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The Henrietta Barnett School

URN
138051
Phase
Secondary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
The Henrietta Barnett School
URN
138051
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Girls
Age range
11-18
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Excellent

88 / 100

Excellent

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

100

Inspection

80

Admissions Value

76

Destinations

73

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Top 10% of secondary schools in England

Top 10% nationally

#6 of 25 schools in Barnet

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

School Compass recommendation

Consider

This school has a mixed profile and may warrant further investigation.

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

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: Very high competition
  • Admissions risk: Very high risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Average
  • National comparison: Similar to national average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Recorded crime close to the national median

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

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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
21 September 2022
Inspection date
4 May 2022
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 21 September 2022

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 21 September 2022

  • 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)

100

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

410

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

100

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

4.1×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Barnet
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a secondary school place (Barnet)
Application deadline
31 October 2026 (on-time deadline for secondary entry, September 2027)
School website
http://www.hbschool.org.uk

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Barnet to reach your council's application system.

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

87.3

Progress 8

Progress 8

Not published

English and maths grade 5 or above

English & maths 5+

100.0%

English and maths grade 4 or above

English & maths 4+

100.0%

EBacc entry

EBacc entry

98.1%

EBacc achievement

Location

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

Contact details

Address
Central Square, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London
Postcode
NW11 7BN
Phone
2084588999
Website
http://www.hbschool.org.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Barnet
Local authority code
302

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 277 schools in Barnet.

Authority statistics

Total schools

277

Open schools

175

Closed schools

102

Primary schools

129

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.
  • Outstanding

    Graded 21 September 2022

  • Personal development

    Good

    Graded 21 September 2022

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 21 September 2022

  • Sixth form

    Good

    Graded 21 September 2022

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    21 September 20224 May 2022S5 InspectionGoodView report for inspection published 21 September 2022
    • Good

      Published
      21 September 2022
      Inspected
      4 May 2022
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report

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

    Offer rate

    24.4%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 99

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

    EBacc achievement

    98.1%

    Post-16 (A level)

    Below 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

    48.6

    Value added

    Value added

    -0.35

    AAB with two facilitating subjects

    AAB %

    70.4%

    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 %

    100.0%

    Employment destination

    Employment %

    0.0%

    Apprenticeship destination

    Apprenticeships %

    0.0%

    Not in education, employment or training

    NEET %

    0.0%

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

    Secondary schools

    45

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary129 (47.3%)
    • Secondary45 (16.5%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other99 (36.3%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    The Henrietta Barnett School0 mSecondaryClosed
    Shiras Devorah High School673 mNot applicableOpen
    Kisharon School677 mNot applicableClosed
    Garden Suburb Infant School715 mPrimaryOpen
    Garden Suburb Junior School715 mPrimaryOpen
    Lubavitch Senior Boys School722 mNot applicableClosed
    Lubavitch Yeshiva Ketanah of London722 mNot applicableOpen
    Golders Hill School863 mNot applicableClosed
    Annemount School936 mNot applicableOpen
    Brookland Junior School1.0 kmPrimaryOpen
    • The Henrietta Barnett School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • Shiras Devorah High School
      Distance
      673 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open
    • Kisharon School
      Distance
      677 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • Garden Suburb Infant School
      Distance
      715 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Secondary) and local authority (Barnet)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Ark Pioneer AcademySecondaryEN5 2BEOpen
    Ashmole AcademySecondaryN14 5RJOpen
    Ashmole SchoolSecondaryN14 5RJClosed
    Bishop Douglass School FinchleySecondaryN2 0SQOpen
    Bishop Douglass School FinchleySecondaryN2 0SQClosed
    • Ark Pioneer Academy
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      EN5 2BE
      Status
      Open
    • Ashmole Academy
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      N14 5RJ
      Status
      Open
    • Ashmole School
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      N14 5RJ
      Status
      Closed
    • Bishop Douglass School Finchley
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      N2 0SQ
      Status
      Open
    • Bishop Douglass School Finchley
    Garden Suburb Junior School
    Distance
    715 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Lubavitch Senior Boys School
    Distance
    722 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Lubavitch Yeshiva Ketanah of London
    Distance
    722 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Golders Hill School
    Distance
    863 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Annemount School
    Distance
    936 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Brookland Junior School
    Distance
    1.0 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Secondary
    Postcode
    N2 0SQ
    Status
    Closed