Finchley RC High School

Comprehensive

National rank

232=

n/a

Rank last year

60%

A-level

A-level

A*-B

46%

GCSE

GCSE

9/8/7

Need to know

Head teacher Niamh Arnull
Attendance 94.4%
Gender of entry Boys
Send pupils* 8.1% *Special educational needs and disabilities
Total pupils 1,136
Pupils on free school meals 17.0%
Progress 8

Progress 8 is a measure of the development a school cohort/pupils makes from year 6 to year 11. The data used is from 2024. There will be no KS2 updates for 2025 or 2026 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The government is consulting on an improved version of Progress 8 and Attainment 8

WELL ABOVE AVERAGE
Our methodology
Results

A-level 2025 rank: 287=

Grade

%

A*-B

60

GCSE 2025 rank: 192

Grade

%

9/8/7

46

What the school inspection says

“This school is a happy and welcoming place to be. Pupils’ behaviour and attitudes are a strength. Leaders have established strong routines that are understood and followed throughout the school. Pupils are respectful towards staff, and to their peers in class and around the school ... Beth, the therapy dog, provides support to improve pupils’ mental health ... The school has high expectations of pupils’ academic achievements and their attitudes towards others. Leaders have also ensured that pupils study a wide range of knowledge across a broad range of subjects. This includes pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities ... Leaders organise many extracurricular opportunities for pupils across all year groups. The school organises educational visits across all subjects, including in music, drama and history. Pupils are motivated to be ambitious for their futures.”
Inspection
2023
*Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgment in inspections of state-funded schools. A five-point grading scale, including a new “exceptional” grade was introduced in November 2025.

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