OFSTED
15 January 2025
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Barnet
Trust
THE ARCHER ACADEMY
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
818
818 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
415
50.7% of pupils
Male pupils
403
49.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
11.0 pts
below England
School
13.8%
Barnet
20.6%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
6.0 pts
above England
School
26.3%
Barnet
43.3%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Barnet
0.6%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
31.8%
260
Any other White background
28.2%
231
Any other Mixed background
12.5%
102
Any other ethnic group
7.8%
64
White and Asian
3.2%
26
Indian
2.9%
24
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
22.4%
183 of
818 pupils
1.5 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.7 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.2 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
55.9
16.7 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.61 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
7.20%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.99 pts
higher than
England
School
7.20%
Barnet
5.90%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
20.56%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.75 pts
higher than
England
School
20.56%
Barnet
14.89%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.71%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.09 pts
lower than
England
School
1.71%
Barnet
1.29%
London
1.67%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
101.0%
8.7 pts
above England
The Archer Academy
101.0%
Barnet
94.0%
London
91.3%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.