England · Grammar school
St Michael's Catholic Grammar School
North Finchley, London · Girls only · ages 11 to 18
Official record: Get Information About Schools (URN 101361)
Overview
- Address
- Nether Street, North Finchley, London, North Finchley, London, N12 7NJ
- Status
- Open
- Admits
- Girls only
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Number of pupils
- 908
- Capacity
- 940
- Eligible for free school meals
- 10.3%
- Sixth form
- Yes
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- Not yet available
- Local authority
- Barnet
Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026 · Source: Desk research (cited public sources) (get-information-schools.service.gov.uk), last checked 31 October 2026
Admissions and the 11+
- Admissions policy
- Selective (grammar school)
- Selection in this area
- Partially selective area10% of Year 7 places offered in Barnet for September 2026 were at selective schools (DfE applications and offers). We class an area as fully selective at 25% or more. Confirm with the local authority's admissions guide.
- Entrance test
- Not yet available
- Qualifying score
- Not yet available
- Catchment area
- For September 2026 entry, there is no catchment area. Places go to baptised Catholic girls from practising Catholic families ranked in the top 200 in the entrance test (looked-after girls first, then up to 32 pupil premium girls, then others by test rank). Distance is only used to break ties.
- Children from outside the catchment
- Yes: For September 2026 entry, home address does not matter apart from tie-breaks; the faith requirement and test rank decide places.
Applications and offers for Year 7
For September 2026 entry, 288 applicants named this school (177 as their first choice) for 127 places. 79 of 127 offers went to children living outside Barnet.
| Intake | Places offered | Applicants | First choice | First choices per place | Offers to children outside Barnet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 | 127 | 288 | 177 | 1.4 | 79 |
| Sept 2025 | 127 | 278 | 181 | 1.4 | 85 |
| Sept 2024 | 128 | 307 | 201 | 1.6 | 86 |
| Sept 2023 | 128 | 285 | 170 | 1.3 | 73 |
| Sept 2022 | 128 | 283 | 191 | 1.5 | 92 |
Show all 13 years
| Intake | Places offered | Applicants | First choice | First choices per place | Offers to children outside Barnet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2021 | 128 | 353 | 227 | 1.8 | 91 |
| Sept 2020 | 128 | 320 | 172 | 1.3 | 92 |
| Sept 2019 | 96 | 301 | 156 | 1.6 | 72 |
| Sept 2018 | 96 | 311 | 154 | 1.6 | 66 |
| Sept 2017 | 96 | 288 | 141 | 1.5 | 70 |
| Sept 2016 | 95 | 274 | 137 | 1.4 | 65 |
| Sept 2015 | 95 | 272 | 142 | 1.5 | 68 |
| Sept 2014 | 94 | 297 | 168 | 1.8 | 61 |
"Applicants" counts every family that listed the school as any preference, so it is higher than the number competing for each place. "Outside Barnet" means a home in another local authority; it is not the school's catchment area. For grammar schools, offers also depend on the entrance test result.
Source: Secondary and primary school applications and offers (Department for Education), last checked 31 October 2026
Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026 · Source: Admissions research (cited public sources) (st-michaels.barnet.sch.uk), last checked 1 November 2026
Key dates
- Test registration
- Not yet available
- Test date
- Not yet available
- Results sent to families
- Not yet available
- Apply to your council (September 2027 entry)
- By 31 October 2026This date has passed: late applications go to your council and are usually considered after on-time ones.
- National offer day
- 1 March 2027Offers are sent on 1 March, or the next working day.
- Open days
- Not yet available
- School opened (current registration)
- Not yet available
Statutory dates: School Admissions Code (Department for Education).
Source: not yet available
Ofsted inspection
Inspected on 9 November 2022: overall Outstanding. Read the report ↗
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form provision
- Outstanding
Inspection history (5)
Source: Ofsted inspection reports, last checked 31 October 2026
Exam results
GCSE results 2025/26 (provisional)
| Measure | This school | Selective schools in England | All state schools in England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8Average grade across 8 GCSE-level subjects, doubled for English and maths (maximum 90). | 78.1 | 72.1 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 99.2% | 93.7% | 46.3% |
| Grade 7 or above in English and maths | 78.7% | 57.7% | 14.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 100% | 98.3% | 64.8% |
| Progress 8Not published for most schools in recent years, because primary school tests were cancelled in 2020 and 2021. | – | – | – |
Attainment 8 over time: 79.3 (2023/24) → 77.8 (2024/25) → 78.1 (2025/26).
127 pupils took GCSEs. Results reflect a selective intake: compare grammar schools with each other rather than with all schools.
Source: Key stage 4 performance (GCSE results) (Department for Education), last checked 31 October 2026
How to get there
- Postcode
- N12 7NJ
- Map location
- 51.61431, -0.18076
- Open in OpenStreetMap
- Directions and surroundings ↗
- Telephone
- 02084462256
Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026
Official links and documents
- School website
- www.st-michaels.barnet.sch.uk
- Official register record
- Get Information About Schools (URN 101361) ↗
- Admissions policy document
- Not yet available
- Further reading
- Wikipedia ↗
Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026