Schools / St Michael's Catholic Grammar School
St Michael's Catholic Grammar School
- Grammar school
- Girls
- Day
- Ages 11–18
- 908 pupils
St Michael's Catholic Grammar School is a selective grammar school for girls in Finchley, Barnet, educating around 910 pupils aged 11 to 18. It is a Roman Catholic school. Entry to Year 7 is through the school's own entrance test, reported by secondary sources to be provided by GL Assessment; the school's own admissions page does not name the provider.
RegionLondon
DfE URN101361
The exam
Athena holds admission-route records for St Michael's Catholic Grammar School. 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 tests in four papers (Verbal Reasoning, Non-Verbal Reasoning, English, Mathematics), provider-designed; GL attribution from secondary sources only. 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 tests in four papers (Verbal Reasoning, Non-Verbal Reasoning, English, Mathematics), provider-designed; GL attribution from secondary sources only. 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. As a Catholic school, its criteria also give priority to Catholic applicants after looked-after children (see the policy for the exact faith tiers).
Read the school's admissions policy
Results & destinations
2025 results
GCSE: Attainment 8 score 77.8; 96.1% 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 46.94 (average grade A-); 52.0% of A level students achieved AAB or higher
DfE performance tables
Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28
2024 results
GCSE: Attainment 8 score 79.3; 98.4% 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 46.84 (average grade A-)
DfE performance tables
Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28
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