St James' Catholic High School

State-Funded School

st-james-catholic-high-school-barnet-london

LondonRegion

BarnetLocal Authority

HendonConstituency

NW9 5PEPostcode

7.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St James' 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 1,243 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 51.4
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 55.8%
EBacc average point score: 4.71

Ethnicity

White

49%

Asian

10%

Black

22%

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,243

Total Pupils

55%Boys

45%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

30%

England average

27%

First language not English

64%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 1,243
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less 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 5 May 2022. 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
26 Apr 2017	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.