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The Totteridge Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
Barnet Lane, Barnet, London N20 8AZ · thetotteridgeacademy.org.uk · 020 8445 9205
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Nov 2025 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 58.2
- average Attainment 8 score. Barnet 56.7, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 1.97 mi
- 3.17 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Geographical Distance · Barnet Council
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,008
- 108 over 900 places · 112%
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 32.5%
- First language not English
- 34.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “Geographical Distance” went to a home 1.97 mi (3.17 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 1.27 mi (2.05 km). Source: Barnet Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 128 families put the school first and 167 places were offered; 84% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 167 | 128 | 0.8 | 84% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 172 | 211 | 1.2▲ | 64% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 170 | 164 | 1 | 78% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 174 | 166 | 1 | 80% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 174 | 161 | 0.9 | 85% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Geographical Distance | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.97 mi3.17 km | |
| September 2025 | 1.27 mi2.05 km | |
| September 2024 | 1.55 mi2.49 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 58.2, and 71.2% 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 B- (36.8 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲58.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲71.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲88.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲45.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲5.19 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 137374)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 48.1 | −4.7 |
| Sixth form college | 7.4 | +0.9 |
| Further education | 32.6 | +9.5 |
| Other education | 0.7 | −0.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.2 | +1.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.2 | −5 |
| Activity not captured | 3.7 | +0.9 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 students | B- (36.8) | Average +0.09 | |
| 53 students | B- (36.8) | Average +0.09 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 39 | B+ (43.5) | +0.40 |
| 2022/23 | 24 | C+ (33.4) | — |
| 2021/22 | 24 | B- (37.8) | — |
| 2015/16 | 15 | E (8.5) | -0.25 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 69.8 | +9.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.7 | — |
| Employment | 7 | −9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7 | −9 |
| Activity not captured | 11.6 | +7.6 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected The Totteridge Academy on 25 November 2025 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Exceptional
- Curriculum and teaching: Exceptional
- Achievement: Exceptional
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Exceptional
- Post-16 provision: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Exceptional
- Inspected
- 25 Nov 2025
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Exceptional |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Exceptional |
| Achievement | Exceptional |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Exceptional |
| Post-16 provision | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Exceptional |
Previously: Improved significantly, ungraded inspection, Nov 2024
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 137374), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2024Ungraded inspectionImproved significantly
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Mar 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Jul 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 137374)
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (134 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Positive
- 96%
- Replies
- 134
- 13% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 88% who raised concerns
based on 11 parents (8%) whose child was bullied
based on 35 parents (26%) with SEND