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The King Alfred School

Independent · ages 4-19MixedIndependent718 pupilsSixth formLondonBarnet
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Strong pass in English and maths15%England 46%
Places82 spare718 pupils, 800 places
Average A level gradeB+2024/25
Pupils on roll718Census January 2024

The King Alfred School is an independent school in London for boys and girls aged 4 to 19. It has 718 pupils and room for 800.

149 North End Road, London, NW11 7HY020 8457 5200Mr Robert Lobatto headteacherAll details

Inspection

This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.

Results

GCSE results, summer 2025

54 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.

Average GCSE score28.0
England 46.8
Official name: Attainment 8
Strong pass in English and maths15%
England 46%
Official name: Grade 5+ in English and maths
Standard pass in English and maths19%
England 66%
Official name: Grade 4+ in English and maths
Trend
Average GCSE score
2018 to 2025
2018: 48.748.720182019: 56.356.320192022: 47.747.720222023: 40.140.120232024: 32.032.020242025: 28.028.02025
Since 2018: -20.7
All GCSE measures, year by year
Measure202520242023202220192018BarnetEngland
Pupils at the end of Year 11545856524948
Average GCSE scoreAttainment 828.032.040.147.756.348.758.246.8
Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths15%55%61%79%71%88%65%46%
Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths19%72%88%92%88%96%80%66%
Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score1.641.802.512.984.503.155.404.15
Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry0%0%0%0%2%0%59%41%

Subjects

Results came out for 5 GCSE subjects in 2025. Each figure is the share of pupils who got a grade 5 or better, next to the average for state secondaries in England.

Strongest subjects

Art and Design93%grades 9 to 5, England 58%
Mathematics80%grades 9 to 5, England 53%
History73%grades 9 to 5, England 52%
Geography68%grades 9 to 5, England 51%
What is taught here

The small number is how many pupils sat each subject. Subjects with fewer than six pupils aren't published.

Every subject against England, 2025
Art and Design70 entries
93%England 58%
Mathematics54 entries
80%England 53%
History26 entries
73%England 52%
Geography19 entries
68%England 51%
90%England 58%
SubjectEntriesGrades 9 to 7Grades 9 to 5Grades 9 to 4England 9 to 5Rank in England
Art and Design7057%93%96%58%
Mathematics5432%80%89%53%
History2631%73%96%52%
Geography1926%68%84%51%
English Literature1040%90%100%58%

In combined science each pupil gets two grades and we count the lower one. Rankings only include state secondaries where 20 or more pupils sat the subject.

A level and sixth-form results, 2025

65 students finished sixth-form courses.

Average A level gradeB+42.0 points per entry
A level progress+0.46Against students elsewhere with the same GCSE grades. 0 is average.
AAB or better11%with two subjects universities favour
All sixth-form measures, year by year
Measure202520242023202220192018
Students65575940104131
Average A level points per entryA level APS per entry42.0243.6542.3545.5539.5733.89
Average A level gradeB+B+B+A-BC+
Best three A levelsBest 3 A levels APS41.1743.8142.5845.5939.4335.26
AAB or better in subjects universities likeAAB+ in two facilitating subjects11%20%13%15%10%11%
A level progressA level value added+0.46+0.75+0.14-0.13

A level subjects

13 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.

Strongest A levels

3D Studies91%A* to B, England 58% · 11 entries
Economics90%A* to B, England 57% · 10 entries
Art and Design91%A* to B, England 60% · 11 entries
Psychology73%A* to B, England 46% · 11 entries
A levels taught hereThe small number is how many students sat each one in 2025.
SubjectsHistory16Sociology14Psychology11Mathematics11Art and Design113D Studies11Economics10Spanish9Photography8Geography8English Literature7Government and Politics7Critical Studies5
Every A level subject against England, 2025
History16 entries · 31% A* or A · 94% passed
81%England 55%
Sociology14 entries · 21% A* or A · 100% passed
64%England 49%
Psychology11 entries · 36% A* or A · 100% passed
73%England 46%
Mathematics11 entries · 36% A* or A · 100% passed
64%England 60%
Art and Design11 entries · 55% A* or A · 100% passed
91%England 60%
3D Studies11 entries · 82% A* or A · 100% passed
91%England 58%
Economics10 entries · 60% A* or A · 100% passed
90%England 57%
Spanish9 entries · 0% A* or A · 89% passed
44%England 59%
Photography8 entries · 75% A* or A · 100% passed
100%England 58%
Geography8 entries · 25% A* or A · 100% passed
38%England 51%
English Literature7 entries · 71% A* or A · 100% passed
86%England 52%
Government and Politics7 entries · 29% A* or A · 100% passed
57%England 55%
Critical Studies5 entries · 0% A* or A · 0% passed
0%England 65%

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

Does every child do well here?

A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. Every gap at this school is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.

At GCSE, 2025

Average GCSE scoreBoys vs girls
28.127.8
Gap 0.3England 3.0
First groupSecond groupEngland, each group

Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.

Getting a place

Open to all. There is no entrance test.

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 roll718Census January 2024
Places80090% full
Pupils from low-income familiesGet free school meals
Pupils getting extra support25%176 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan1%7 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls342 / 376
How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll718705716694677655
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals0%0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language0%0%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support11%31%24%30%18%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans1%1%1%1%1%

What pupils do next

After sixth form

Where the 59 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.

Still in education, work or training66%and stayed there for at least six months
Earlier years
Destination2022/23 leavers2021/22 leavers2020/21 leavers
Still in education, work or training66%60%77%
Education53%43%61%
Apprenticeship0%0%2%
Work14%18%14%
Not in education, work or training15%13%18%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m14312 months to June 2026, mostly anti-social behaviour
Local crime rate71 per 1,000 people22% lower than the England average
Typical house price£580,000Barnet
Nearest bus stop100 mWellgarth Road, 19 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
Ivy House SchoolIndependent (grammar)110 m125Not inspectedCompare
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All Saints' CofE Primary School NW2Church of England0.8 miles169No overall grade 202517Compare
Annemount SchoolIndependent0.8 miles63Not inspectedCompare
The Henrietta Barnett SchoolAcademy (grammar)0.8 miles812Good 202296Compare
St Margaret's SchoolIndependent (grammar)0.8 miles152Not inspectedCompare
Shiras Devorah High SchoolIndependent0.9 miles81Not inspectedCompare

Questions parents ask

Is The King Alfred School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score The King Alfred School yet.

How good are The King Alfred School's GCSE results?

In summer 2025, 15% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 28.0, against 46.8 for England.

How many pupils does The King Alfred School have?

718 pupils aged 4 to 19 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 800 places, so it is 90% full.

Does The King Alfred School have a sixth form?

Yes. The average A level grade in 2025 was B+. 13 A level subjects had results in 2025; the full list is in the results section.

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

Contact and details

Address
149 North End Road, London, NW11 7HY
Telephone
020 8457 5200
Headteacher
Mr Robert Lobatto
Type of school
Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
Phase
Independent school, ages 4-19, with sixth form
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Barnet
Ward
Childs Hill
Constituency
Finchley and Golders Green
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 January 1928
URN
101369 · LAESTAB 3026004 · UKPRN 10016205

Recent changes

  • New KS4 results for 2024/25

Where these figures come from