Queen Elizabeth's School, BarnetDame Alice Owen's School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet and Dame Alice Owen's School are secondary schools.
Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet scores 93 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional) and Dame Alice Owen's School scores 88 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional). Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet is ahead on our composite score.
Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet was judged exceptional and Dame Alice Owen's School was judged Outstanding.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 87.1 for Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet and 73.6 for Dame Alice Owen's School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet (86.3 in 2021-22, 87.1 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Dame Alice Owen's School (75.8 in 2021-22, 73.6 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BarnetQueen Elizabeth's School, Barnet | Potters BarDame Alice Owen's School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | A93/100Stronger figure | A88/100 | |
| Local ranking | 1st of 28 in Barnet | 1st of 81 in Hertfordshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Exceptional | Ofsted: Outstanding | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Boys | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,321 | 1,467 | |
| Capacity | 1,200 | 1,416 | |
| Location | Barnet, EN5 4DQ | Potters Bar, EN6 2DU | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 87.1 Stronger figure | 73.6 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 100.0% Stronger figure | 91.4% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 100.0% Stronger figure | 95.9% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 192 | 197 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 174 | 222 | |
| A-level average points | 52.7 Stronger figure | 48.1 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | A+ | A- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 53.8 Stronger figure | 48.1 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 83.8% Stronger figure | 50.9% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,314 | 1,468 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 4.2% | 4.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 30.3% | 7.5% | |
| SEN support | 1.1% | 9.9% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.5% | 3.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 3.3% Stronger figure | 4.0% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 2.8% Stronger figure | 7.0% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet
Dame Alice Owen's School
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