Finchley Catholic High School is a secondary school located in London. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 07/11/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.1%, which is 0.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Woodside Lane, London, N12 8TA
Website: www.finchleycatholic.org.uk
Telephone: 02084450105
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Barnet
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Niamh Arnull
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 101362

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 07/11/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Boys
School Capacity: 1200
Number of Pupils: 1213
Number of Boys: 1123
Number of Girls: 90

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.9% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Above Average: 0.52 Confidence interval 0.32 to 0.71
Of the 173 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 171 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:53%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:96%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:72%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:59.8
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:5.39
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Moss Hall Nursery School
189 Nether Street, Finchley N3 1NR 		1,537 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Brookhill Nursery School
Brookhill Road, East Barnet EN4 8SD 		2,968 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Hampden Way Nursery School
Hampden Way, Southgate N14 5DJ 		3,119 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4St John's CofE Primary School
Swan Lane, Whetstone N20 0PL 		554 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Alma Primary
Friern Barnet Lane, Whetstone N20 0LP 		759 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Northside Primary School
2 Albert Street, North Finchley N12 8JP 		835 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Queenswell Infant & Nursery School
Sweets Way, Whetstone N20 0NQ 		968 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Queenswell Junior School
Sweets Way, Whetstone N20 0NQ 		968 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Finchley Catholic High School
Woodside Lane, Finchley N12 8TA 		0 yd Voluntary aided school No Boys More About School
4out of 4St Michael's Catholic Grammar School
Nether Street, North Finchley N12 7NJ 		1,035 yd Voluntary aided school No Girls More About School
4out of 4The Compton School
Summers Lane, N12 0QG 		2,101 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Andrew the Apostle Greek Orthodox School
North London Business Park, N11 1NP 		2,130 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Friern Barnet School
Hemington Avenue, Friern Barnet N11 3LS 		2,143 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedWoodhouse College
Woodhouse Road, N12 9EY 		1,656 yd Academy 16-19 converter No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Wren Academy Finchley
Hilton Avenue, North Finchley N12 9HB 		1,569 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedThe Holmewood School
88 Woodside Park Road, N12 8SH 		646 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWoodside School
25 Ravensdale Avenue, N12 9HP 		751 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Pavilion Study Centre
58b Chandos Avenue, Whetstone N20 9DX 		1,640 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Oakleigh School & Acorn Assessment Centre
Oakleigh Road North, Whetstone N20 0DH 		1,676 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedDwight School London
6 Friern Barnet Lane, N11 3LX 		1,950 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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