Queen Elizabeth's School, BarnetHertswood Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet and Hertswood Academy are secondary schools.
Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet scores 92 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional) and Hertswood Academy scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet is ahead on our composite score.
Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet was judged Outstanding and Hertswood Academy was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 85.6 for Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet and 38.3 for Hertswood Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet (86.3 in 2021-22, 85.6 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Hertswood Academy (41.3 in 2021-22, 38.3 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BarnetQueen Elizabeth's School, Barnet | BorehamwoodHertswood Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | A92/100Stronger figure | D51/100 | |
| Local ranking | 1st of 27 in Barnet | 67th of 81 in Hertfordshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Boys | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,314 | 1,173 | |
| Capacity | 1,200 | 1,861 | |
| Location | Barnet, EN5 4DQ | Borehamwood, WD6 5LG | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 85.6 Stronger figure | 38.3 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 99.0% Stronger figure | 27.4% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 99.5% Stronger figure | 49.8% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 99.5% Stronger figure | 52.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 8.55 Stronger figure | 3.47 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 193 | 223 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 174 | 68 | |
| A-level average points | 52.7 Stronger figure | 34.0 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | A+ | C+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 53.8 Stronger figure | 37.4 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 83.8% Stronger figure | 9.8% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,314 | 1,173 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 4.2% | 36.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 30.3% | 30.5% | |
| SEN support | 1.1% | 11.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.5% | 1.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 3.3% Stronger figure | 11.9% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 2.8% Stronger figure | 36.3% | 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
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