Overall Oxbridge
#552
3 ranked schools · +362 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
89
Offers
23
Offer rate25.8%
+3.4 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
It now has a population of around 23,000. Cuffley lies to the north-east.
On a ridge of high ground along Hertfordshire's southern fringe, Potters Bar grew from a small agricultural settlement into a commuter town after the Great Northern Railway arrived in 1850. Potters Bar station runs Great Northern services to King's Cross in roughly twenty-five minutes, placing the town squarely in the outer London commuter belt. Little Heath and Oakmere are among the most sought-after pockets for school catchments, and the streets around Potters Bar's compact town centre on Darkes Lane are popular with families seeking proximity to local primary provision.
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2
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1
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6
Special
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Area Performance
Across 15 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.17/10, -0.26 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
Distribution across all Potters Bar schools
Potters Bar vs England distribution
National Rank
Across all ranked Potters Bar schools
top 45% of 14,978
top 45% of 14,978
top 36% of 3,862
top 36% of 3,862
top 36% of 2,555
top 36% of 2,555
Overall Oxbridge
3 ranked schools · +362 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
89
Offers
23
Oxford
1 ranked schools · +121 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,198
Applications
31
Offers
5
Cambridge
3 ranked schools · +151 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,881
Applications
58
Offers
18
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Potters Bar
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Potters Bar
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Potters Bar
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