What did Ofsted judge The Compton School's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged The Compton School's overall effectiveness as Outstanding at its inspection in January 2018 (last graded inspection), and an ungraded inspection in March 2024 confirmed it, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend The Compton School?

The Compton School has 1,381 pupils on roll.

What ages does The Compton School take?

The Compton School admits pupils aged 11 to 18.

Where is The Compton School located?

The Compton School is located in London, N12 0QG, Barnet.

How do I apply to The Compton School?

The Compton School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.

How close do you need to live to get into The Compton School?

On offer day for 2026-27 (Year 7), the furthest place offered at The Compton School was 1.277 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.

How are Year 7 places decided at The Compton School?

When The Compton School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — ‘Looked after’ children and children who were ‘looked after’ but cease to be so because they were adopted, or became subject to a residency order, or special guardianship immediately following having been ‘looked after’, children applying who are in the care of a local authority under the provision of the Children Act 1989 or those children who appear to the Admission Authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Sibling — Children who, at the time the application for admission is made, have a sibling at The Compton in years 7 – 11 or a sibling in the 6th Form who previously attended The Compton School for at least one year prior to Year 12; 3. Children of staff — Children of staff of The Compton School where the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 210 places at this entry point. Ties are settled by we will use the distance between the school and a child’s home as a tie breaker to decide between applicants. Priority will be given to children who live closest to the school. Final Tiebreaker- Applicants from the same block of flats, or applicants who live the same distance from the school will be selected in random order using Barnet Council’s computerised system and places will be offered accordingly.

What is the largest ethnic background at The Compton School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 24% of pupils at The Compton School are recorded as White Other. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

The Compton School: Ofsted, Results & Catchment 2026

How close did you need to live?

1.277miles

was the furthest place offered on offer day for 2026-27 (Year 7). That is how far the last place reached in ONE year — not a boundary, and not a guarantee. It moves with the number of applicants, so treat it as a guide rather than a line on a map.

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How places are decided at The Compton School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after and previously looked after children — ‘Looked after’ children and children who were ‘looked after’ but cease to be so because they were adopted, or became subject to a residency order, or special guardianship immediately following having been ‘looked after’, children applying who are in the care of a local authority under the provision of the Children Act 1989 or those children who appear to the Admission Authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2Sibling — Children who, at the time the application for admission is made, have a sibling at The Compton in years 7 – 11 or a sibling in the 6th Form who previously attended The Compton School for at least one year prior to Year 12.
3Children of staff — Children of staff of The Compton School where the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made.
4Distance (remaining places) — Remaining places, out of 180, are offered on a geographical basis measuring distance in a straight line from the school. Distance is measured in a straight line between the address point for the child’s home, supplied by Ordnance Survey, to the school’s main gate using the Council’s computerised geographic information system.
5Feeder schools (planned additional places) — An additional planned 30 places are offered at Year 7 secondary transfer to children from the agreed feeder schools in the N2 and N3 postcodes according to the following quotas: 16 places to Moss Hall Junior School, 7 places to Manorside School and 7 places to Martin Primary School. The allocation will be offered to children from each of these schools based on geographical distance in a straight line from their home to the Compton School. If the quota of children from any one of these feeder schools is not reached, the remaining places will be offered to children from the other two schools based on geographical distance. Any of the remaining places not taken up by children from the three feeder schools will be offered in accordance with the information above up to a maximum limit of 210 places.

If two applications tie: we will use the distance between the school and a child’s home as a tie breaker to decide between applicants. Priority will be given to children who live closest to the school. Final Tiebreaker- Applicants from the same block of flats, or applicants who live the same distance from the school will be selected in random order using Barnet Council’s computerised system and places will be offered accordingly.

