Finchley Catholic High School, London

At age 16 (%)

At age 18 (%)

'Academic' destinations refer to sixth form or higher education. 'Vocational' ones refer to further education, apprenticeships or employment. Neither is intrinsically better or worse, and this balance is not used in calculating the indicator score. Data are from 2022.

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Finchley Catholic High School

Woodside Lane, Finchley, London N12 8TA

https://www.finchleycatholic.org.uk/

Finchley Catholic High School is a non-selective, Roman Catholic secondary school maintained by the local authority (Barnet). It has about 1,190 boys aged between 11 and 18. In September 2023 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

Particular strengths include Destinations, Disadvantaged pupils, Attendance and Attainment. Relative weaknesses include Representation.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.6		St Michael's Catholic Grammar School
0.9		Wren Academy Finchley
1.2		Friern Barnet School
1.3		The Compton School
1.4		St Andrew the Apostle Greek Orthodox School
1.4		The Totteridge Academy
1.8		Ark Pioneer Academy
1.9		East Barnet School
1.9		Bishop Douglass School Finchley
2.1		Ashmole Academy
2.2		Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School
2.2		Christ's College Finchley

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Destinations: Excellent. The proportions of students going on to education, training or work at the ages of 16 and 18 are both very high.

Disadvantaged pupils: Excellent. Progress up to age 16 is excellent. Destinations at 16 are excellent. Progress at 16-18 is above average. Destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are above average.

Attendance: Excellent. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very low.

Attainment: Excellent. Attainment at the ages of 16 and 18 are both excellent. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Sixth form: Above average. Attainment is excellent, progress is about average and destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are excellent.

Progress: Above average. Up to age 16 it is excellent, while at ages 16-18 it is about average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)

Environment: Above average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are roughly average, while crime is quite low.

Admissions: About average. The occupancy rate and offer rate are both quite high. There is no compulsory entrance exam.

Finances: About average. The school budget has been roughly in balance

Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix is slightly out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is out of balance with the local community.

Schools often provide or emphasise different subjects, especially in fields such as languages and the arts. The charts below show the relative popularities of exam subjects commonly sat at this school.

Popular GCSE subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2023

Popular A-level subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2023

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