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St James' Catholic High School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Voluntary aided

Great Strand, Colindale, London NW9 5PE · st-james.barnet.sch.uk · 020 8358 2800

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
Apr 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
51.4
average Attainment 8 score. Barnet 56.7, England 46
Last distance offered
No limit
Year 7, September 2026 entry · Barnet Council
Demand for places
0.6
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,243
89% of 1,400 places
Local authority
Barnet
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
32.6%
First language not English
64.2%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Barnet Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 135 families put the school first and 210 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

Demand for places

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 137 (Places 240)137September 2023: 144 (Places 230)144September 2024: 142 (Places 210)142September 2025: 93 (Places 177)93September 2026: 135 (Places 210)135Places 210
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262101350.6100%
September 2025Sept 2025177930.5100%
September 2024Sept 20242101420.798%
September 2023Sept 20232301440.699%
September 2022Sept 20222401370.6100%

Last distance offered

Year 7Distance
September 2026All
September 2025All
September 20241.19 mi1.91 km

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 51.4, and 55.8% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Barnet it was 56.7, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (32.7 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 50.5 (England 46.3)50.52017/18: 54.5 (England 46.5)54.52018/19: 50.6 (England 46.7)50.62021/22: 49.2 (England 48.8)49.22022/23: 50.6 (England 46.3)50.62023/24: 50.7 (England 45.9)50.72024/25: 51.4 (England 46.0)51.4England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲51.446.0
▲55.8%45.4%
▲74.8%64.8%
▲52.4%40.5%
▲4.714.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form63.4+15.1
Sixth form college8.4−5
Further education22−8.8
Apprenticeship2.2+0.2
Not in a lasting destination1.8−0.2
Activity not captured2.2+0.7

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 30.3 (England 30.5)C2016/17: 29.4 (England 31.1)C2017/18: 32.0 (England 32.1)C+2018/19: 30.6 (England 32.9)C2021/22: 37.0 (England 37.9)B-2022/23: 37.4 (England 34.2)B-2023/24: 32.9 (England 34.4)C+2024/25: 32.7 (England 35.0)C+England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
62 studentsC+ (32.7)Average -0.05
62 studentsC+ (32.8)Average -0.05
27 studentsDist- (32.8)Well above average +0.66
8 studentsDist- (30.6)Average +0.54
8%AAB or better
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2467C+ (32.9)+0.17
2022/2366B- (37.4)—
2021/2286B- (37)—
2018/1980C (30.6)-0.21
2017/18107C+ (32)-0.09
2016/1784C (29.4)-0.09
2015/16113C (30.3)-0.15

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University66.3−5
Further education1.2−0.9
Apprenticeship7.2+1.9
Employment13.3+1.6
Not in a lasting destination3.6−1.7
Activity not captured8.4+4.1

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected St James' Catholic High School on 21 April 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
21 Apr 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementExpected standard
Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
Personal development and well-beingExpected standard
Post-16 provisionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, May 2022

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • May 2022Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Mar 2017Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Feb 2013Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

77% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (39 replies, to 2 April 2023).

Recommend
77%
Replies
39
3% · 2 Apr 2023
Child is happy at school▼82% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼84% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲87% agreeEngland 83%
School has high expectations▼77% agreeEngland 82%
Child does well▼74% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼61% agreeEngland 80%
Told how child is doing▼80% agreeEngland 83%
Good range of subjects●89% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲95% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼69% agreeEngland 78%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼66% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 82% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼37% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 41% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼60% agreeEngland 67%

based on 10 parents (26%) with SEND

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