Barnet schools news

Schools Barnet SEND Plan Approved: 189 New Special School Places Government has signed off Barnet's SEND and Alternative Provision Reform Plan. It funds 189 new specialist places in 2026/27, a £3.19m support programme and a £5.6m capital signal, with 5,044 children on EHCPs. 10 October 2026 · 5 min read Schools Queen Elizabeth's School Ofsted: Exceptional in all 7 areas Queen Elizabeth's School in Barnet is rated Exceptional, Ofsted's new top grade, in all seven areas of its first report card. What inspectors found, and the full report. 4 October 2026 · 3 min read Schools Barnet GCSE results 2026: 42% of grades at 7 or above 42% of Barnet's GCSE grades this summer were 7 or above, against 21.8% nationally and 28.6% in London. The provisional figures, A-level update and what comes next. 4 October 2026 · 3 min read Schools Woodhouse College New Building Approved: £3m Study Block Barnet has approved a two-storey study, canteen and music building at Woodhouse College, N12. The college says 1,500 students share 530 seats. 29 September 2026 · 4 min read Schools Chalgrove Primary Ofsted: Strong in 6 of 7 Areas Ofsted graded the Finchley school Strong standard in six of seven areas. 86% of its Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. 29 September 2026 · 4 min read Barnet Barnet School Term Dates 2026/27: Half Term 26 October Barnet schools break for October half term on 26 October and for Christmas on 18 December 2026. Every 2026/27 date, plus three big schools that differ. 25 September 2026 · 5 min read Schools QE Barnet sports hall plan: 6 Fives courts, 10 classrooms Queen Elizabeth's School has applied for a four-storey sports hall on Queens Road with community use, ten classrooms, six Eton Fives courts and cricket nets. Comments run to 5 November. 25 September 2026 · 6 min read Schools Garden Suburb schools to merge into one primary in January Garden Suburb Junior closes on 31 December and reopens with the infant school as Garden Suburb Primary on 1 January, with 60 places a year group instead of 90. 24 September 2026 · 5 min read Crime Prevent referrals in Barnet more than double in three months Barnet made 51 Prevent enquiries in April to June, against 22 a year earlier. Adult cases rose from 6 to 27 and violence-fascination cases from 4 to 22. 22 September 2026 · 5 min read Schools St James' Catholic High Ofsted: Expected in All 7 Areas Ofsted graded the Colindale school Expected standard in all seven areas. Its disadvantaged pupils outscored the national average for all pupils at GCSE. 10 September 2026 · 5 min read Schools Moss Hall Junior, Finchley: Ofsted strong in all six Ofsted graded the Nether Street school Strong standard in all six areas of its new report card, from achievement to inclusion. Safeguarding met. 20 August 2026 · 5 min read Schools Barnet Hill Academy: fees dropped, state-funded 1 September Barnet Council approved the switch on 4 August: the Hendon Islamic primary becomes voluntary aided this September. Fees go, voluntary contributions stay. 18 August 2026 · 5 min read Education Barnet A-levels 2026: 40% at A*-A against 28.3% for England Provisional results from 22 of Barnet's 28 sixth forms: 40% of A-level grades were A* or A, ahead of London (32.7%) and England (28.3%). Why school figures are not comparable, and the 20 August remark deadline. 16 August 2026 · 5 min read