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There are two coats of arms representing Barnet. Barnet Urban District and East Barnet Valley Urban District (designed by Mr A. E. Kelsey and granted in September 1955). Both have elements which represent the Battle of Barnet.

Orange Hill Orange Hill Road is named after a house which was built around 1818 and which stood on Abbots Road. The house was rebuilt in 1912 and became the home of the famous aviator Claude Grahame-White, before becoming a Roman Catholic School, St. Roses Convent (Orange Hill House), in 1930. The land directly to the east of Orange Hill Road, including parts of Watling Park, was called Shevesfield, a series of what were called common fields.

All schools have admission arrangements which set out how children will be admitted. This includes the admissions criteria that is used if there are more applications than school places available. 

From 29 May 2016 planning permission is required anywhere in Barnet (Use Class C4) where between 3 and 6 unrelated people share basic amenities such as a kitchen or bathroom.