The Totteridge Academy

Academy sponsor led; sixth form; mixed; ages 11 to 18; 1,008 pupils; Barnet, N20 8AZ; URN 144502

The Totteridge Academy’s latest inspection, on 25 November 2025, ended with a report card; safeguarding met. Of the eight state secondary schools nearest to it, four have a report card, three have an overall grade on the old scale and one has an ungraded inspection. The oldest verdicts, at JCoSS and St Michael's Catholic Grammar School, date from 9 November 2022; the latest, at East Barnet School, from 6 May 2026.

Each mark is one of the schools below, at the date of its latest inspection: report card key judgements only overall grade, old scale ungraded inspection. Behind them, the ruler Ofsted used on that date: pale, an overall grade on the old four-point scale (until 31 August 2024); mid blue, key judgements without an overall grade (from 1 September 2024); deep blue, report cards (from 10 November 2025).

The Totteridge Academy and the eight state secondary schools nearest to it

From The Totteridge Academy’s position in the register of schools, in a straight line, among the open state schools in England that teach pupils of secondary age or students aged 16 and over (special schools and further education colleges are not included). Each mark sits at the exact date of the school’s latest inspection in Ofsted’s data as at 30 September 2026.

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The Totteridge Academy
N20 8AZ, Barnet; sixth form

Report card inspected 25 November 2025; safeguarding met
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 60.9 (Barnet 56.9, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 74.7% (Barnet 64.5%, England 46.3%); A level 2024/25: average grade B-, 36.79 points per entry (England B-, 35.00)
The report card, area by area
- Inclusion: exceptional
- Curriculum and teaching: exceptional
- Achievement: exceptional
- Attendance and behaviour: strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing: exceptional
- Leadership and governance: exceptional
- Post-16 provision: strong standard
- Safeguarding: met
Ofsted report for The Totteridge Academy
0.63 mi1,010 m NE
Ark Pioneer Academy
EN5 2BE, Barnet; sixth form

Outstanding overall grade on the old four-point scale, 13 September 2023
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 53.8 (Barnet 56.9, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 61.5% (Barnet 64.5%, England 46.3%); A level 2024/25: not in the DfE’s file under this school’s number (URN)
The key judgements, one by one
- Quality of education: outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes: outstanding
- Personal development: outstanding
- Leadership and management: outstanding
Ofsted report for Ark Pioneer Academy
0.90 mi1,452 m N
Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School
EN5 5RR, Barnet; sixth form

Report card inspected 3 February 2026; safeguarding met
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 61.2 (Barnet 56.9, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 73.9% (Barnet 64.5%, England 46.3%); A level 2024/25: average grade C, 28.91 points per entry (England B-, 35.00)
The report card, area by area
- 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: expected standard
- Safeguarding: met
Ofsted report for Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School
1.3 mi2,054 m NW
Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet
EN5 4DQ, Barnet; selective (grammar), sixth form

Report card inspected 21 April 2026; safeguarding met
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 87.1 (Barnet 56.9, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 100.0% (Barnet 64.5%, England 46.3%); A level 2024/25: average grade A+, 52.66 points per entry (England B-, 35.00)
The report card, area by area
- Inclusion: exceptional
- Curriculum and teaching: exceptional
- Achievement: exceptional
- Attendance and behaviour: exceptional
- Personal development and wellbeing: exceptional
- Leadership and governance: exceptional
- Post-16 provision: exceptional
- Safeguarding: met
Ofsted report for Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet
1.4 mi2,234 m SE
Finchley Catholic High School
N12 8TA, Barnet; sixth form

School remains Good ungraded inspection, 27 September 2023

GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 59.5 (Barnet 56.9, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 69.5% (Barnet 64.5%, England 46.3%); A level 2024/25: average grade B-, 36.20 points per entry (England B-, 35.00)
Ofsted report for Finchley Catholic High School
1.7 mi2,793 m NE
JCoSS
EN4 9GE, Barnet; sixth form

