St James' Catholic High School
Great Strand, London, NW9 5PE
1,243 pupils · 89% of 1,400 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 32.6%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 5 May 2022, published 23 June 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 51.4 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 55.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 74.8% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 52.4% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.64 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 210 | 135 | 456 | 187 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 177 | 93 | 424 | 155 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 210 | 142 | 475 | 210 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 230 | 144 | 478 | 207 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 240 | 137 | 490 | 177 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 240 | 172 | 523 | 233 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 233 | 148 | 544 | 206 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 239 | 184 | 570 | 239 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Saracens High School 0.4 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Hasmonean High School for Girls 0.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Copthall School 1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Hasmonean High School for Boys 1.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Hendon School 2.3 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Kingsbury High School 2.6 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.