Bishop Douglass School Finchley
Academy converter · sixth form · 968 pupils
95% stayed in education · Attainment 8 52.5
Academy converter
Ashmole Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 1,767of 1,551 places
- Free school meals
- 14.2%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 260
- Ofsted
- Report card, 11 March 2026Read the Ofsted report
Curriculum and teaching Strong standardAchievement Strong standardAttendance and behaviour Strong standardPersonal development and wellbeing Strong standardInclusion Strong standardLeadership and governance Strong standardPost-16 provision Strong standardSafeguarding Met
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Ashmole School (URN 101363, until 1 October 2010).
What the data says
Of the 260 pupils who finished Year 11 at Ashmole Academy in 2023, 70% stayed on in Ashmole Academy’s own sixth form (Barnet average 63%), 18% went to a further education college and none started an apprenticeship.
Among the 276 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 65% went to university (Barnet 55%, England 37%), and 43% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were well above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 59.9 against 46.1 across England and 56.7 in Barnet, with 69% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Business Studies is unusually popular at GCSE: 58% of the year group took it, against 18% of pupils across England.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Barnet and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Ashmole Academy | Barnet | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 260 | 4,491 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 97% | 95% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 97% | 93% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 70% | 63% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 7% | 9% | 13% |
| — further education college | 18% | 20% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 1% | 3% |
| Employment | 0% | 1% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 1% | 3% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 2% | 3% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Ashmole Academy | Barnet | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 276 | 4,688 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 84% | 79% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 65% | 55% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 43% | 37% | 19% |
| Further education | 3% | 6% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 2% | 7% |
| Employment | 15% | 16% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 9% | 12% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Ashmole Academy | Barnet | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 59.9 | 56.7 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 69% | 63% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 87% | 79% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 85% | 59% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.77 | 5.25 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 11% | 26% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 45.6 | 45.2 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 61.7 | 60.7 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 36% | 39% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Literature | 260 | 100% | 86% | 29% | 21% | 88% |
| English Language | 260 | 100% | 89% | 35% | 20% | 91% |
| Mathematics | 259 | 100% | 88% | 41% | 22% | 88% |
| Combined Science | 180 | 69% | 65% | 20% | 9% | 79% |
| Geography | 163 | 63% | 41% | 31% | 25% | 75% |
| Business Studies | 152 | 58% | 18% | 30% | 20% | 78% |
| Spanish | 146 | 56% | 19% | 31% | 27% | 85% |
| History | 109 | 42% | 41% | 46% | 26% | 85% |
| Biology | 80 | 31% | 23% | 81% | 45% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 80 | 31% | 23% | 81% | 47% | 100% |
| French | 80 | 31% | 18% | 33% | 29% | 80% |
| Physics | 80 | 31% | 23% | 88% | 46% | 100% |
| Computer Science | 74 | 28% | 13% | 27% | 30% | 89% |
| Design and Technology | 68 | 26% | 11% | 35% | 23% | 71% |
| Religious Studies | 56 | 22% | 31% | 63% | 32% | 91% |
| Fine Art | 43 | 17% | 9% | 53% | 28% | 98% |
| Physical Education | 42 | 16% | 11% | 14% | 24% | 71% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 37 | 14% | 8% | 19% | 21% | 78% |
| Drama | 30 | 12% | 7% | 50% | 27% | 90% |
| Turkish | 25 | 10% | 0% | 96% | 71% | 100% |
| Modern Greek | 12 | 5% | 0% | 33% | 33% | 67% |
| Music | 12 | 5% | 5% | 67% | 33% | 100% |
| Russian | 3 | 1% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Persian | 3 | 1% | 0% | — | 77% | — |
| Chinese | 3 | 1% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
| Polish | 3 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Gujarati | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 57% | — |
| Italian | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Japanese | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Arabic | 1 | 0% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | 4 | 2% | — |
| Music performance: Group | 1 | 0% | — |
| Music performance: Group | 1 | 0% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Ashmole Academy | Barnet | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 520 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 253 | 3,500 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | B | B | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 38.75 | 39.61 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | B | B | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 14% | 28% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 122 | 48% | 31% |
| Sociology | 76 | 30% | 13% |
| Economics | 63 | 25% | 13% |
| Chemistry | 45 | 18% | 17% |
| History | 43 | 17% | 13% |
| Psychology | 43 | 17% | 23% |
| Physics | 41 | 16% | 12% |
| Religious Studies | 41 | 16% | 4% |
| English Literature | 37 | 15% | 11% |
| Business Studies | 35 | 14% | 13% |
| Biology | 31 | 12% | 20% |
| Media Studies | 27 | 11% | 4% |
| Computer Science | 27 | 11% | 5% |
| Geography | 23 | 9% | 10% |
| Further Mathematics | 20 | 8% | 5% |
| Politics | 19 | 8% | 6% |
| Fine Art | 17 | 7% | 3% |
| Product Design | 16 | 6% | 2% |
| French | 7 | 3% | 1% |
| Turkish | 6 | 2% | 0% |
| Polish | — | — | 0% |
| Drama | — | — | 2% |
| Chinese | — | — | 0% |
| Spanish | — | — | 2% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Studies | BTEC National Extended Diploma L3 - Band N - PPP-D*D*D* | 13 | 5% | — |
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | — | — | — |
| Business Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
| Economics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Economics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.