The Archer Academy
Secondary · Free schools · Ages 11–16 · London, Barnet
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
0.304 miles
Published by London Borough of Barnet · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2020–2026 (miles)
The Archer Academy is a secondary school in London, Barnet for ages 11–16 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 15 January 2025. Barnet has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2020 to 2026 entry.
The Archer Academy 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 | 0.304 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 0.408 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 0.223 mi |
| Year 7 2023 | 0.255 mi |
| Year 7 2020 | 0.322 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 among children in its priority postcode area lived 0.304 miles from the school, nearer than in 2025.
- Year 7 2026 drew 244 first-choice applications for 147 offers; 122 offers went to first-choice families, and 122 first-choice families (50%) were not offered a place.
- 210 of the 1,018 Year 7 2026 applications (21%) came from families living outside Barnet; 1 offer went to them.
- In 2024/25, 57% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 5th 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
- Eagans Close, London, N2 8GA
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Barnet
- Pupils on roll
- 818 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 13.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 15 January 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils receive an exceptional education at The Archer Academy.”
- “Pupils and staff live and breathe the school’s values of ‘achievement, respect, curiosity, hard work and enjoyment’.”
- “The school fosters a happy, welcoming and inclusive environment where academic excellence and personal development hold equal importance.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 February 2025 (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) | 57% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 55.9 | 46 |
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: 244 first-preference applications, 147 offers in total, 122 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.
- Bishop Douglass School Finchley 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Christ's College Finchley 0.8 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- The Henrietta Barnett School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- The Compton School 1.3 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- St Michael's Catholic Grammar School 1.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Friern Barnet School 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hasmonean High School for Boys 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Hendon School 2.1 mi Good Last distance published