Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School
Ofsted: Strong
Score
B73
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Barnet, EN5 5RR
- Distance
- 0.7km away
Ark Pioneer Academy
Westcombe Drive, Barnet, EN5 2BE
Local ranking11th of 28 secondary schools in Barnet
Ofsted: OutstandingUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1200
Capacity
11-19
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 13 September 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 53.8 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 61.5% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 77.0% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 174
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 998
- Boys
- 694 (63%)
- Girls
- 413 (37%)
- Capacity
- 1200 (92% full)
- SEND
- 16.2%
- FSM Eligible
- 40.0%
- EAL
- 33.3%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.7%
- SEN Support
- 12.5%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 13.7:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 73.0
- Budget per Pupil
- £9,222/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
- 6.8% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 17.7% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White Other: 21.1%
- White British: 19.8%
- Other: 14.4%
- Black African: 13.4%
- Mixed Other: 8.2%
- Asian Indian: 5.0%
- Mixed White & Asian: 3.3%
- Asian Chinese: 2.9%
21.1%
White Other
19.8%
White British
14.4%
Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 147061
- UKPRN
- 10083729
- Establishment No.
- 4013
- Trust
- ARK SCHOOLS
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