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The Henrietta Barnett School

11–18Ages
812Pupils
SecondaryPhase
SelectiveGrammar school
GirlsPupils
Sixth formAges 16–18
138051URN

Central Square, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London, NW11 7BN · 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

3.0per place

0.2 above Barnet median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in BarnetSelective

365 applications for 120 places · 13th of 27 in Barnet

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

87.1of 90

Barnet 56.4 England 46.0

1st of 28 in Barnet

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 4 May 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		Good

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

3.0applications per place, Year 7

0.2 above Barnet median (2.8) 0.8 above England median (2.2)

365 applications · 120 places offered · 220 named it first

SelectiveApplications include children who did not pass the entrance test.

2026 3.0; Barnet median median 2.8
2025 4.1; Barnet median median 2.5
2024 3.9; Barnet median median 3.0
2023 4.1; Barnet median median 2.7
2022 3.9; Barnet median median 2.6
2021 6.5; Barnet median median 2.8
2020 3.9; Barnet median median 3.2
2019 4.0; Barnet median median 3.1
2018 4.3; Barnet median median 3.1
2017 4.0; Barnet median median 3.2
2016 5.4; Barnet median median 3.2
2015 6.1; Barnet median median 3.3
2014 5.2; Barnet median median 3.2

More applications per place than the Barnet median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Barnet median

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

Selective: register for the entrance test with the school first, usually by the summer before (dates vary). Dates

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	120	365	3.0	220	1.83
Sep 2025	100	410	4.1	238	2.38
Sep 2024	102	396	3.9	199	1.95
Sep 2023	104	426	4.1	228	2.19
Sep 2022	101	395	3.9	222	2.20
Sep 2021	104	680	6.5	347	3.34
Sep 2020	104	407	3.9	203	1.95
Sep 2019	105	420	4.0	216	2.06
Sep 2018	98	418	4.3	241	2.46
Sep 2017	104	419	4.0	235	2.26
Sep 2016	93	505	5.4	264	2.84
Sep 2015	99	607	6.1	317	3.20
Sep 2014	90	470	5.2	280	3.11

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

104 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)87.11st of 28 in Barnet

Barnet 56.4 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths100%1st of 28 in Barnet

Barnet 65% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths100%

Barnet 82% England 66%

This school
Barnet median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+1.09

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	104	87.1	100%	100%	–
2024/25	104	87.3	100%	100%	–
2023/24	104	86.4	99%	99%	+1.09
2022/23	104	87.6	100%	100%	+1.10

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

The Henrietta Barnett SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

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

Improved significantly2025

4.4applications per place 56.4Attainment 8
Bishop Douglass School Finchley
1.6 km · Barnet

Good2022

2.6applications per place 47.3Attainment 8
The Archer Academy
1.8 km · Barnet

Standards maintained2025

6.9applications per place 61.6Attainment 8
Hendon School
2.1 km · Barnet

Good2022

1.6applications per place 46.6Attainment 8
Clarion
2.2 km · Barnet

Remains Good2022

1.5applications per place 43.4Attainment 8
Hasmonean High School for Boys
2.4 km · Barnet

Good2023

2.0applications per place 60.0Attainment 8
St Mary's and St John's CofE School
2.8 km · Barnet

Good2024

6.7applications per place 54.5Attainment 8
Fortismere School
3.0 km · Haringey

Good2022

4.6applications per place 60.9Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 138051 · 302/4752
Trust: The Henrietta Barnett School
Admissions policy: Selective
Capacity: 779 pupils · 812 on roll
Free school meals: 3.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2012
Replaced: The Henrietta Barnett School (URN 101354)
Address: Central Square, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London, NW11 7BN
Local authority: Barnet

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