St Michael's Catholic Grammar School

London, N12 7NJ · Barnet grammar school

Ofsted: Outstanding Girls
Test board
Consortium: N/A. Each school sets own qualifying standard

Ofsted judgement breakdown (2022-11-09)

Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding is effective?
Yes
Sixth form provision (where applicable)
Outstanding

Oversubscription criteria

  1. Looked after catholic — Baptised + Practising Catholic girls who are Looked After/Previously Looked After, ranked in the top 200 entrance-test places
  2. Pupil premium catholic — Up to 32 places (25%): Baptised + Practising Catholic girls eligible for Pupil Premium, ranked in the top 200
  3. Catholic practising — Baptised + Practising Catholic girls, in rank score order

What the entrance test covers

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.

University destinations

Oxbridge
6%
Russell Group
82%
Top-third university
84%
Any degree
95%

Of the 99-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.

House prices nearby

Median price, West Finchley ward (Year ending Mar 2023)
£527,750

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).

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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