Barnet, EN5 4DQ · Barnet · Grammar school
Generated by AI from the official inspection report — not written by Ofsted or SchoolsGPT staff. Always read the full Ofsted PDF before relying on this summary.
Overview: Queen Elizabeth's School is an outstanding selective grammar school for boys, where pupils flourish and are happy and safe. The school has a strong sense of community, with staff and pupils celebrating achievements and providing support to one another.
Strengths:
Areas to improve: The report identifies no significant areas for improvement.
Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with robust and well-communicated policies and procedures, trained staff, and a strong focus on teaching about mental health, managing stress and online safety.
All boys meeting the required standard, ranked purely by combined entrance-test score — no catchment area and no LAC/Pupil Premium priority category
Source: https://www.qebarnet.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Admissions-Guide-for-Parents-2020-Intake.pdf
Each Barnet grammar school runs its own separate test: 1. Queen Elizabeth's School (boys) — two 50-minute multiple-choice papers: English and maths (GL Assessment-based). 2. The Henrietta Barnett School (girls) — TWO ROUNDS: Round 1 is a GL Assessment-based screening test; girls who do well are invited back for Round 2, which uses the school's own internally-set papers (more demanding, written answers). Only Round 2 performance determines offers. 3. St Michael's Catholic Grammar School (girls) — tests English, maths, verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning; note the school's Catholic faith criteria also apply in oversubscription. The three tests are separate registrations on separate dates — a girl applying to both Henrietta Barnett and St Michael's sits both schools' exams.
Of the 152-student 2019/20 leaver cohort, sustaining a higher-education destination the following year. This is the last cohort the Department for Education published with an Oxbridge/Russell Group breakdown — these categories were discontinued as official accountability measures after this release, so a more recent figure does not exist.
Median price for the school's electoral ward, year ending March 2023 — a neighbourhood-level indicator, not the school's actual admissions catchment (catchments are often smaller than a ward or span parts of several).
Same area, prioritising the same phase — useful for shortlisting alternatives.
Data sourced from GIAS, Ofsted and official Barnet admissions publications. Figures can change year to year — always confirm with the school before applying.
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