Compare Ark Pioneer Academy and Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet and Southgate School
Comparison of secondary schools: Ark Pioneer Academy (Secondary) in Barnet; Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet (Secondary) in Barnet; Southgate School (Secondary) in Barnet — covering Ofsted outcomes, size, FSM%, governance, capacity & more.
At a glance
This page compares Ark Pioneer Academy, Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet and Southgate School. They are secondary phase and free schools and academy converter type located around Barnet and Barnet, Hertfordshire. The strongest headline Ofsted judgement here is 1 (Ark Pioneer Academy), published Oct 2023. The lowest is 2 (Southgate School), published Nov 2019. The most recent inspection on record is for Ark Pioneer Academy (Oct 2023). average roll around ≈ 1,250, combined total ≈ 3,700, typical FSM 20–25%, range 0–5%–35–40%; spread across trusts such as ARK SCHOOLS and MIDDLESEX LEARNING TRUST.
| Attribute |
Ark Pioneer Academy
EN5 2BE
|
Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet
EN5 4DQ
|
Southgate School
EN4 0BL
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Phase / Type | Secondary • Free schools | Secondary • Academy converter | Secondary • Academy converter |
| Location |
Barnet EN5 2BE |
Barnet Hertfordshire EN5 4DQ |
Barnet Hertfordshire EN4 0BL |
| Latest Ofsted | 1 10 Oct 2023 | 1 5 Jul 2022 | 2 18 Nov 2019 |
| Ofsted report | — | — | — |
| Pupils (roll) | ≈ 1,000 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 1,300 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 1,400 🔒 Unlock exact pupils |
| FSM % | 35–40% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 0–5% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 20–25% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % |
| Capacity | 1200 | 1200 | 1531 |
| Capacity utilisation | Under capacity 🔒 View exact % | Over capacity 🔒 View exact % | Near capacity 🔒 View exact % |
| Age range | — | — | — |
| Gender | Mixed | Boys | Mixed |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective | Selective | Non-selective |
| Trust / Local authority | ARK SCHOOLS | Barnet (302) | MIDDLESEX LEARNING TRUST |
| Website | arkpioneer.org | www.qebarnet.co.uk | www.southgate.enfield.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 02037874090 | 02084414646 | 02084499583 |
| SEN provision | None reported | None reported | None reported |
| Profile | View profile | View profile | View profile |
- Phase / Type
- Secondary • Free schools
- Location
- Barnet
EN5 2BE - Ofsted
- 1 10 Oct 2023
- Pupils
- ≈ 1,000 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 35–40% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- ARK SCHOOLS
- Website
- arkpioneer.org
- Telephone
- 02037874090
- Phase / Type
- Secondary • Academy converter
- Location
- Barnet
Hertfordshire
EN5 4DQ - Ofsted
- 1 5 Jul 2022
- Pupils
- ≈ 1,300 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 0–5% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- Barnet (302)
- Website
- www.qebarnet.co.uk
- Telephone
- 02084414646
- Phase / Type
- Secondary • Academy converter
- Location
- Barnet
Hertfordshire
EN4 0BL - Ofsted
- 2 18 Nov 2019
- Pupils
- ≈ 1,400 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 20–25% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- MIDDLESEX LEARNING TRUST
- Website
- www.southgate.enfield.sch.uk
- Telephone
- 02084499583
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