Schools and Colleges
Schools
We have 116 schools in Barnet, 91 Primary and Nursery schools, 21 Secondary schools and four Special schools.
There are four nursery schools, for children aged three to five years old. There are also 49 nursery classes attached to primary schools.
There are 87 primary schools, for children aged five to 11. Out of these primary schools:
- 50 are Community schools (See Types of Schools below)
- three are Foundation schools
- 34 are Voluntary Aided schools.
If you are looking for a place in a nursery or primary school in Barnet, you can try locating the school by searching by its postcode.
There are 21 secondary schools in Barnet, for children aged 11-16 (or 18 if school includes a sixth-form) years old. Out of these secondary schools:
- eight are Community schools
- four are Foundation schools
- seven are Voluntary Aided schools.
- two are Academies
If you are looking for a place in a secondary school in Barnet, you can try locating the school by searching by its postcode.
We also have four special schools in Barnet. Two schools are for nursery/primary aged children (two -11 years), with the other two schools for secondary aged children and young people (11-19 years). These schools are all community schools.
- The latest Ofsted reports for nursery, primary, secondary and special schools in Barnet are available from the Ofsted website.
Types of schools
Community Schools are schools owned and maintained by Barnet Council. The council has overall responsibility for the community schools' admissions and the council arranges appeals for places at these schools.
Foundation Schools are funded by the council but the governing bodies of individual schools own the buildings, are responsible for setting the admissions criteria and handling the process including the arrangement of appeals.
Voluntary Aided Schools are schools funded by the council but "voluntary bodies" (usually religious) own the buildings and the governors of the schools are responsible for setting the admissions criteria, handling the process and arranging appeals.
Academies are independent schools but no fees are charged to parents and they are required to participate in co-ordinated admission arrangements. The governing body is responsible for setting the admission criteria and for arranging appeals.
Colleges
Woodhouse College in North Finchley is partnered with The Compton School and Friern Barnet School, and students from these schools have priority entry. The college offers full-time education for students aged 16-19 and offers a wide variety of courses. For further course information please contact the college directly.
- Tel: 020 8492 8280
- Fax: 020 8445 5210
- Web: www.woodhouse.ac.uk
Barnet College is the main college in the borough. There are five centres in Barnet which offer a wide variety of courses for full and part time students. For further course information please contact the college directly:
- Tel: 020 8266 4000
- Textphone : 020 8266 4137 (Deaf and Hard of Hearing)
- Web: www.barnet.ac.uk
Children, young people and families
