St James' Catholic High School

St James' Catholic High School at a glance

Located in London, Barnet, St James' Catholic High School is a secondary school, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Roman Catholic religious character. The school educates roughly 1,254 pupils aged 11 to 18. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 51.4, above the national average of 46. That marks an improvement of 0.7 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 24% of secondary schools nationally.

56% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, above the national average of about 45%. 75% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. St James' Catholic High School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 135 families who put it first were offered a place. After Year 11, 96% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 8.7%. There are about 16.1 pupils per teacher. St James' Catholic High School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.