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Barnet and Southgate College

College · ages 16-99MixedFurther educationBarnet
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Average A level gradeD+2024/25

Barnet and Southgate College is a further education in Barnet for boys and girls aged 16 to 99.

Wood Street, Barnet, EN5 4AZ020 8200 8300barnetsouthgate.ac.ukMr Darren Mepham principalAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.

Results

A level and sixth-form results, 2025

1,630 students finished sixth-form courses.

Average A level gradeD+23.9 points per entry
A level progress-0.53Against students elsewhere with the same GCSE grades. 0 is average.
AAB or better0%with two subjects universities favour
Stayed and finished84%of students who started
All sixth-form measures, year by year
Measure202520242023202220192018
Students1,6301,4471,3821,5282,8852,948
Average A level points per entryA level APS per entry23.8524.1221.1224.8524.0924.41
Average A level gradeD+D+DD+D+D+
Best three A levelsBest 3 A levels APS22.8223.2619.7124.4722.7524.67
AAB or better in subjects universities likeAAB+ in two facilitating subjects0%2%1%2%1%1%
A level progressA level value added-0.53-0.21-0.28-0.18
Applied general courses: points per entry24.5722.3422.2925.33
T levels: points per entry23.3623.2018.8225.99
Stayed and finishedRetained and assessed84%80%73%91%75%75%

A level subjects

16 A level subjects had results in 2025. Each figure is the share of students who got an A* to B, next to the average for state sixth forms in England. When only a handful of students take a subject, its figures jump around from year to year.

A levels taught hereThe small number is how many students sat each one in 2025.
SubjectsPsychology58Sociology55Economics43Biology41Mathematics39Business Studies37Chemistry22Government and Politics19Physical Education / Sports Studies18Physics17Media / Film / TV Studies17English Literature17Law16Photography12History9English Language and Literature6
Every A level subject against England, 2025
Psychology58 entries · 3% A* or A · 86% passed
21%England 46%
Sociology55 entries · 7% A* or A · 93% passed
24%England 49%
Economics43 entries · 5% A* or A · 98% passed
28%England 57%
Biology41 entries · 5% A* or A · 85% passed
12%England 49%
Mathematics39 entries · 5% A* or A · 82% passed
28%England 60%
Business Studies37 entries · 8% A* or A · 100% passed
16%England 47%
Chemistry22 entries · 5% A* or A · 96% passed
14%England 53%
Government and Politics19 entries · 0% A* or A · 95% passed
16%England 55%
Physical Education / Sports Studies18 entries · 6% A* or A · 67% passed
22%England 41%
Physics17 entries · 0% A* or A · 65% passed
0%England 51%
Media / Film / TV Studies17 entries · 0% A* or A · 100% passed
24%England 46%
English Literature17 entries · 0% A* or A · 94% passed
18%England 52%
Law16 entries · 0% A* or A · 88% passed
0%England 40%
Photography12 entries · 17% A* or A · 100% passed
50%England 58%
History9 entries · 11% A* or A · 100% passed
67%England 55%
English Language and Literature6 entries · 0% A* or A · 100% passed
0%England 47%

A levels only. BTECs, T levels and other courses are in the table above. Subjects with fewer than five students aren't published.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Barnet council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll
Pupils from low-income familiesGet free school meals

What pupils do next

After sixth form

Where the 1,120 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.

Still in education, work or training65%and stayed there for at least six months

Among pupils from low-income families it was 61%, compared with 67% for everyone else.

Where the ones heading for university went

Went on to degree-level study or training56%England 72%
Top-third universities5%England 22%. The universities that ask for the highest grades
Higher or degree apprenticeship3%England 6%
Higher technical course2%Level 4 or 5, such as an HNC or HND

Among students from low-income families, 55% went on to degree-level study or training and 4% to a top-third university.

Earlier years
Destination2022/23 leavers2021/22 leavers2020/21 leavers2019/20 leavers
Still in education, work or training65%69%70%
Education38%44%48%
Apprenticeship3%2%3%0%
Work24%22%20%
Not in education, work or training24%21%21%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m77612 months to June 2026, mostly shoplifting
Local crime rate101 per 1,000 people11% higher than the England average
Typical house price£580,000Barnet
Nearest bus stop80 mBarnet Church, 26 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Susi Earnshaw Theatre SchoolIndependent70 m31Not inspectedCompare
The Windmill SchoolFree school220 m63Not inspectedCompare
Queen Elizabeth's Girls' SchoolAcademy280 m1,078Report card 202688Compare
St Catherine's RC SchoolRoman Catholic640 m470Good 202295Compare
Foulds SchoolCouncil800 m318Good 202491Compare
Underhill SchoolCouncil880 m383Good 202368Compare
Queen Elizabeth's School, BarnetAcademy (grammar)900 m1,321Outstanding 2022100Compare
Ark Pioneer AcademyFree school940 m1,107Outstanding 202389Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Barnet and Southgate College a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Barnet and Southgate College yet.

How many pupils does Barnet and Southgate College have?

The number of pupils is not published.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Wood Street, Barnet, EN5 4AZ
Telephone
020 8200 8300
Website
www.barnetsouthgate.ac.uk
Principal
Mr Darren Mepham
Type of school
Further education (Further education, colleges)
Phase
College, ages 16-99
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Barnet
Ward
High Barnet
Constituency
Chipping Barnet
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
130425 · LAESTAB 3028000 · UKPRN 10000533
Formerly
Southgate College, Hendon College

Where these figures come from