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Nine community groups working in the Grahame Park Estate in Colindale have been awarded a total of £25,000 in grant funding thanks to a panel of local residents. The panel was appointed and handed decision-making powers as part of Barnet Council’s pilot scheme to give residents a greater say in the improvements they want made in their area.

Students across Barnet are celebrating their A-level and vocational results today (14 August) with many schools across the borough having reported improvements on last year’s results. Over the last eight years, A-Level results in Barnet have consistently been in the top 5% of the country. This trend looks set to continue as provisional A-level results from 22 of the 27 Barnet schools with a sixth form show more outstanding results this year.

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The Worshipful the Mayor of the London Borough of Barnet, Cllr Danny Rich, has commemorated the 80th anniversary of Victory over Japan Day (VJ Day) by paying tribute to those who served and made the ultimate sacrifice in the name of peace and freedom.

Barnet pupils are celebrating GCSE results today (21 August), with schools across the borough reporting strong results. Over the last eight years, students in Barnet have performed exceptionally well in their GCSE exams, with the borough ranking in the top three or four local authorities in the country, based on attainment and progress* in 2023 and 2024.

Barnet Council is this week launching its Connecting Com