non-association independent schools - as at 31 July 2026: most recent inspections data as at 31 July 2026 · most recent inspections as at 2026-07-31 · last checked 9 October 2026
Pupils and context
- Receiving SEN support
- 0%
- With an Education, Health and Care Plan
- 0%
Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census 2024/25
Nearby schools
Schools covering the same ages within about a mile, by straight-line distance (not walking or travel time).
Finchley Catholic High School
0.4 miles1,172 pupils · Attainment 8 62.3 (2024/25)
Applications: closes in 21 days (31 Oct 2026)
Wren Academy Finchley
0.8 miles1,623 pupils · Attainment 8 59.8 (2024/25)
Applications: closes in 21 days (31 Oct 2026)
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