The Archer Academy
Secondary · Free schools · Mixed · Barnet
Eagans Close, London, N2 8GA
84
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Standards maintained
No graded inspection
Application demand
57%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
92.8%
20.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
818
Capacity used
Over capacity101%
810 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
57%
1st preference success rate
130 of 230 families who put it first got an offer
152
Places offered
982
Total applications
6.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 230 | 130 | ● 57% |
| 2nd preference | 235 | 15 | ● 6% |
| 3rd preference | 235 | 5 | ● 2% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 282 | 2 | ● 1% |
| Total | 982 | 152 | 15% |
1st preference success by year
Barnet lets families list 6 preferences. 180 applications came from outside the council area (6 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
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Headteacher
- Lucy Harrison
- Address
- Eagans Close, London, N2 8GA
- Phone
- 02083654110
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Ward / constituency
- East Finchley · Finchley and Golders Green
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 139594
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 14% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 26% | — | — |
| SEN support | 16% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE ARCHER ACADEMY
818 pupils · 810 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
15 January 2025
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 817 pupils
Attendance
92.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
20.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
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 | 58.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.61 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 67% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 81% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.66 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 55.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 57.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 80.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 72.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.36 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 156 | — |
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.
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 157 | 32% | 70% | 82% | |
| Mathematics | 155 | 29% | 61% | 85% | |
| English Literature | 154 | 27% | 71% | 84% | |
| Combined Science | 127 | 31% | 61% | 80% | |
| History | 101 | 36% | 66% | 78% | |
| Social Studies | 61 | 41% | 87% | 97% | |
| Spanish | 59 | 36% | 64% | 69% | |
| French | 56 | 43% | 82% | 88% | |
| Geography | 53 | 49% | 83% | 91% | |
| Drama | 30 | 33% | 90% | 97% | |
| Biology | 26 | 69% | 96% | 96% | |
| Physics | 26 | 62% | 96% | 96% |
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.