Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet

Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet is an exceptionally high-performing school where pupils achieve among the very highest outcomes nationally at both GCSE and A level. Inspectors found that pupils' knowledge, articulation and critical thinking are remarkable across the curriculum, and that pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities achieve in line with their peers through highly bespoke support. Attendance is extremely high, behaviour is exemplary, and pupils are described as polite, kind and committed to their learning. The school's curriculum and teaching are highly ambitious, with subject-expert teachers who precisely address gaps and adapt work so that all pupils thrive. Inclusion is a sustained strength: leaders identify barriers early, use pupil premium funding skilfully and provide exceptional support for vulnerable pupils. Leadership and governance are forensic and pupil-focused, staff are well supported, and parents and carers are closely involved. Personal development, pastoral care and careers provision are extensive, and post-16 students achieve extraordinary outcomes and access elite wider opportunities. Safeguarding standards are met, and the report identifies no areas of concern. Overall, this is a school where pupils are exceptionally well prepared for their next steps and where the quality of provision is consistently exemplary across all inspected areas.

Strengths

• Pupils achieve exceptional GCSE and A-level outcomes, among the highest nationally for several years.
• Pupils with SEND make remarkable progress and achieve outcomes in line with their peers.
• Pupils display astonishing depth of knowledge and articulate their learning with clarity and authority.
• Attendance is extremely high, including for disadvantaged pupils and pupils with SEND.
• Behaviour is exemplary, and pupils are highly motivated, resilient and committed to learning.
• The curriculum is remarkably ambitious and designed to challenge pupils relentlessly.
• Teachers are subject experts who identify misconceptions precisely and adapt work effectively.
• Inclusion is highly aspirational, with bespoke support helping vulnerable pupils flourish.
• Leaders and governors are relentless, forensic and focused on the best interests of pupils.
• Personal development and wellbeing provision is remarkable, with extensive co-curricular opportunities.
• Careers provision is extremely thorough and helps pupils access highly competitive universities.
• Post-16 achievement is extraordinary, with students prepared to thrive in challenging post-18 routes.
• Safeguarding standards are met, and pupils feel safe in school.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet attended 96.7% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 2.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.2% of pupils at Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). One pupil was permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet had 16.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 14.2% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 1.7% of pupils at Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 0.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet received £9,584 and spent £9,432 for each of its 1,314 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £885,000 (£674 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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What is Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet is Exceptional, from an inspection in September 2026.

When was Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet last inspected by Ofsted?

Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet was last inspected in September 2026.

How many pupils does Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet have?

Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet has 1,321 pupils on roll.

What age range does Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet cover?

Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 87.1, and 100% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet?

Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet is at Queen's Road, Barnet, Hertfordshire, EN5 4DQ.