Barnet Council's composite secondary admissions guide for September 2027 entry, the one document that carries its own-admission-authority schools. Admission limit read from word coordinates: the guide sets each label and its value in different columns.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

The Compton School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge The Compton School's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged The Compton School's overall effectiveness as Outstanding at its inspection in January 2018 (last graded inspection), and an ungraded inspection in March 2024 confirmed it, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend The Compton School?: The Compton School has 1,381 pupils on roll.
What ages does The Compton School take?: The Compton School admits pupils aged 11 to 18.
Where is The Compton School located?: The Compton School is located in London, N12 0QG, Barnet.
How do I apply to The Compton School?: The Compton School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How close do you need to live to get into The Compton School?: On offer day for 2026-27 (Year 7), the furthest place offered at The Compton School was 1.277 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.
How are Year 7 places decided at The Compton School?: When The Compton School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — ‘Looked after’ children and children who were ‘looked after’ but cease to be so because they were adopted, or became subject to a residency order, or special guardianship immediately following having been ‘looked after’, children applying who are in the care of a local authority under the provision of the Children Act 1989 or those children who appear to the Admission Authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Sibling — Children who, at the time the application for admission is made, have a sibling at The Compton in years 7 – 11 or a sibling in the 6th Form who previously attended The Compton School for at least one year prior to Year 12; 3. Children of staff — Children of staff of The Compton School where the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 210 places at this entry point. Ties are settled by we will use the distance between the school and a child’s home as a tie breaker to decide between applicants. Priority will be given to children who live closest to the school. Final Tiebreaker- Applicants from the same block of flats, or applicants who live the same distance from the school will be selected in random order using Barnet Council’s computerised system and places will be offered accordingly.
What is the largest ethnic background at The Compton School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 24% of pupils at The Compton School are recorded as White Other. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at The Compton School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after and previously looked after children — ‘Looked after’ children and children who were ‘looked after’ but cease to be so because they were adopted, or became subject to a residency order, or special guardianship immediately following having been ‘looked after’, children applying who are in the care of a local authority under the provision of the Children Act 1989 or those children who appear to the Admission Authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2Sibling — Children who, at the time the application for admission is made, have a sibling at The Compton in years 7 – 11 or a sibling in the 6th Form who previously attended The Compton School for at least one year prior to Year 12.
3Children of staff — Children of staff of The Compton School where the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made.
4Distance (remaining places) — Remaining places, out of 180, are offered on a geographical basis measuring distance in a straight line from the school. Distance is measured in a straight line between the address point for the child’s home, supplied by Ordnance Survey, to the school’s main gate using the Council’s computerised geographic information system.
5Feeder schools (planned additional places) — An additional planned 30 places are offered at Year 7 secondary transfer to children from the agreed feeder schools in the N2 and N3 postcodes according to the following quotas: 16 places to Moss Hall Junior School, 7 places to Manorside School and 7 places to Martin Primary School. The allocation will be offered to children from each of these schools based on geographical distance in a straight line from their home to the Compton School. If the quota of children from any one of these feeder schools is not reached, the remaining places will be offered to children from the other two schools based on geographical distance. Any of the remaining places not taken up by children from the three feeder schools will be offered in accordance with the information above up to a maximum limit of 210 places.

The Compton School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge The Compton School's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged The Compton School's overall effectiveness as Outstanding at its inspection in January 2018 (last graded inspection), and an ungraded inspection in March 2024 confirmed it, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend The Compton School?: The Compton School has 1,381 pupils on roll.
What ages does The Compton School take?: The Compton School admits pupils aged 11 to 18.
Where is The Compton School located?: The Compton School is located in London, N12 0QG, Barnet.
How do I apply to The Compton School?: The Compton School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How close do you need to live to get into The Compton School?: On offer day for 2026-27 (Year 7), the furthest place offered at The Compton School was 1.277 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.
How are Year 7 places decided at The Compton School?: When The Compton School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — ‘Looked after’ children and children who were ‘looked after’ but cease to be so because they were adopted, or became subject to a residency order, or special guardianship immediately following having been ‘looked after’, children applying who are in the care of a local authority under the provision of the Children Act 1989 or those children who appear to the Admission Authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Sibling — Children who, at the time the application for admission is made, have a sibling at The Compton in years 7 – 11 or a sibling in the 6th Form who previously attended The Compton School for at least one year prior to Year 12; 3. Children of staff — Children of staff of The Compton School where the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 210 places at this entry point. Ties are settled by we will use the distance between the school and a child’s home as a tie breaker to decide between applicants. Priority will be given to children who live closest to the school. Final Tiebreaker- Applicants from the same block of flats, or applicants who live the same distance from the school will be selected in random order using Barnet Council’s computerised system and places will be offered accordingly.
What is the largest ethnic background at The Compton School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 24% of pupils at The Compton School are recorded as White Other. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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Primary

Strong

Manorside Primary School

Primary

Good

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