My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
49%Agree
39%Disagree
9%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
0%Bishop Douglass School Finchley
Academy converter — Secondary
N2 0SQ / 11–18 / Roman Catholic
Good
Ofsted
52.5
Attainment 8
88%
parents recommend
🏆 Strong results
Rated Good by Ofsted in 2022
Good
Good
Inspected 2022
Safeguarding: Effective
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early Years
Sixth FormGood
Recognised with 1 performance badge
🏆 Strong results
GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 score
- 52.5
- Progress 8
- 0.43
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 54%
A-Level Results
- APS per entry
- 34.44
- Achieving AAB+
- 10.8%
88% of parents would recommend this school
77 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
56%Agree
38%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
0%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
53%Agree
40%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
4%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
9%Agree
8%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
6%Don't know
4%Not applicable
70%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
48%Agree
45%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
1%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
36%Agree
29%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
4%Don't know
0%Not applicable
26%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
59%Agree
28%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
6%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
42%Agree
52%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
0%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
55%Agree
39%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
1%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
52%Agree
39%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
3%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
58%Agree
36%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
0%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
39%Agree
43%Disagree
8%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
9%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
88%No
12%13% of pupils receive SEN support
13%
SEN support
1.1%
EHCP
- Autism (ASD)
- 0.5%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 4.7%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 1.5%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 1.5%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 3.7%
44.1% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Non-selective
- Oversubscribed
- No
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 44.1%
73% of leavers entered higher education
After Year 11
- Continued in education
- 95%
- Started an apprenticeship
- 1%
After Sixth Form
- Entered higher education
- 73%
- Entered top-third university
- 18%
- Achieved a degree
- 83%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1
- Free school meals
- 23.8%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 15.3:1
- Overall absence
- 5.99%
- Persistent absence
- 13.25%
- English as additional language
- 53%
- Teachers with QTS
- 89.4%
- White
- 20.8%
- Mixed
- 15.2%
- Asian
- 9.9%
- Black
- 4%
- Other
- 19.1%
Other White15.1%
White British5.2%
Irish0.3%
Gypsy / Roma0.2%
Other Mixed12.2%
White & Black Caribbean1.4%
White & Black African0.9%
White & Asian0.7%
Other Asian5.2%
Indian2.2%
Pakistani1%
Chinese1%
Bangladeshi0.5%
Other Black1.7%
Caribbean1.4%
African0.9%