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The Compton School[1]

Secondary · ages 11–18

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 56 55.5 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL C+ C+ 2024/25[3]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
55.5 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
60.7% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
25.7% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+0.73 2023/24[4]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[5]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[5]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 54.8[6] 51.5%[6]
2023/24 57[4] 66.8%[4] +0.73[4]
2022/23 54.5[7] 62%[7] +0.69[7]
2021/22 55.5[8] 63%[8] +0.61[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
C+ 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
10.5% 2024/25[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 C+[10] 8.8%[10]
2022/23 C+[11] 7.8%[11]
2021/22 B[12] 14.8%[12]
2018/19 C[13] 7.4%[13]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
94% 2022/23[14]
School sixth form
48% 2022/23[14]
Sixth-form college
18% 2022/23[14]
Further education college
24% 2022/23[14]
Apprenticeship
2% 2022/23[14]
Employment
1% 2022/23[14]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 93%[15] 43%[15] 20%[15] 26%[15] 1%[15]
2020/21 97%[16] 49%[16] 18%[16] 28%[16] 1%[16] 1%[16]
2019/20 96%[17] 51%[17] 19%[17] 24%[17] 0%[17]
2018/19 93%[18] 50%[18] 8%[18] 34%[18] 0%[18] 0%[18]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
86% 2022/23[19]
UK higher education
70% 2022/23[19]
Education
72% 2022/23[19]
Apprenticeship
1% 2022/23[19]
Employment
13% 2022/23[19]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment UK higher education Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 91%[20] 75%[20] 75%[20] 1%[20] 15%[20]
2020/21 95%[21] 85%[21] 85%[21] 1%[21] 9%[21]
2019/20 89%[22] 66%[22] 79%[22] 0%[22] 11%[22]
2018/19 86%[23] 60%[23] 71%[23] 0%[23] 15%[23]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
88% 2021/22[24]
Top third of most selective universities
31% 2021/22[24]
Russell Group universities
27% 2019/20[25]
Oxford or Cambridge
0% 2019/20[25]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 92%[26] 36%[26]
2019/20 90%[25] 31%[25] 27%[25] 0%[25]
2018/19 82%[27] 18%[27] 18%[27] 1%[27]
2017/18 87%[28] 29%[28] 25%[28] 1%[28]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
5 Mar 2024[29]
Type
Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools[29]
Report published
28 Apr 2024[29]
Safeguarding is effective
Yes[29]
Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
School remains Outstanding[29]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
9 Jan 2018[30] S8 No Formal Designation Visit[30] Outstanding[30]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
5.1 Entry Sept 2026[31]
Applications (any preference)
1032 Entry Sept 2026[31]
First preferences
204 Entry Sept 2026[31]
Places offered
204 Entry Sept 2026[31]
First preferences per place
1.0 Entry Sept 2026[31]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 1070[31] 212[31] 196[31] 5.5[31] 1.1[31]
Entry Sept 2024 994[31] 171[31] 204[31] 4.9[31] 0.8[31]
Entry Sept 2023 1076[31] 212[31] 201[31] 5.4[31] 1.1[31]
Entry Sept 2022 1117[31] 211[31] 200[31] 5.6[31] 1.1[31]

Admissions

Places (published admission number), 11+ entry
210 Entry Sept 2027[32]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy converter[1]
Ages
11–18[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
1350[1]
Trust
MIDDLESEX LEARNING TRUST[1]
Local authority
Barnet[1]
Website
http://www.thecompton.org.uk[1]
District
Barnet[33]
Postcode
N12 0QG[1]
URN
136418[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
1352 2024/25[34]
English as an additional language
51.6% 2024/25[34]
SEN support
13.1% 2024/25[34]
EHC plan
4.2% 2024/25[34]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
34.4% 2024/25[34]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
39.9%[35]
Mixed
14.5%[35]
Asian
16.9%[35]
Black
10.9%[35]
Any other ethnic group
16.1%[35]
Unclassified
1.7%[35]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

Sources

  1. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
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    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
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    Quote
    Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021, and alternative processes were set up to award grades.
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  32. thecomptonschool.reactfiles.co.uk: thecomptonschool.reactfiles.co.uk — MLT Admissions Arrangements 2027-2028 The Compton School (PDF). Period 2026-10-14. Licence: copyright-quoted.
    Quote
    Allocation of places All applications for places at the school will be considered in line with the arrangements set out below. 6.1 Admission numbers The Compton School's published admission number (PAN) for entry into Year 7 is 210. 6.2 Oversubscription criteria All children whose education, health and care (EHC) plans name our school will be admitted to the school before any other places are allocated. (p. 5)
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