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The Totteridge Academy

Academy sponsor led · London · N20 8AZ

Ages 11–18 · 1,008 pupils · Barnet

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Ofsted

Exceptional

Attainment 8

60.4

Overall absence

8.8%

Admissions demand

1.02 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Exceptional

Inspection date

2025-11-25

  • AchievementExceptional
  • Curriculum and teachingExceptional
  • InclusionExceptional
  • Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingExceptional
  • Leadership and governanceExceptional

Safeguarding standards: Met

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+1.32
−20+2
Attainment 860.4
English & maths grade 5+76%
English & maths grade 4+89%
EBacc entry50%

EBacc APS: 5.3

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence8.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)25.8%
Unauthorised1.6%
Authorised absence
7.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
3.2%
Enrolments in measure
873

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

1.02 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

164

Places offered

170

1st-preference offers

128

Total preferences (any rank)
917
Preferred offers (top 3)
170
Applications from outside LA
72
Offers to outside-LA applicants
3

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 fill112%

1,008 pupils · 900 places

Pupils on roll
1,008
Boys / girls
590 / 418
School capacity
900
Capacity fill
1,008 / 900 (112%)
Free school meals
32.5%
FSM pupils
288
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

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

Governance
Academy trust: UNITED LEARNING TRUST
Academy trust
UNITED LEARNING TRUST
Sponsor
United Learning Trust
Headteacher
Mr Chris Fairbairn

Location

Address
Barnet Lane, Barnet
Postcode
N20 8AZ
Town
London
Local authority
Barnet
District
Barnet
Constituency
Chipping Barnet
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 sponsor led (secondary), Ages 11–18, in London, Barnet, 1,008 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy. Free school meals: 32.5%.

Open schools in London
1846
Secondary schools in London
249
Academies among open schools in London
23% (427)
Open schools in N20
11
Secondary in N20
1
Open schools in Barnet LA
176
Secondary in Barnet LA
25

Nearby secondary schools

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

Compare with theseAll in LondonNear N20

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    Barnet · EN5 2BE · Barnet

    Ages 11–19

    • Att854.3
    • P80.6
    • EM5+66%
    • Absence5.8%

    0.6 miles away

  • Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School

    Ofsted: Strong standard

    Academy converter · Secondary

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    • Att859.6
    • P80.7
    • EM5+71%
    • Absence7.4%

    0.9 miles away

  • Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Academy converter · Secondary

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    Ages 11–18

    • Att886.6
    • P81.2
    • EM5+100%
    • Absence3.3%

    1.3 miles away

  • Finchley Catholic High School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

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    Ages 11–18

    • Att863.2
    • P80.9
    • EM5+77%
    • Absence6.1%

    1.4 miles away

  • JCoSS

    Ofsted: Good

    Voluntary aided school · Secondary

    New Barnet · EN4 9GE · Barnet

    Ages 11–19

    • Att861.1
    • P81.0
    • EM5+80%
    • Absence7.2%

    1.7 miles away

  • St Michael's Catholic Grammar School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Voluntary aided school · Secondary

    London · N12 7NJ · Barnet

    Ages 11–18

    • Att879.3
    • P81.0
    • EM5+98%
    • Absence6.3%

    1.9 miles away

  • East Barnet School

    Ofsted: Strong standard

    Academy converter · Secondary

    Barnet · EN4 8PU · Barnet

    Ages 11–18

    • Att852.0
    • P80.2
    • EM5+59%
    • Absence8.7%

    2.0 miles away

  • Mill Hill County High School

    Ofsted: Strong standard

    Academy converter · Secondary

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    Ages 11–18

    • Att857.5
    • P80.2
    • EM5+67%
    • Absence6.0%

    2.1 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Chris Fairbairn
Telephone
02084459205
Website
http://www.thetotteridgeacademy.org.uk

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