How many schools does Barnet have?

OfferDay lists 175 schools in Barnet, including 91 primary schools and 33 independent schools.

Who inspects schools in Barnet?

Every school in Barnet is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

How are schools in Barnet ranked?

OfferDay ranks an area's schools only where enough of them have published results to compare fairly, and Barnet does not have enough to rank. Compare its schools on their Ofsted reports and, where results are published, the figures shown against each school on this page.

How many towns are in the Barnet local authority?

OfferDay groups the Barnet schools across six towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the local authority is reachable.

Schools in the Barnet local authority

Barnet has 175 schools listed on OfferDay across 6 towns.

4 nursery schools · 91 primary schools · 25 secondary schools · 3 all-through schools · 3 sixth forms and colleges · 13 special and alternative provision schools · 33 independent schools · 3 other establishments

About schools in Barnet

Barnet lists 175 schools across a mix of phases. Its 25 secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. The area also has three all-through schools, which teach every age from the early years to school-leaving age on one site.

Ofsted inspects every school listed here. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25: 72%; of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 90 schools with published results
Key stage 4, 2024/25: 57.3; average Attainment 8 score, across the 30 schools with published results

Top schools in Barnet

Ranked by the latest published results; primary and secondary schools are measured differently and never compared with each other.

Primary

1 Courtland School 97%
2 Menorah Foundation School 96%
3 Deansbrook Junior School 95%
4 Brunswick Park Primary and Nursery School 93%
5 St Andrew's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, Totteridge 93%
6 Menorah Primary School for Boys 91%
7 Hasmonean Primary School 90%
8 Menorah Primary School for Girls 90%

Secondary

1 The Henrietta Barnett School 87.3
2 Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet 85.6
3 St Michael's Catholic Grammar School 77.8
4 Menorah High School for Girls 66.7
5 Hasmonean High School for Girls 63.7
6 Finchley Catholic High School 62.3
7 Mill Hill County High School 61.2
8 JCoSS 60.9

Schools by town

The count beside each town is the number of its schools under Barnet.

Schools not listed under a town

These schools have no town recorded in the national register.

Ateres Beis Yaakov
Other independent school · Ages 5 to 11 · Girls
Hendon Preparatory School
Other independent school · Ages 2 to 11
Lubavitch Yeshiva Ketanah of London
Other independent school · Ages 11 to 16 · Boys
Lyonsdown School
Other independent school · Ages 3 to 11 · Girls
Shiras Devorah High School
Other independent school · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls
St Martin's School
Other independent school · Ages 3 to 11

Common questions about schools in Barnet

How many schools does Barnet have?: OfferDay lists 175 schools in Barnet, including 91 primary schools and 33 independent schools.
Who inspects schools in Barnet?: Every school in Barnet is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.
How are schools in Barnet ranked?: OfferDay ranks an area's schools only where enough of them have published results to compare fairly, and Barnet does not have enough to rank. Compare its schools on their Ofsted reports and, where results are published, the figures shown against each school on this page.
How many towns are in the Barnet local authority?: OfferDay groups the Barnet schools across six towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the local authority is reachable.

School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.