The Archer Academy
Eagans Close, London, N2 8GA
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE ARCHER ACADEMY
- Headteacher
- Lucy Harrison
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Finchley and Golders Green
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 810
- Pupils on roll
- 818
- URN
- 139594
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02083654110
About this school
The Archer Academy is a secondary academy in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 818 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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's most recent visit was a short inspection on 15 January 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 159 | 159 | 156 |
| Attainment 8 score | 60.3 | 58.9 | 55.9 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.74 +0.51 to +0.96 | +0.61 +0.38 to +0.84 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 69% | 67.3% | 57.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 87% | 81.1% | 80.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 86% | 81.1% | 72.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.4 |
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 The Archer Academy 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 | 60.3 | 47.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 58.9 | 49.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 55.9 | 46.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 813 |
| 2023/24 | 808 |
| 2024/25 | 809 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Archer Academy compares
The Archer Academy ranked 16th of 27 secondary schools in Barnet for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 89% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55.9 | 7.2% | 17.1% | 818 | — |
| Bishop Douglass School Finchley | 52.5 | 5.8% | 37.1% | 968 | 0.4 miles |
| Christ's College Finchley | 56.8 | 5.2% | 33.7% | 1,000 | 0.8 miles |
| Fortismere School | 58.1 | 7% | 15.2% | 1,746 | 0.8 miles |
| The Henrietta Barnett School | 87.3 | 4.9% | 6.3% | 812 | 1.1 miles |
| The Compton School | 54.8 | 5.7% | 34.4% | 1,381 | 1.3 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)
- 17.06%
- English as an additional language
- 27.6%
- Overall absence
- 7.2%
- Persistent absence
- 20.56%
Location
Nearby schools
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Bishop Douglass School Finchley0.4 miles
Secondary · London
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Christ's College Finchley0.8 miles
Secondary · London
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Fortismere School0.8 miles
Secondary · London
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The Henrietta Barnett School1.1 miles
Secondary · London
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The Compton School1.3 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
The Archer Academy ranks 70th of the 258 ranked secondary schools in London.
- Acland Burghley School Secondary
- Ada Lovelace Church of England High School Secondary
- Addey and Stanhope School Secondary
- AIM Academy North London Secondary
- Alexandra Park School Secondary
- All Saints Catholic College Secondary
- All Saints Catholic High School Secondary
- Ark Acton Academy Secondary
- Ark All Saints Academy Secondary
- Ark Bolingbroke Academy Secondary
- Ark Burlington Danes Academy Secondary
- Ark Elvin Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does The Archer Academy teach?
- The Archer Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of The Archer Academy?
- The headteacher of The Archer Academy is Lucy Harrison, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Archer Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Archer Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is The Archer Academy?
- The Archer Academy has 818 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is The Archer Academy full?
- The Archer Academy has capacity for 810 pupils and 818 on roll (101%), 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 The Archer Academy a faith school?
- No. The Archer Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is The Archer Academy a selective school?
- No. The Archer Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs The Archer Academy?
- The Archer Academy is part of THE ARCHER ACADEMY. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Archer Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 60.3 in 2022/23 and 55.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Archer Academy rank locally?
- The Archer Academy ranked 16th of 27 secondary schools in Barnet for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 89% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Archer Academy's absence rate?
- The Archer Academy's overall absence rate is 7.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Archer Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Archer Academy'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.