East Barnet School
Chestnut Grove, East Barnet, Barnet, EN4 8PU
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EAST BARNET SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Ms Leann Swaine
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Chipping Barnet
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,445
- Pupils on roll
- 1,448
- URN
- 136658
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02083442100
About this school
East Barnet School is a secondary academy in Barnet. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,448 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected East Barnet School, 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Post-16 provision
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 235 | 208 | 220 |
| Attainment 8 score | 54.7 | 52.0 | 53.0 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.27 +0.08 to +0.45 | +0.16 -0.04 to +0.36 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 65% | 59.1% | 57.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 83% | 75% | 76.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 31% | 24.5% | 35% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.7 |
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 East Barnet School 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 | 54.7 | 47.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 52 | 49.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 53 | 46.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,452 |
| 2023/24 | 1,409 |
| 2024/25 | 1,427 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How East Barnet School compares
East Barnet School ranked 18th of 27 secondary schools in Barnet for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 83% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53 | 7.9% | 22.6% | 1,448 | — |
| Southgate School | 51.1 | 8.4% | 24.5% | 1,447 | 0.6 miles |
| JCoSS | 60.9 | 8.1% | 5% | 1,356 | 1.0 miles |
| St Andrew the Apostle Greek Orthodox School | 51.6 | 7.6% | 30.7% | 554 | 1.3 miles |
| Ashmole Academy | 59.9 | 5.5% | 13.6% | 1,767 | 1.3 miles |
| Ark Pioneer Academy | 56 | 6.8% | 40% | 1,107 | 1.6 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 22.58%
- English as an additional language
- 33.4%
- Overall absence
- 7.87%
- Persistent absence
- 23.38%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Southgate School0.6 miles
Secondary · Barnet
-
JCoSS1.0 miles
Secondary · New Barnet
-
St Andrew the Apostle Greek Orthodox School1.3 miles
Secondary · London
-
Ashmole Academy1.3 miles
Secondary · London
-
Ark Pioneer Academy1.6 miles
Secondary · Barnet
Other schools in Barnet
East Barnet School ranks 4th of the 5 ranked secondary schools in Barnet.
- Ark Pioneer Academy Secondary
- Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School Secondary
- Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet 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 East Barnet School teach?
- East Barnet School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Barnet.
- Who is the headteacher of East Barnet School?
- The headteacher of East Barnet School is Ms Leann Swaine, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has East Barnet School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected East Barnet School, 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 East Barnet School?
- East Barnet School has 1,448 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is East Barnet School full?
- East Barnet School has capacity for 1,445 pupils and 1,448 on roll (100%), 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 East Barnet School a faith school?
- No. East Barnet School has no designated religious character.
- Is East Barnet School a selective school?
- No. East Barnet School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is East Barnet School part of an academy trust?
- East Barnet School is part of EAST BARNET SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have East Barnet School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 54.7 in 2022/23 and 53 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does East Barnet School compare with other schools in Barnet?
- East Barnet School ranked 18th of 27 secondary schools in Barnet for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 83% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is East Barnet School's absence rate?
- East Barnet School's overall absence rate is 7.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are East Barnet School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, East Barnet School'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 15 July 2026.