Schools / Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet
Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet
- Grammar school
- Boys
- Day
- Ages 11–18
- Founded 1573
- 1,321 pupils
Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet is a selective grammar school for boys in Barnet, educating around 1,300 pupils aged 11 to 18. Entry to Year 7 is through the school's own entrance test: two multiple-choice papers in English and mathematics, reported by secondary sources to be GL Assessment papers; the school's own admissions page does not name the provider. The school was founded in 1573 under a charter from Queen Elizabeth I.
RegionLondon
DfE URN136290
The exam
Athena holds admission-route records for Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet. They are shown by entry cycle below; where the provider changes between cycles, each cycle keeps its own recorded exam.
2027 entry
Set by GL Assessment
School's own entrance test: two multiple-choice papers (English and Mathematics), set by GL Assessment (provider attribution from secondary sources; the school's own admissions page confirms the test format but does not name the provider). Confirmation status (October 2026): this provider is corroborated by multiple independent secondary sources, but the school's own admissions page does not currently name the provider, so treat the attribution as well-supported rather than officially confirmed.
10713 published practice questions tagged for this exam
Route record: needs review · Athena schools expansion research 2026-10-27
2028 entry
Set by GL Assessment
School's own entrance test: two multiple-choice papers (English and Mathematics), set by GL Assessment (provider attribution from secondary sources; the school's own admissions page confirms the test format but does not name the provider). Confirmation status (October 2026): this provider is corroborated by multiple independent secondary sources, but the school's own admissions page does not currently name the provider, so treat the attribution as well-supported rather than officially confirmed.
10713 published practice questions tagged for this exam
Route record: needs review · Athena schools expansion research 2026-10-27
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Key dates & preparation
2028 entry
Test: September of Year 6 — the school's own entrance test
Results: October 2027 — the school publishes outcomes to registered parents
Offers: National Offer Day — Wednesday 1 March 2028
When to start preparing: Start preparing in the spring term of Year 5 (the standing rule: about 18 months before the test).
General guidance: this follows the rule of thumb of starting about 18 months before the test. It is not the school's own published advice.
Source: official admissions information · checked 2026-10-28
2027 entry
Test: September of Year 6 — the school's own entrance test
Results: October 2026 — the school publishes outcomes to registered parents
Offers: National Offer Day — Monday 1 March 2027
When to start preparing: Start preparing in the spring term of Year 5 (the standing rule: about 18 months before the test).
General guidance: this follows the rule of thumb of starting about 18 months before the test. It is not the school's own published advice.
Source: official admissions information · checked 2026-10-28
Admissions rules
No catchment — open competition
Places are ranked by score in the school’s own entrance test after the statutory priorities. There is no catchment area.
Read the school's admissions policy
Results & destinations
2025 results
GCSE: Attainment 8 score 85.6; 99% of pupils achieved grade 9-5 or above in English and maths GCSEs
DfE performance tables
A level: Average point score per A level entry 52.66 (average grade A+); 83.8% of A level students achieved AAB or higher
DfE performance tables
University destinations:
- 49 offers — Oxford or Cambridge — School-published: 'Queen Elizabeth's School pupils have secured 49 offers from Oxford and Cambridge this year – a figure only surpassed by last year's all-time record. This year's tally, comprising 34 offers from Cambridge and 15 from Oxford … 2025 is also shaping up to be another strong year for QE applicants' (offers).
Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28 · official source · checked 2026-10-28
2024 results
GCSE: Attainment 8 score 86.6; 100% of pupils achieved grade 9-5 or above in English and maths GCSEs
DfE performance tables
A level: Average point score per A level entry 52.43 (average grade A+)
DfE performance tables
Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28
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