The Compton School

The Compton School was designated a National Teaching School in the first tranche of applicants, July 2011. The school was one of 100 schools selected by the National College for School Leadership from approximately 1200 schools who had shown an expression of interest. The core purpose of a National Teaching school is to develop effective partnerships with other schools to foster self-sustaining school network of improvement and development, with a focus on successful outcomes for children. As a Teaching School we are working in an alliance with a growing number of strategic alliance partners from within and outside Barnet: Barnet Local Authority Canons High School, Barnet Christ's College Finchley Claremont High School, Brent Finchley Catholic, Barnet Hendon School, Barnet Heartlands High Second, Haringey Northside Primary School, Barnet Institute of Education Middlesex University Oak Lodge Special School, Barnet Our Lady of Lourdes Primary, Barnet Queen Elizabeth's Girls', Barnet Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Barnet St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Barnet St James' Catholic High, Barnet St Mary's CE EN4 Primary School, Barnet St Theresa's Catholic Primary, Barnet Totteridge Academy, Barnet Wembley High Technology College, Brent Whitefield School, Barnet Woodhouse 6 th Form College, Barnet Woodside High School, Haringey Wren Academy, Barnet The Compton-Barnet Teaching School Alliance operates in tandem with the Challenge Partners national network of schools. All our school and college partners are subscription members of Challenge Partners with access to programmes and national developments initiated by Challenge Partners.