Community school · Camden

Hampstead School

11–18Ages
1,191Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
100052URN

Westbere Road, Hampstead, London, NW2 3RT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

0.3 below Camden median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Camden

350 applications for 142 places · 7th of 10 in Camden

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

38.4of 90

Camden 45.8 England 46.0

10th of 10 in Camden

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 19 April 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		Good

Inspection history

19 April 2023
Graded inspection: Good
20 October 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.5applications per place, Year 7

0.3 below Camden median (2.7) 0.2 above England median (2.2)

350 applications · 142 places offered · 106 named it first

2026 2.5; Camden median median 2.7
2025 2.6; Camden median median 3.0
2024 2.4; Camden median median 2.9
2023 2.5; Camden median median 2.9
2022 2.5; Camden median median 2.5
2021 2.6; Camden median median 2.6
2020 2.8; Camden median median 2.8
2019 3.1; Camden median median 3.1
2018 3.2; Camden median median 3.2
2017 2.8; Camden median median 2.9
2016 3.2; Camden median median 2.9
2015 2.9; Camden median median 2.5
2014 3.2; Camden median median 3.1

This school
Camden median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	142	350	2.5	106	0.75
Sep 2025	158	406	2.6	112	0.71
Sep 2024	178	429	2.4	136	0.76
Sep 2023	186	461	2.5	140	0.75
Sep 2022	210	514	2.5	165	0.79
Sep 2021	210	551	2.6	170	0.81
Sep 2020	206	566	2.8	154	0.75
Sep 2019	199	615	3.1	159	0.80
Sep 2018	198	627	3.2	193	0.97
Sep 2017	205	564	2.8	135	0.66
Sep 2016	203	650	3.2	169	0.83
Sep 2015	209	602	2.9	186	0.89
Sep 2014	203	656	3.2	164	0.81

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

201 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)38.410th of 10 in Camden

Camden 45.8 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths25%10th of 10 in Camden

Camden 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths48%

Camden 63% England 66%

This school
Camden median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.46

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	201	38.4	25%	48%	–
2024/25	202	43.1	43%	57%	–
2023/24	203	41.2	34%	58%	−0.46
2022/23	197	44.6	43%	65%	−0.03

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Hampstead SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.5applications per place 38.4Attainment 8
Queens Park Community School
1.9 km · Brent

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 47.4Attainment 8
Clarion
2.1 km · Barnet

Remains Good2022

1.5applications per place 43.4Attainment 8
Menorah High School for Girls
2.4 km · Barnet

Improved significantly2024

1.7applications per place 62.5Attainment 8
E-ACT Crest Academy
2.5 km · Brent

2026

1.4applications per place 40.0Attainment 8
St Augustine's Federated Schools: CE High School
2.6 km · Westminster

Good2023

2.4applications per place 42.7Attainment 8
Harris Lowe Academy Willesden
2.7 km · Brent

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.8applications per place 43.3Attainment 8
St George's Catholic School
2.9 km · Westminster

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.5applications per place 54.5Attainment 8
The UCL Academy
2.9 km · Camden

Good2024

2.9applications per place 45.8Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 100052 · 202/4275
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,320 pupils · 1,191 on roll
Free school meals: 51.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Westbere Road, Hampstead, London, NW2 3RT
Local authority: Camden

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources