Academy converter · Barnet

Hendon School

11–18Ages
1,145Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
137645URN

Golders Rise, Hendon, London, NW4 2HP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

1.2 below Barnet median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in BarnetSelective

322 applications for 200 places · 25th of 27 in Barnet

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

46.6of 90

Barnet 56.4 England 46.0

26th of 28 in Barnet

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 18 May 2022Ofsted'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

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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

1.6applications per place, Year 7

1.2 below Barnet median (2.8) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

322 applications · 200 places offered · 71 named it first

2026 1.6; Barnet median median 2.8
2025 2.0; Barnet median median 2.5
2024 1.9; Barnet median median 3.0
2023 2.3; Barnet median median 2.7
2022 2.5; Barnet median median 2.6
2021 2.5; Barnet median median 2.8
2020 2.7; Barnet median median 3.2
2019 3.2; Barnet median median 3.1
2018 3.8; Barnet median median 3.1
2017 4.0; Barnet median median 3.2
2016 3.9; Barnet median median 3.2
2015 3.7; Barnet median median 3.3
2014 3.1; Barnet median median 3.2

This school
Barnet 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	200	322	1.6	71	0.36
Sep 2025	193	380	2.0	83	0.43
Sep 2024	200	386	1.9	90	0.45
Sep 2023	194	450	2.3	84	0.43
Sep 2022	205	518	2.5	119	0.58
Sep 2021	211	530	2.5	115	0.55
Sep 2020	204	559	2.7	118	0.58
Sep 2019	198	631	3.2	160	0.81
Sep 2018	190	718	3.8	180	0.95
Sep 2017	194	774	4.0	210	1.08
Sep 2016	193	755	3.9	218	1.13
Sep 2015	186	691	3.7	194	1.04
Sep 2014	189	578	3.1	141	0.75

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

199 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)46.626th of 28 in Barnet

Barnet 56.4 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths45%24th of 28 in Barnet

Barnet 65% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths61%

Barnet 82% England 66%

This school
Barnet median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.13

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	199	46.6	45%	61%	–
2024/25	208	44.9	45%	62%	–
2023/24	213	44.8	42%	62%	−0.13
2022/23	214	47.0	52%	66%	+0.22

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

Hendon SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

1.6applications per place 46.6Attainment 8
St Mary's and St John's CofE School
0.9 km · Barnet

Good2024

6.7applications per place 54.5Attainment 8
Hasmonean High School for Boys
1.2 km · Barnet

Good2023

2.0applications per place 60.0Attainment 8
Clarion
1.3 km · Barnet

Remains Good2022

1.5applications per place 43.4Attainment 8
The Henrietta Barnett School
2.1 km · Barnet

Good2022

3.0applications per place 87.1Attainment 8 Selective
Christ's College Finchley
2.2 km · Barnet

Improved significantly2025

4.4applications per place 56.4Attainment 8
Hasmonean High School for Girls
2.3 km · Barnet

Good2023

1.6applications per place 60.6Attainment 8
St James' Catholic High School
2.3 km · Barnet

2026

2.2applications per place 50.4Attainment 8
Saracens High School
2.6 km · Barnet

Good2022

2.4applications per place 47.1Attainment 8

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

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 137645 · 302/5400
Trust: Hendon School
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,269 pupils · 1,145 on roll
Free school meals: 42.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 November 2011
Replaced: Hendon School (URN 101357)
Address: Golders Rise, Hendon, London, NW4 2HP
Local authority: Barnet

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