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Hampstead School

URN
100052
Phase
Secondary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Hampstead School
URN
100052
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11-18
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Good

63 / 100

Good

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

51

Inspection

80

Admissions Value

50

Destinations

56

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of secondary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#7 of 10 schools in Camden

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Proceed With Caution

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Very high competition
  • Admissions risk: Very high risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Below Average
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Your decision briefing for Hampstead School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 6 alternative schools identified

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  • Last admitted distance
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  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
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Can we realistically get in?

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
15 June 2023
Inspection date
19 April 2023
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 15 June 2023

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 15 June 2023

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

Very High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Secondary Transfer in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

158

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

406

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

141

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

2.57×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Camden
Admissions portal
Essex admissions
Application deadline
31 October 2026 (on-time deadline for secondary entry, September 2027)
School website
http://www.hampsteadschool.org.uk/

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 4 (secondary)

Key stage 4 (secondary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 4 performance for academic year 2024/25. Progress 8 is not published for this academic year.

Attainment 8

Attainment 8

43.1

Progress 8

Progress 8

Not published

English and maths grade 5 or above

English & maths 5+

42.6%

English and maths grade 4 or above

English & maths 4+

56.9%

EBacc entry

EBacc entry

23.8%

EBacc achievement

Location

NW2 3RT - Westbere Road, Hampstead, London

Contact details

Address
Westbere Road, Hampstead, London
Postcode
NW2 3RT
Phone
2077948133
Website
http://www.hampsteadschool.org.uk/
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Camden
Local authority code
202

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 144 schools in Camden.

Authority statistics

Total schools

144

Open schools

103

Closed schools

41

Primary schools

47

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Good

    Graded 15 June 2023

  • Personal development

    Good

    Graded 15 June 2023

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 15 June 2023

  • Sixth form

    Good

    Graded 15 June 2023

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 2 inspections on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    15 June 202319 April 2023S5 InspectionGoodView report for inspection published 15 June 2023
    2 March 202220 October 2021-School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 NextView report for inspection published 2 March 2022
    • Good

      Published
      15 June 2023
      Inspected
      19 April 2023
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report
    • School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next

      Published
      2 March 2022
      Inspected
      20 October 2021
      Type
      -
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    34.7%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 112

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    EBacc achievement

    8.9%

    Post-16 (A level)

    Average

    Post-16 (A level) data for academic year 2024/25

    Official Department for Education 16 to 18 performance (A level) for academic year 2024/25.

    Average point score per entry

    APS

    28.7

    Value added

    Value added

    -0.06

    AAB with two facilitating subjects

    AAB %

    9.6%

    Retention

    Retention %

    Not published

    Key stage 4 destinations

    Key stage 4 destinations data for leaver academic year 2022/23

    Sustained destination measures for pupils who completed key stage 4 in 2022/23 (destinations in 2023/24).

    Education destination

    Education %

    92.0%

    Employment destination

    Employment %

    1.0%

    Apprenticeship destination

    Apprenticeships %

    1.0%

    Not in education, employment or training

    NEET %

    7.0%

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    11

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary47 (33.3%)
    • Secondary11 (7.8%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other83 (58.9%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    The Mulberry House School484 mNot applicableOpen
    Mapesbury School532 mNot applicableOpen
    St Agnes' Catholic Primary School565 mPrimaryOpen
    Menorah Foundation School603 mNot applicableClosed
    Childs Hill Primary School704 mPrimaryOpen
    Childs Hill School704 mPrimaryClosed
    West Hampstead Primary School745 mPrimaryOpen
    All Saints' CofE Primary School NW2848 mPrimaryOpen
    Anson Primary School890 mPrimaryOpen
    St Luke's Church of England School909 mPrimaryOpen
    • The Mulberry House School
      Distance
      484 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open
    • Mapesbury School
      Distance
      532 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open
    • St Agnes' Catholic Primary School
      Distance
      565 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Menorah Foundation School
      Distance
      603 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed

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    Same phase (Secondary) and local authority (Camden)

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      Postcode
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    • Haverstock School
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    • La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School
      Phase
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      Postcode
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      Status
      Open
    • Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ
      Phase
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      Postcode
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      Status
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    Distance
    704 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
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  • Childs Hill School
    Distance
    704 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • West Hampstead Primary School
    Distance
    745 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • All Saints' CofE Primary School NW2
    Distance
    848 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Anson Primary School
    Distance
    890 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • St Luke's Church of England School
    Distance
    909 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Parliament Hill School
    Phase
    Secondary
    Postcode
    NW5 1RL
    Status
    Open