Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet vs St Michael's Catholic Grammar School
Both are grammar schools in Barnet, 3.2 miles apart. Side-by-side on official DfE, Ofsted and council admissions data.
Side by side
| Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet | St Michael's Catholic Grammar School | |
|---|---|---|
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary |
| Gender | Boys | Girls |
| Pupils on roll | 1,314 | 908 |
| Free school meals | 3.7% | 10.3% |
| Ofsted rating | Outstanding | Outstanding |
| Attainment 8 — 2024/25 | 85.6 | 77.8 |
| A-level average points — 2024/25 | 52.66 | 46.94 |
| 11+ test board | GL Assessment | GL Assessment |
| Admission system | pass/fail then criteria order | pass/fail then criteria order |
| Places offered — 202627 | 192 | 127 |
| First preferences per place — higher means more competition for a first-preference place | 2.25 | 1.39 |
Qualifying scores
Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet
No fixed pass mark. Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet offers its places strictly in rank order of performance on its own 2-paper (English + maths) test — the effective cutoff moves with the cohort each year and is not pre-announced.
St Michael's Catholic Grammar School
No fixed published pass mark. St Michael's Catholic Grammar School tests English, maths, VR and NVR; the required standard is set annually and Catholic faith criteria apply in oversubscription.
Who gets priority
Where a school is oversubscribed, these are the first criteria applied, in order. This is usually what decides an application.
Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet
- All boys meeting the required standard, ranked purely by combined entrance-test score — no catchment area and no LAC/Pup
Source: school admissions policy.
St Michael's Catholic Grammar School
- Baptised + Practising Catholic girls who are Looked After/Previously Looked After, ranked in the top 200 entrance-test p
- Up to 32 places (25%): Baptised + Practising Catholic girls eligible for Pupil Premium, ranked in the top 200
- Baptised + Practising Catholic girls, in rank score order
Source: school admissions policy.
Choosing between them
Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet is a boys school and St Michael's Catholic Grammar School is a girls school, so for many families the starting point is which one can admit their child. The figures on this page are the published ones — they describe intakes and results, not what either school would be like for your child. The right choice depends on your family's own priorities and circumstances.
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