Finchley Catholic High School

State-Funded School

finchley-catholic-high-school-barnet-london

LondonRegion

BarnetLocal Authority

Chipping BarnetConstituency

N12 8TAPostcode

8.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Finchley Catholic High School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Barnet, London.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,172 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 62.3
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 78.6%
EBacc average point score: 5.16

Ethnicity

White

67%

Asian

Black

10%

Mixed

11%

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,172

Total Pupils

93%Boys

7%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

12%

England average

27%

First language not English

27%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 1,172
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 27 September 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
28 Nov 2013	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.