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St Mary's and St John's CofE School
All-through · Mixed · Ages 3–18 · Academy
Bennett House, Sunningfields Road, Hendon, London NW4 4QR · smsj.barnet.sch.uk · 020 8202 0026
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 50.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Barnet 56.7, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 0.36 mi
- 0.59 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Barnet Council
- Demand for places
- 2.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,651
- 93% of 1,780 places
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 28%
- First language not English
- 70.6%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Wren Academies Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.36 mi (587 m) from the school. Its other admission rules have their own figures. Source: Barnet Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 164 families put the school first and 81 places were offered; 42% 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 | 81 | 164 | 2▲ | 42% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 156 | 227 | 1.5▲ | 60% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 159 | 200 | 1.3▲ | 60% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 167 | 201 | 1.2▲ | 67% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 165 | 210 | 1.3▲ | 68% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | All | |
| September 2024 | All | |
| Year 7 – Faith (Other) | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.56 mi0.90 km | |
| Year 7 – Open Places (distance) | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.36 mi0.59 km | |
| Year 7 – Faith | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 1.02 mi1.65 km | |
| Year 7 – Open - Geographical Distance | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 0.42 mi0.68 km | |
| Year 7 – Band 1 Open - Geographical Distance | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | 0.97 mi1.56 km | |
| Year 7 – Band 2 Open - Geographical Distance | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | 1.00 mi1.61 km | |
| Year 7 – Band 3 Open - Geographical Distance | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | 0.14 mi0.23 km | |
| Year 7 – Band 4 Open - Geographical Distance | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | 0.58 mi0.94 km | |
The council's table says demand was met: everyone who applied on time was offered a place.
The council's table says N/A = demand met: everyone who applied on time was offered a place.
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 50.7, and 50.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Barnet it was 56.7, and across England 46.
In 2024/25, 76% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 22% the higher standard. Across Barnet it was 72%, and across England 62%.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (31.7 points per entry).
Key stage 2 results
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲76% | 62% | ||
| ▲22% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
| ▲111 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 103119)
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲50.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲50.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲71.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲69.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.73 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 103119)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 52.6 | −6.1 |
| Sixth form college | 13.3 | +4.9 |
| Further education | 24.9 | −0.8 |
| Other education | 0.6 | −0.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.2 | +0.6 |
| Employment | 0.6 | −0.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.5 | +1.3 |
| Activity not captured | 3.5 | +1.3 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 103119)
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58 students | C+ (31.7) | Average +0.04 | |
| 58 students | C+ (31.8) | Average +0.04 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 62 | C (30.2) | -0.05 |
| 2022/23 | 47 | C (28.4) | — |
| 2021/22 | 30 | C+ (35) | — |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 103119)
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 56.9 | −15 |
| Further and other education | 7.7 | +4.6 |
| Further education | 4.6 | — |
| Other education | 3.1 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 3.1 | 0 |
| Employment | 9.2 | +2.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 12.3 | +6 |
| Activity not captured | 10.8 | +1.4 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 103119)
Ofsted
St Mary's and St John's CofE School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 28 February 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 28 Feb 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 103119)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jul 2017
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 103119), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jul 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 103119)
Nov 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 103119)