St Michael's Catholic Grammar School
Ofsted: Outstanding
Score
A87
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- London, N12 7NJ
- Distance
- 0.9km away
Finchley Catholic High School
Woodside Lane, Finchley, London, N12 8TA
Local ranking12th of 28 secondary schools in Barnet
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1200
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Boys
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 27 September 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 59.5 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 69.5% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 85.6% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 174
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 95.0%
- Continued in education
- 94.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 1.0%
- Employment
- 0.0%
- Not sustained
- 3.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 89.0%
- Higher education
- 62.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 6.0%
- Employment
- 20.0%
- Not sustained
- 9.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
B-
Avg A-Level Grade
36.1
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
36.1
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
161
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 13.1% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 39.3
- 16-18 Cohort
- 311
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1192
- Boys
- 1095 (93%)
- Girls
- 77 (7%)
- Capacity
- 1200 (98% full)
- SEND
- 11.1%
- FSM Eligible
- 17.0%
- EAL
- 22.8%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.8%
- SEN Support
- 8.3%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.3:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 73.0
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,839/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
- 5.7% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 11.8% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 39.8%
- White Other: 20.5%
- White Irish: 9.1%
- Black African: 9.0%
- Mixed Other: 4.9%
- Asian Other: 4.0%
- Mixed White & Asian: 3.1%
- Asian Indian: 2.0%
39.8%
White British
20.5%
White Other
9.1%
White Irish
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 101362
- UKPRN
- 10002458
- Establishment No.
- 5405
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