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Saracens High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Free school
Corner Mead, London NW9 4AS · saracenshigh.org · 020 8181 3180
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 47.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Barnet 56.7, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Barnet Council
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,170
- 40 over 1,130 places · 104%
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Free school meals
- 57.7%
- First language not English
- 59.8%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Saracens Education
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, 123 families put the school first and 170 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
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 170 | 123 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 186 | 146 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 172 | 173 | 1▲ | 83% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 175 | 177 | 1▲ | 81% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 177 | 161 | 0.9 | 89% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Geographical Distance | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | All | |
| September 2025 | All | |
| September 2024 | 0.93 mi1.49 km | |
The council's table shows this criterion as '(All offered)': everyone who applied under it was offered a place.
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 47.1, and 47.2% 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 C+ (33.2 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●47.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ●47.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲68.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲45.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.30 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2022/23 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 81 | +7 |
| Sixth form college | 0.7 | −4.8 |
| Further education | 14.1 | +1.8 |
| Other education | 1.4 | −0.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.7 | — |
| Activity not captured | 2.1 | 0 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
| 2024/25 | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| A level | 51 | C+ (33.2) | Average -0.14 |
| All academic | 51 | C+ (33.2) | Average -0.15 |
Ofsted
Saracens High School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 24 May 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 24 May 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
What parents said
81% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (90 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 81%
- Replies
- 90
- 14% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 42% who had a child bullied
based on 11 parents (12%) with SEND