The Totteridge Academy
Barnet Lane, London, N20 8AZ
1,008 pupils · 112% of 900 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- UNITED LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 32.5%
Ofsted
Exceptional (2025) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Exceptional |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Exceptional |
| Achievement | Exceptional |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Exceptional |
| Leadership and governance | Exceptional |
| Post-16 | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 25 November 2025, published 19 January 2026. 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 | 58.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 71.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 88.1% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 45.2% |
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 — 0.77 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 167 | 128 | 896 | 167 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 172 | 211 | 975 | 172 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 170 | 164 | 917 | 170 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 174 | 166 | 834 | 174 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 174 | 161 | 762 | 174 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 175 | 171 | 714 | 175 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 181 | 142 | 618 | 181 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 179 | 73 | 330 | 151 |
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
- Ark Pioneer Academy 1 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School 1.5 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet 2.1 km · Outstanding (2022) · previous system
- Finchley Catholic High School 2.2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- JCoSS 2.8 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St Michael's Catholic Grammar School 3.1 km · Outstanding (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.