Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet
Queen's Road, Barnet, EN5 4DQ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- QUEEN ELIZABETH'S SCHOOL BARNET
- Headmaster
- Mr Neil Enright
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Constituency
- Chipping Barnet
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,200
- Pupils on roll
- 1,321
- URN
- 136290
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02084414646
About this school
Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet is a boys' secondary academy in Barnet. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,321 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 190 | 188 | 193 |
| Attainment 8 score | 85.5 | 86.6 | 85.6 |
| Progress 8 score | +1.00 +0.79 to +1.21 | +1.22 +1.00 to +1.43 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 100% | 100% | 99% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 100% | 100% | 99.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 100% | 100% | 99.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 8.5 | 8.7 | 8.6 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Barnet average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 85.5 | 47.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 86.6 | 49.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 85.6 | 46.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,297 |
| 2023/24 | 1,305 |
| 2024/25 | 1,314 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet compares
Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet ranked 2nd of 27 secondary schools in Barnet for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 100% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 85.6 | 3.3% | 4.2% | 1,321 | — |
| Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School | 58.6 | 7.1% | 22.9% | 1,078 | 0.7 miles |
| Ark Pioneer Academy | 56 | 6.8% | 40% | 1,107 | 1.1 miles |
| The Totteridge Academy | 58.2 | 8.2% | 32.3% | 1,008 | 1.3 miles |
| JCoSS | 60.9 | 8.1% | 5% | 1,356 | 1.8 miles |
| Elstree Screen Arts Academy | 39.1 | 13.1% | 24% | 524 | 2.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 4.16%
- English as an additional language
- 30.3%
- Overall absence
- 3.31%
- Persistent absence
- 2.81%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School0.7 miles
Secondary · Barnet
-
Ark Pioneer Academy1.1 miles
Secondary · Barnet
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The Totteridge Academy1.3 miles
Secondary · London
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JCoSS1.8 miles
Secondary · New Barnet
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Elstree Screen Arts Academy2.1 miles
Secondary · Borehamwood
Other schools in Barnet
Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet ranks 1st of the 5 ranked secondary schools in Barnet.
- Ark Pioneer Academy Secondary
- East Barnet School Secondary
- Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School Secondary
- Southgate School Secondary
- Brookhill Nursery School Nursery
- St Margaret's Nursery School Nursery
- Christ Church Primary School Primary
- Church Hill School Primary
- Cromer Road Primary School Primary
- Danegrove Primary School Primary
- Foulds School Primary
- Hadley Wood Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet teach?
- Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Barnet.
- Who is the headmaster of Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet?
- The headmaster of Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet is Mr Neil Enright, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet?
- Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet has 1,321 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet full?
- Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet has capacity for 1,200 pupils and 1,321 on roll (110%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet a faith school?
- No. Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet has no designated religious character.
- Is Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet a selective school?
- Yes. Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- Is Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet part of an academy trust?
- Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet is part of QUEEN ELIZABETH'S SCHOOL BARNET. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 85.5 in 2022/23 and 85.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet compare with other schools in Barnet?
- Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet ranked 2nd of 27 secondary schools in Barnet for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 100% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet's absence rate?
- Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet's overall absence rate is 3.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.