The Compton School
Ofsted: Outstanding
Score
B76
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- London, N12 0QG
- Distance
- 0.9km away
Friern Barnet School
Hemington Avenue, Friern Barnet, London, N11 3LS
Local ranking26th of 28 secondary schools in Barnet
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
810
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 21 February 2024. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 41.5 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 30.1% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 50.7% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 136
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 93.0%
- Continued in education
- 92.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 0.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 4.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 641
- Boys
- 302 (51%)
- Girls
- 289 (49%)
- Capacity
- 810 (73% full)
- SEND
- 18.7%
- FSM Eligible
- 42.0%
- EAL
- 47.4%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 5.9%
- SEN Support
- 12.8%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 11.9:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 53.9
- Budget per Pupil
- £11,457/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 8.8% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 25.5% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White Other: 32.4%
- White British: 17.7%
- Black African: 12.2%
- Other: 12.0%
- Mixed Other: 5.5%
- Black Caribbean: 3.7%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 3.3%
- Asian Indian: 2.3%
32.4%
White Other
17.7%
White British
12.2%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Hemington Avenue
London, London
Administrative
- URN
- 101345
- UKPRN
- 10015358
- Establishment No.
- 4003
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