Schools in Barnet

112 schools with published admissions figures

The newest figures for each school. "1st prefs per place" is how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It measures demand, not whether a child would get a place. A dash means the figure is not available.

How the 2026 round went in Barnet

Primary

Offered their first choice 86.1%
Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 78.8% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 96.8%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 3,649
Applications received for a primary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 86.1% of families applying for a primary place here were offered their first choice, and 96.8% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 7.3 points higher than in 2016, when it was 78.8%.

The council's primary schools between them had 4,268 places for 3,649 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Secondary

Offered their first choice 72.7%
Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 70.2% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 89.2%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 3,998
Applications received for a secondary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 72.7% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 89.2% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 2.6 points higher than in 2016, when it was 70.2%.

The council's secondary schools between them had 4,618 places for 3,998 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Source: Department for Education, applications and offers. The same round across England.

If a family is refused a place

In 2026, families in Barnet lodged 260 appeals about a school place.

222 of them were heard by a panel and 41 succeeded, which is about 18 in every 100 heard.

The other 38 did not reach a panel. Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.

This is a record of decisions already made. A panel hears one case at a time and decides it on what that family sets out, so these figures do not indicate what would happen in any particular appeal.

Source: Department for Education, admission appeals in England, reporting year 2026. Counts every school in this council area. The share that succeeded is taken over appeals heard by a panel, not over appeals lodged.

All Through

School	1st prefs per place	Demand since	Latest Ofsted
London Academy Edgware	0.85	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Mary's and St John's CofE School London	2.02	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Wren Academy Finchley London	1.90	-	Standards maintained Ofsted ungraded inspection

Elsewhere

Most sought-after schools in Barnet by first preferences per place
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Schools in EN5 (9)
Schools in HA8 (16)
Schools in N10 (9)
Schools in N11 (11)
Schools in N12 (11)
Schools in N14 (12)
Schools in N2 (5)
Schools in N20 (7)
Schools in N3 (7)
Schools in NW11 (7)
Schools in NW2 (15)
Schools in NW4 (9)
Schools in NW7 (13)
Schools in NW9 (12)
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