Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet vs The Henrietta Barnett School
Both are grammar schools in Barnet, 5.3 miles apart. Side-by-side on official DfE, Ofsted and council admissions data.
Side by side
| Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet | The Henrietta Barnett School | |
|---|---|---|
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary |
| Gender | Boys | Girls |
| Pupils on roll | 1,321 | 812 |
| Free school meals | 3.3% | 3.7% |
| Ofsted rating | Outstanding | Good |
| Attainment 8 — 2025/26 | 87.1 | 87.1 |
| 11+ test board | GL Assessment | GL Assessment |
| Admission system | pass/fail then criteria order | pass/fail then criteria order |
| Places offered — 202627 | 192 | 120 |
| First preferences per place — higher means more competition for a first-preference place | 2.25 | 1.83 |
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.
The Henrietta Barnett School
No fixed pass mark. The Henrietta Barnett School uses two rounds — a GL screening round, then the school's own Round 2 papers — with offers made in rank order of Round 2 performance. No cutoff is published.
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/Pupil Premium priority category
Source: school admissions policy.
The Henrietta Barnett School
- Looked After/Previously Looked After Children ranked in the top 300 Round One test results
- Pupil Premium girls ranked in the top 300 Round One test results, with current-school confirmation
- Girls living within 3 miles of the school (measured at application, straight line), who sit the Round Two test — ranked by score if oversubscribed
- All remaining candidates, in rank score order
Source: school admissions policy.
Choosing between them
Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet is a boys school and The Henrietta Barnett 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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