Saracens High School
Corner Mead, London, NW9 4AS
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- SARACENS MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Dr Matthew Stevens
- Constituency
- Hendon
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,130
- Pupils on roll
- 1,170
- URN
- 145921
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02081813180
About this school
Saracens High School is a secondary academy in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,170 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 146 | 142 | 161 |
| Attainment 8 score | 51.8 | 55.0 | 47.1 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.43 +0.19 to +0.67 | +0.42 +0.18 to +0.66 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 62% | 68.3% | 47.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 76% | 85.2% | 68.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 49% | 50% | 45.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.3 |
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 Saracens High 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 | 51.8 | 47.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 55 | 49.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 47.1 | 46.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 827 |
| 2023/24 | 985 |
| 2024/25 | 1,132 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Saracens High School compares
Saracens High School ranked 24th of 27 secondary schools in Barnet for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 66% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47.1 | 5.8% | 58.8% | 1,170 | — |
| St James' Catholic High School | 51.4 | 7.6% | 32.7% | 1,243 | 0.3 miles |
| Hasmonean High School for Girls | 63.7 | 7.3% | 9.1% | 570 | 0.6 miles |
| Copthall School | 47.4 | 8.4% | 45.2% | 829 | 0.8 miles |
| Kingsbury High School | 47.3 | 6.6% | 30.9% | 2,001 | 1.4 miles |
| Hasmonean High School for Boys | 56.5 | 8.1% | 10.3% | 788 | 1.4 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)
- 58.78%
- English as an additional language
- 60.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.79%
- Persistent absence
- 15.16%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St James' Catholic High School0.3 miles
Secondary · London
-
Hasmonean High School for Girls0.6 miles
Secondary · London
-
Copthall School0.8 miles
Secondary · London
-
Kingsbury High School1.4 miles
Secondary · London
-
Hasmonean High School for Boys1.4 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
Saracens High School ranks 169th 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 Saracens High School teach?
- Saracens High School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Saracens High School?
- The headteacher of Saracens High School is Dr Matthew Stevens, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Saracens High School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Saracens High 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 big is Saracens High School?
- Saracens High School has 1,170 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Saracens High School full?
- Saracens High School has capacity for 1,130 pupils and 1,170 on roll (104%), 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 Saracens High School a faith school?
- No. Saracens High School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Saracens High School?
- Saracens High School is part of SARACENS MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Saracens High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 51.8 in 2022/23 and 47.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Saracens High School rank locally?
- Saracens High School ranked 24th of 27 secondary schools in Barnet for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 66% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Saracens High School's absence rate?
- Saracens High School's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Saracens High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Saracens High 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 10 July 2026.