The Compton School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Barnet
Summers Lane, London, N12 0QG
81
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding
No graded inspection
Application demand
69%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
94.3%
12.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,381
Capacity used
Over capacity102%
1,350 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
69%
1st preference success rate
146 of 212 families who put it first got an offer
196
Places offered
1070
Total applications
5.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 212 | 146 | ● 69% |
| 2nd preference | 240 | 35 | ● 15% |
| 3rd preference | 239 | 10 | ● 4% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 379 | 5 | ● 1% |
| Total | 1070 | 196 | 18% |
1st preference success by year
Barnet lets families list 6 preferences. 153 applications came from outside the council area (9 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
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Mrs Louise Ismail / Mr Andrew Hammond
- Address
- Summers Lane, London, N12 0QG
- Phone
- 02083681783
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Ward / constituency
- Woodhouse · Finchley and Golders Green
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136418
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 35% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 47% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: MIDDLESEX LEARNING TRUST
1,381 pupils · 1,350 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
06 March 2024
Ungraded inspection
School remains Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,080 pupils
Attendance
94.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
5.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
12.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
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 | 57.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.73 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 67% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 81% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.13 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 33.36 | — | — |
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 | 54.8 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 51.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 79.1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 36.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.96 | 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 | 34.77 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 10.5% | 17% |
| A-level students | 136 | — |
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 | 29% | 55% | 81% | |
| English Language | 204 | 24% | 66% | 82% | |
| English Literature | 204 | 28% | 75% | 90% | |
| Combined Science | 155 | 14% | 53% | 77% | |
| Geography | 133 | 30% | 65% | 72% | |
| Business | 129 | 12% | 53% | 74% | |
| History | 102 | 30% | 53% | 68% | |
| Art and Design | 70 | 24% | 46% | 63% | |
| Biology | 50 | 78% | 100% | 100% | |
| Physics | 50 | 76% | 100% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 50 | 80% | 100% | 100% | |
| Computer Science | 44 | 36% | 59% | 73% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 50 | 4% | 28% | 54% | |
| Business Studies | 37 | 0% | 16% | 65% | |
| Sociology | 27 | 4% | 33% | 63% | |
| Chemistry | 26 | 0% | 35% | 50% | |
| English Literature | 23 | 0% | 0% | 17% | |
| Psychology | 22 | 0% | 14% | 41% | |
| Accounting and Finance | 22 | 5% | 14% | 55% | |
| Biology | 21 | 0% | 29% | 67% | |
| Physics | 19 | 0% | 11% | 32% | |
| Economics | 19 | 5% | 11% | 37% | |
| Computer Science | 17 | 0% | 12% | 59% | |
| Government and Politics | 17 | 0% | 12% | 41% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 19593: The Compton 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) | 75% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 100% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 75% | — | — |
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.