Finchley Catholic High School
Secondary · Voluntary aided school · Boys · Barnet
Woodside Lane, London, N12 8TA
90
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
88%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
94.3%
11.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,172
Capacity used
Nearly full98%
1,200 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
88%
1st preference success rate
137 of 156 families who put it first got an offer
180
Places offered
441
Total applications
2.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 156 | 137 | ● 88% |
| 2nd preference | 98 | 29 | ● 30% |
| 3rd preference | 66 | 9 | ● 14% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 121 | 5 | ● 4% |
| Total | 441 | 180 | 41% |
1st preference success by year
Barnet lets families list 6 preferences. 155 applications came from outside the council area (67 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Ciran Stapleton
- Address
- Woodside Lane, Finchley, London, N12 8TA
- Phone
- 02084450105
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Ward / constituency
- Totteridge & Woodside · Chipping Barnet
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 101362
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 15% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 18% | — | — |
| SEN support | 8% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
1,172 pupils · 1,200 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
27 September 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 888 pupils
Attendance
94.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
5.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
11.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.0%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 63.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.94 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 77% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 91% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.62 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 34.19 | — | — |
Average grade: C+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 62.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 78.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 88.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 17.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.16 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 173 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 36.2 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 13.2% | 17% |
| A-level students | 160 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 170 | 46% | 87% | 93% | |
| English Language | 170 | 35% | 78% | 92% | |
| English Literature | 169 | 39% | 82% | 92% | |
| Religious Studies | 168 | 45% | 74% | 85% | |
| Combined Science | 89 | 20% | 63% | 81% | |
| Biology | 80 | 65% | 98% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 80 | 71% | 99% | 100% | |
| Physics | 79 | 73% | 96% | 100% | |
| Business | 66 | 44% | 77% | 89% | |
| History | 62 | 37% | 71% | 82% | |
| Physical Education | 46 | 22% | 54% | 74% | |
| Geography | 43 | 44% | 72% | 84% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 57 | 12% | 32% | 58% | |
| Psychology | 53 | 6% | 21% | 60% | |
| Business Studies | 45 | 0% | 9% | 58% | |
| Sociology | 41 | 2% | 17% | 54% | |
| Economics | 37 | 0% | 14% | 70% | |
| Biology | 29 | 3% | 34% | 59% | |
| Chemistry | 29 | 3% | 31% | 62% | |
| Geography | 29 | 0% | 21% | 48% | |
| Physics | 27 | 7% | 33% | 52% | |
| English Literature | 17 | 0% | 12% | 76% | |
| History | 15 | 0% | 13% | 47% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 15 | 0% | 7% | 33% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 11895: Finchley Catholic High School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 65% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 6% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 67% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Barnet council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.