Secondary school

Saracens High School

  • Free School
  • ages 11–18
  • Mixed
  • Barnet
  • NW9 4AS
  • Not applicable

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,367 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 42%

Top % in England, by year
2022/23: top 23%23%2023/24: top 16%16% · 2023/242024/25: top 42%

A-level results

#287 of 438 London sixth forms, state and independent, 2024/25

Independent and selective (grammar) schools choose their pupils, so high results partly reflect who gets in, not only teaching. Some independent schools don't publish results.

Against London

Attainment 847.1 · London 50.14/10 Below
Grade 5+ English and maths47.2% · London 51.8%4/10 Below
EBacc point score4.3 · London 4.64/10 Below
Progress 8 · 2023/24+0.42 · London +0.326/10 Middle
A level points per entry33.23 · London 34.74/10 Below
Show exam results by year
Attainment 8
2022/23: 51.8 · 146 pupils · London 50.552023/24: 55 · 142 pupils · London 50.62024/25: 47.1 · 161 pupils · London 50.155547.1
Grade 5+ English and maths
2022/23: 62% · 146 pupils · London 53.5%2023/24: 68.3% · 142 pupils · London 55.5%2024/25: 47.2% · 161 pupils · London 51.8%68.3%47.2%
A level points per entry
2024/25: 33.23 · 51 pupils · London 34.733.23

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
123 of 123 who put it first2019 · 88.2%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st123123
2nd11927
3rd786
Last distance offered
  • 2025/26All offered
  • 2024/251.5 km
  • 2023/241.5 km
  • 2022/232.0 km
  • 2021/221.8 km
  • 2020/212.2 km
  • 2019/201.7 km

Inspections · 2022

4 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

4 areas graded · safeguarding effective · 2 points to improve

Read what Ofsted said (6)

From Ofsted report, inspected May 2022

Strengths

  • “Pupils at this school benefit from a nurturing and supportive environment.”
  • “The Saracens’ values of discipline, hard work, honesty and humility are promoted across the school community.”
  • “Diversity is celebrated and creativity is encouraged.”

To improve

  • “In some subjects, the strategies for checking pupils’ progress through the curriculum are less well developed than in others.”
  • “This means that misconceptions can go unchecked or incomplete work can go unchallenged by teachers.”
  • “Leaders should build on their existing work to make sure that the school’s feedback and assessment strategy is fully embedded across the school.”

Ofsted inspection report extracts, Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,170
Free school meals (past 6 years)58.8%
First language not English60.2%
SEN support15.4%
EHC plan3.3%
Absence (sessions missed)5.8%
Persistently absent pupils15.2%

Girls 46%Boys 54%

103.5% full · 1,130 places · 230 in sixth form

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher15.7
Pupils per adult10.3
  • Classroom teachers 67.6
  • Leadership 6.9
  • Teaching assistants 21.7
  • Other support 52.6

Teachers 74.5 FTE · Whole workforce 148.8 · 171 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£9,951
Spend per pupil£9,264
Staff spend per pupil£6,816
Reserve per pupil£1,326
  • +£1,510,000revenue reserve
  • +£782,000in-year balance

Grants £9,608 · self-generated £348 · premises £370 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: SARACENS MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST (2 academies) · trust reserve £1,436,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

142 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained97.9%
  • Education97.2%
  • Apprenticeship0.7%
  • Employment0%
  • Not sustained0%
  • Unknown2.1%