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Bishop Douglass School Finchley

Academy converter · London · N2 0SQ

Ages 11–18 · 968 pupils · Barnet

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Ofsted

Good

Attainment 8

53.4

Overall absence

6.0%

Admissions demand

0.59 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2022-07-05

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Progress 8+0.43
−20+2
Attainment 853.4
English & maths grade 5+57%
English & maths grade 4+75%
EBacc entry93%

EBacc APS: 5.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)16.1%
Unauthorised1.5%
Authorised absence
4.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.5%
Enrolments in measure
821

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.59 · Often has places

1st preferences

55

Places offered

117

1st-preference offers

55

Total preferences (any rank)
351
Preferred offers (top 3)
108
Applications from outside LA
124
Offers to outside-LA applicants
51
Admissions policy (GIAS)
Non-selective

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill90%

968 pupils · 1,080 places

Pupils on roll
968
Boys / girls
530 / 438
School capacity
1,080
Capacity fill
968 / 1,080 (90%)
Free school meals
30.2%
FSM pupils
212
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 11–18

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth formHas a sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Roman Catholic
Diocese
Archdiocese of Westminster
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: THE CARDINAL HUME ACADEMIES TRUST
Academy trust
THE CARDINAL HUME ACADEMIES TRUST
Headteacher
Mrs Michelle Henderson

Location

Address
Hamilton Road, East Finchley
Postcode
N2 0SQ
Town
London
Local authority
Barnet
District
Barnet
Constituency
Finchley and Golders Green
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–18, in London, Barnet, 968 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 30.2%. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Archdiocese of Westminster.

Open schools in London
1846
Secondary schools in London
249
Academies among open schools in London
23% (427)
Open schools in N2
8
Secondary in N2
3
Open schools in Barnet LA
176
Secondary in Barnet LA
25

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Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Michelle Henderson
Telephone
02084445211
Website
http://www.bishopdouglass.barnet.sch.uk/

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