The Compton School

State-Funded School

the-compton-school-barnet-london

LondonRegion

BarnetLocal Authority

Finchley and Golders GreenConstituency

N12 0QGPostcode

9.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Compton School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Barnet, London.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,381 pupils. The Compton School is part of MIDDLESEX LEARNING TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 54.8
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 51.5%
EBacc average point score: 4.96

Ethnicity

White

40%

Asian

15%

Black

11%

Mixed

14%

Chinese

Any other group

16%

Unclassified

Pupils

1,381

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

35%

England average

27%

First language not English

49%

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: Average
Total pupils: 1,381
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: MIDDLESEX LEARNING TRUST

Inspection history

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

School remains Outstanding

Ungraded inspection on 6 March 2024. 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 Feb 2018	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.