Clarion
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Barnet
Claremont Road, London, NW2 1TR
66
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.1%
25.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
689
Capacity used
Has space65%
1,052 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
59 of 59 families who put it first got an offer
120
Places offered
193
Total applications
1.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 59 | 59 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 41 | 4 | ● 10% |
| 3rd preference | 34 | 1 | ● 3% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 59 | 1 | ● 2% |
| Total | 193 | 65 | 34% |
1st preference success by year
Barnet lets families list 6 preferences. 49 applications came from outside the council area (10 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
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Christopher Hunt
- Address
- Claremont Road, Cricklewood, London, NW2 1TR
- Phone
- 02084554114
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Ward / constituency
- Cricklewood · Finchley and Golders Green
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137361
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 51% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 66% | — | — |
| SEN support | 10% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: WHITEFIELD SCHOOL
689 pupils · 1,052 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
08 December 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 617 pupils
Attendance
92.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
25.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.3%
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 | 45.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.44 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 40% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 65% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.17 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 30.07 | — | — |
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 | 44.8 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 36.8% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 54.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 46.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.06 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 106 | — |
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 | 28.33 | 35 |
| Average grade | C- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 0% | 17% |
| A-level students | 33 | — |
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 | 106 | 15% | 44% | 58% | |
| English Language | 106 | 13% | 47% | 62% | |
| English Literature | 106 | 19% | 50% | 66% | |
| Combined Science | 77 | 1% | 23% | 47% | |
| Geography | 66 | 23% | 41% | 56% | |
| History | 45 | 38% | 67% | 80% | |
| Business | 45 | 13% | 49% | 69% | |
| Spanish | 35 | 51% | 60% | 77% | |
| Biology | 29 | 34% | 90% | 97% | |
| Physics | 29 | 34% | 83% | 97% | |
| Chemistry | 29 | 41% | 90% | 97% | |
| Art and Design | 24 | 21% | 71% | 71% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | 9 | 0% | 11% | 22% | |
| Chemistry | 8 | 0% | 13% | 25% | |
| Psychology | 7 | 0% | 0% | 29% | |
| Film Studies | 7 | 0% | 14% | 100% | |
| English Literature | 7 | 0% | 0% | 29% | |
| Sociology | 6 | 17% | 17% | 50% | |
| Mathematics | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Computer Science | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Drama and Theatre Studies | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Arabic | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Spanish | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Physics | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 70% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 100% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 71% | — | — |
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.