Education
Local schools and colleges include Coppetts Wood Primary School, Friern Barnet Secondary School, North London International School (being the former Friern Barnet Grammar School), The Compton School, Woodhouse College, St John's CE Primary School, Holly Park Primary School and the Wren Academy.
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