Grammar schools in the Barnet 11+ area

Barnet's grammar schools are Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet, St Michael's Catholic Grammar School and The Henrietta Barnett School. Each school publishes its own test arrangements, from registration to results. Queen Elizabeth's admits boysSource for Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet: PupilsQueen Elizabeth's School, Barnet: PupilsCloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet.The source says: Boys come to the School on one of these days to sit multiple-choice tests in Maths and English.View the official source. St Michael's admits girlsSource for St Michael's Catholic Grammar School: PupilsSt Michael's Catholic Grammar School: PupilsCloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against St Michael's Catholic Grammar School.The source says: Only girls who have ability suited to the curriculum of the School and whose Parents desire for them a Catholic education will be admitted to the School.View the official source. Henrietta Barnett also admits girlsSource for The Henrietta Barnett School: PupilsThe Henrietta Barnett School: PupilsCloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Henrietta Barnett School.The source says: The Henrietta Barnett School (HBS) is a non-denominational grammar school for girls aged 11-18.View the official source. The test provider is GL AssessmentSource for The Henrietta Barnett School: Test family by entry year (2027)The Henrietta Barnett School: Test family by entry year (2027)CloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Henrietta Barnett School.The source says: GL Assessment familiarisation booklets for our First Round Entrance Test can be found by clicking here , and they include packs of free materials.View the official source at Henrietta Barnett and GL AssessmentSource for St Michael's Catholic Grammar School: Test family by entry year (2027)St Michael's Catholic Grammar School: Test family by entry year (2027)CloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against St Michael's Catholic Grammar School.The source says: These papers have been designed by the test provider to help parents, carers and pupils familiarise themselves with the format and types of questions found on Verbal Reasoning, Non Verbal Reasoning and Maths Entrance Test papers.View the official source at St Michael's. A test score on its own is not an application. Parents also name the school on their home council form, due by the end of October 2026Source for Barnet 2027 entry: School place applications close (CAF)Barnet 2027 entry: School place applications close (CAF)CloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against St Michael's Catholic Grammar School.The source says: You will receive the results of the entrance tests before you need to finalise the application to your local authority for a secondary school place at the end of October.View the official source. Each school then ranks children by its own rules. The list below runs A to Z and does not rank the schools.

Barnet schools side by side

Three sets of admission rules

The rules after the test differ from school to school. At Queen Elizabeth's, the policy says: Boys scoring 225 or more meet the Governors' standard and are eligible to be considered; places are then allocated in rank order of score, ties broken by straight-line distance.Source for Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet: Qualifying rule (2027)Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet: Qualifying rule (2027)CloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet.The source says: Those candidates achieving a combined score of 225 or higher will be deemed to have met the standard required by the Governors to be eligible to be considered for admission to the school.View the official source

St Michael's is a Catholic school. On who is invited to sit its test, the school explains: Tests are by invitation: the Governing Body admits to the tests girls who meet criteria 1-3 (Baptised Catholic, Practising Catholic family); other girls are invited only if fewer than 175 such applicants apply.Source for St Michael's Catholic Grammar School: Test invitationSt Michael's Catholic Grammar School: Test invitationCloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against St Michael's Catholic Grammar School.The source says: the Governing Body will admit to the tests, referred to below, girls (eligible by age) who fulfil the above requirements. In the unlikely event that the number of such applicants falls below 175 in any year then the Governing Body may invite such other female applicants (eligible by age) to the testsView the official source

At Henrietta Barnett, the policy on where families live says: No catchment restriction on applying or sitting the test; Criterion Three gives priority to candidates living within 3 miles of the school (straight line to the main entrance on Central Square) at the point they submit their LA application in October, provided they sit Round Two.Source for The Henrietta Barnett School: Catchment (2027)The Henrietta Barnett School: Catchment (2027)CloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Henrietta Barnett School.The source says: Candidates who currently live within 3 miles of the school at the point when they submit their application to the Local Authority in October, providing that the candidate is capable of following The Henrietta Barnett School education.View the official source

Each school page sets out the full priority order, open events and contact details.

For registration and test dates school by school, see the Barnet dates page. To weigh these schools against your own journey and preferences, use the Barnet 11+ plan. To look at schools in other boroughs too, see grammar schools in London.