Good overall grade on the old four-point scale, 9 November 2022
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 61.0 (Barnet 56.9, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 73.8% (Barnet 64.5%, England 46.3%); A level 2024/25: average grade B+, 43.68 points per entry (England B-, 35.00)
The key judgements, one by one
- Quality of education: good
- Behaviour and attitudes: outstanding
- Personal development: outstanding
- Leadership and management: good
- Sixth form provision: outstanding
Ofsted report for JCoSS
1.9 mi3,049 m SE
St Michael's Catholic Grammar School
N12 7NJ, Barnet; selective (grammar), sixth form

Outstanding overall grade on the old four-point scale, 9 November 2022
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 78.1 (Barnet 56.9, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 99.2% (Barnet 64.5%, England 46.3%); A level 2024/25: average grade A-, 46.94 points per entry (England B-, 35.00)
The key judgements, one by one
- Quality of education: outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes: outstanding
- Personal development: outstanding
- Leadership and management: outstanding
- Sixth form provision: outstanding
Ofsted report for St Michael's Catholic Grammar School
2.0 mi3,195 m E
East Barnet School
EN4 8PU, Barnet; sixth form

Report card inspected 6 May 2026; safeguarding met
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 49.9 (Barnet 56.9, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 54.8% (Barnet 64.5%, England 46.3%); A level 2024/25: average grade B-, 36.90 points per entry (England B-, 35.00)
The report card, area by area
- 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
Ofsted report for East Barnet School
2.1 mi3,430 m W
Mill Hill County High School
NW7 4LL, Barnet; sixth form

Report card inspected 11 November 2025; safeguarding met
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 60.8 (Barnet 56.9, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 71.1% (Barnet 64.5%, England 46.3%); A level 2024/25: average grade B-, 37.18 points per entry (England B-, 35.00)
The report card, area by area
- Inclusion: expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: expected standard
- Achievement: strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour: strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing: expected standard
- Leadership and governance: expected standard
- Post-16 provision: expected standard
- Safeguarding: met
Ofsted report for Mill Hill County High School

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The latest inspection, in detail

Report card, inspection of 25 November 2025
Area	Position on the five-point scale	Grade
Inclusion		Exceptional
Curriculum and teaching		Exceptional
Achievement		Exceptional
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Exceptional
Leadership and governance		Exceptional
Post-16 provision		Strong standard
Safeguarding standards		Met

Each area is graded on Ofsted’s five-point scale, from urgent improvement to exceptional; safeguarding is met or not met. How to read a report card.

Read the full report on Ofsted’s website

Exam results

GCSE and other key stage 4 results, 2025/26 (provisional): 178 pupils at the end of key stage 4
Measure	This school	Barnet	England
Average Attainment 8 score	60.9	56.9	46.2
Percentage of pupils achieving grades 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs	74.7%	64.5%	46.3%
Percentage of pupils achieving grades 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs	84.8%	77.9%	64.8%

England and Barnet: all state-funded schools. Provisional figures can be revised by the Department for Education. The 2025/26 data gives no Progress 8 scores.

A level results, 2024/25: 53 students
Measure	This school	England
Average grade per A level entry	B-	B-
A level average point score per entry	36.79	35.00
Students achieving AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects	18.9%	17.5%

England: all state-funded schools and colleges.

Nearby schools with a page on this site

Wren Academy Finchley Barnet, 2.3 mi in a straight line
Ashmole Academy Barnet, 3.0 mi in a straight line
London Academy Barnet, 3.9 mi in a straight line

In the register of schools

The Totteridge Academy is a state-funded mixed secondary school in Barnet, for pupils aged 11 to 18, with a sixth form. The register counts 1,008 pupils for a capacity of 900. Trust: UNITED LEARNING TRUST. Address: Barnet Lane, Barnet, London, N20 8AZ. Website: www.thetotteridgeacademy.org.uk.

For school places, distance is measured as set out in each school’s admission arrangements, which may differ from a straight line: check them with the school or the council.

Sources

Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance, academic year 2025/26 (provisional), school, local authority and England data, accessed 31 October 2026.
Department for Education: 16 to 19 performance, academic year 2024/25 (final), A level results by school and for England, accessed 31 October 2026.
Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, register of schools (all establishments, 30 October 2026), accessed 30 October 2026.
Ofsted: management information, state-funded schools, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026, accessed 30 October 2026.

Last updated 2 November 2026.