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Private schools

Fee-paying schools in N12, Barnet

18 fee-paying schools sit within 3 miles of central N12, the nearest being Dwight School London at 0.8 mi, 2 of them selective, 7 single-sex. Nearest first; each age range is the school's own statutory range, which decides whether it takes a given year group.

School Distance Ages Takes
Dwight School London 0.8 mi 2 to 18 All-through
Pardes House Grammar School 1.4 mi 11 to 16 Secondary
Boys
Selective
Finchley and Acton Yochien School 1.5 mi 2 to 6 Primary
Norfolk House School 2.0 mi 2 to 11 Primary
Kerem School 2.1 mi 2 to 11 Primary
Orthodox Jewish
Lyonsdown School 2.2 mi 3 to 11 Primary
Girls
Unique Children's School 2.2 mi 11 to 18 Secondary
Salcombe Preparatory School 2.3 mi 3 to 11 Primary
Hendon Preparatory School 2.4 mi 2 to 11 Primary
Annemount School 2.4 mi 2 to 7 Primary
Lubavitch Yeshiva Ketanah of London 2.5 mi 11 to 16 Secondary
Boys
Orthodox Jewish
Beth Jacob Grammar School for Girls 2.6 mi 11 to 17 Secondary
Girls
Talmud Torah Tiferes Shlomo 2.7 mi 3 to 15 All-through
Boys
Selective
Orthodox Jewish
Ateres Beis Yaakov 2.7 mi 5 to 11 Primary
Girls
Shiras Devorah High School 2.7 mi 11 to 18 Secondary
Girls
Vita Et Pax School 2.7 mi 2 to 11 Primary
Catholic
Susi Earnshaw Theatre School 2.8 mi 9 to 16 Secondary
WENTWORTH COLLEGE 2.8 mi 14 to 19 Secondary
No Ofsted grades here, and that is not a bad sign. Fee-paying schools like Dwight School London are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate rather than Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed, so no rating exists for us to show. Fees are not open data either.

The state schools alongside them

N12 also holds 62 state primary and 20 state secondary schools, with Ofsted ratings and exam results. The full school breakdown for N12 →

Checking a specific address

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Common questions

How many private schools are there in N12?

18 fee-paying schools within 3 miles of central N12, Barnet, from the Department for Education's register. Each one's age range, whether it selects and how full it is are listed on this page.

Do private schools in N12 have Ofsted ratings?

No, and a blank rating is not a bad sign. Fee-paying schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate rather than Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed, so no rating exists for us to show.

Are private schools in N12 selective?

2 of the 18 select on ability at entry, according to their admissions policy on the register. The rest do not, though most fee-paying schools still assess applicants in some way.

Are there single-sex private schools in N12?

7 of the 18 take boys only or girls only. The rest are mixed.

Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools. Read how every figure here is sourced on the methodology page. If something looks wrong, tell us and it goes on the accuracy log.