St James' Catholic High School
Secondary · Voluntary aided school · Mixed · Barnet
Great Strand, London, NW9 5PE
72
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.4%
20.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,243
Capacity used
Has space89%
1,400 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
93 of 93 families who put it first got an offer
177
Places offered
424
Total applications
2.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 93 | 93 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 119 | 36 | ● 30% |
| 3rd preference | 89 | 19 | ● 21% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 123 | 7 | ● 6% |
| Total | 424 | 155 | 37% |
1st preference success by year
Barnet lets families list 6 preferences. 105 applications came from outside the council area (27 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
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Anthony Ellul
- Address
- Great Strand, Colindale, London, NW9 5PE
- Phone
- 02083582800
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Ward / constituency
- Colindale North · Hendon
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 101364
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 33% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 64% | — | — |
| SEN support | 9% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
1,243 pupils · 1,400 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
05 May 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,082 pupils
Attendance
92.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
20.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
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 | 50.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.32 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 56% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 71% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.79 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 32.91 | — | — |
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 | 51.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 55.8% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 74.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 52.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.71 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 206 | — |
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 | 32.66 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 8% | 17% |
| A-level students | 62 | — |
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 | 204 | 26% | 60% | 76% | |
| English Language | 203 | 21% | 62% | 80% | |
| English Literature | 202 | 21% | 76% | 91% | |
| Religious Studies | 201 | 27% | 59% | 73% | |
| Combined Science | 171 | 13% | 43% | 62% | |
| History | 108 | 43% | 70% | 79% | |
| Business | 86 | 19% | 50% | 71% | |
| Geography | 83 | 24% | 51% | 69% | |
| French | 58 | 29% | 48% | 67% | |
| Spanish | 36 | 22% | 67% | 83% | |
| Art and Design | 33 | 36% | 67% | 85% | |
| Biology | 31 | 71% | 97% | 97% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sociology | 21 | 0% | 29% | 52% | |
| Psychology | 17 | 0% | 6% | 53% | |
| Mathematics | 17 | 6% | 6% | 29% | |
| English Literature | 17 | 0% | 24% | 35% | |
| Economics | 14 | 0% | 0% | 21% | |
| Biology | 12 | 0% | 8% | 8% | |
| History | 12 | 0% | 25% | 67% | |
| Chemistry | 11 | 0% | 0% | 9% | |
| Government and Politics | 11 | 18% | 27% | 36% | |
| Physical Education / Sports Studies | 9 | 0% | 11% | 56% | |
| Physics | 8 | 13% | 13% | 38% | |
| Polish | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 12194: St James Catholic High School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2024 |
|---|---|
| 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) | 72% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 5% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 74% | — | — |
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.