Friern Barnet School
About the school
Friern Barnet School is an open secondary school in Barnet.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 21 February 2024
- Published
- 24 April 2024
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 44.8
- Barnet
- 56.7
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Barnet
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 29.60%
- Barnet
- 63.10%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 52.80%
- Barnet
- 78.50%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 28.20%
- Barnet
- 58.90%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.79
- Barnet
- 5.25
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
641
Girls
49.30%
Boys
50.70%
SEN support
12.79%
Education, health and care plan
5.93%
English as an additional language
47.40%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
41.97%
Overall absence
8.83
Persistent absence
25.54
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
148
Sustained education or employment
93%
Education
92%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
1%
Not sustained
4%