Bishop Douglass School Finchley
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · London, Barnet
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From London Borough of Barnet · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2020–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Bishop Douglass School Finchley is a secondary school in London, Barnet for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 5 July 2022. Barnet has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2015 to 2026 entry.
Bishop Douglass School Finchley 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2020 | 5.108 mi |
| Year 7 2015 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a place for Year 7 in 2026, but places ran out in 1 of the 4 earlier years with a published outcome.
- Year 7 2026 had 35 first-choice applications for 125 offers, 0.3 first choices per offer, the lowest of 25 Barnet secondary schools.
- For Year 7 2026, 92 of the 327 applications came from families living outside Barnet; 27 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 54% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), with an Attainment 8 score of 52.5 (England 46).
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
- Hamilton Road, East Finchley, London, N2 0SQ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Barnet
- Pupils on roll
- 968 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 29% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 5 July 2022
Strengths
- “Leaders and staff are ambitious for their pupils.”
- “They have high expectations in all aspects of school life.”
- “This supports them to continue with their education or secure an apprenticeship when they leave.”
To improve
- “When it does happen school leaders act decisively.”
- “Sometimes, however, pupils do not achieve as well as they could.”
- “This is because some teachers do not have consistently high expectations for pupils of all abilities.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 September 2022 (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) | 54% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 52.5 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C+ | 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: 35 first-preference applications, 125 offers in total, 35 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.
- The Archer Academy 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Christ's College Finchley 0.4 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- The Henrietta Barnett School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- The Compton School 1.3 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- St Michael's Catholic Grammar School 1.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Hasmonean High School for Boys 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Hendon School 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Friern Barnet School 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published