The Compton School
Summers Lane, London, N12 0QG
1,381 pupils · 102% of 1,350 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- MIDDLESEX LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 35%
Ofsted
Outstanding (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Outstanding” (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 6 March 2024, published 28 April 2024. 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 | 54.8 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 51.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 79.1% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 36.4% |
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?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 204 | 204 | 1,032 | 204 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 196 | 212 | 1,070 | 196 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 204 | 171 | 994 | 204 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 201 | 212 | 1,076 | 201 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 200 | 211 | 1,117 | 200 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 202 | 213 | 1,162 | 202 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 202 | 227 | 1,266 | 202 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 204 | 264 | 1,338 | 204 |
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
- Friern Barnet School 0.9 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- St Michael's Catholic Grammar School 1.3 km · Outstanding (2022) · previous system
- St Andrew the Apostle Greek Orthodox School 1.9 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Finchley Catholic High School 1.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Alexandra Park School 2 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Bishop Douglass School Finchley 2 km · Good (2022) · 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.