Finchley Catholic High School
Secondary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 11–18 · London, Barnet
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
0.716 miles
Published by London Borough of Barnet · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2020–2026 (miles)
Finchley Catholic High School is a secondary school in London, Barnet for ages 11–18 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 27 September 2023. Barnet has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2020 to 2026 entry.
Finchley Catholic High School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 0.716 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 0.522 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 1.378 mi |
| Year 7 2023 | 7.45 mi |
| Year 7 2020 | 4.945 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 2026, the last child offered a place lived 0.716 miles away, the 4th shortest of 12 Barnet secondary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 1.01 miles).
- For Year 7 entry, the 2026 last distance was further from the school than in 2025 and nearer than in 2020; it swung sharply between some years.
- For Year 7 2026 there were 169 first-choice applications for 180 offers: 151 offers went to first-choice families, and 18 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 79% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest Barnet secondary schools.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Barnet schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Woodside Lane, Finchley, London, N12 8TA
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Barnet
- Pupils on roll
- 1,172 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 27 September 2023
Strengths
- “This school is a happy and welcoming place to be.”
- “Pupils’ behaviour and attitudes are a strength.”
- “Leaders have established strong routines that are understood and followed throughout the school.”
To improve
- “However, on occasion, the school does not identify and address pupils’ misconceptions as routinely.”
- “Therefore, some pupils do not understand with sufficient depth some of what they are learning, or the vocabulary that they use to speak and write.”
- “Occasionally, pupils are not given the necessary time to memorise key knowledge securely.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 December 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 79% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 62.3 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B- | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 169 first-preference applications, 180 offers in total, 151 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Barnet.
- St Michael's Catholic Grammar School 0.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- The Compton School 1.2 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- St Andrew the Apostle Greek Orthodox School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Friern Barnet School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Totteridge Academy 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ark Pioneer Academy 1.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- East Barnet School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bishop Douglass School Finchley 2.0 mi Good Last distance published