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Hampstead School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Community school

Westbere Road, Hampstead, London NW2 3RT · hampstead.school · 020 7794 8133

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Apr 2023
GCSEs, 2024/25
43.1
average Attainment 8 score. Camden 46.9, England 46
Demand for places
0.7
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,191
90% of 1,320 places
Local authority
Camden
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
51.5%
First language not English
33.5%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 106 families put the school first and 142 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 165 (Places 210)165September 2023: 140 (Places 186)140September 2024: 136 (Places 178)136September 2025: 112 (Places 158)112September 2026: 106 (Places 142)106Places 142
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261421060.7100%
September 2025Sept 20251581120.7100%
September 2024Sept 20241781360.8100%
September 2023Sept 20231861400.8100%
September 2022Sept 20222101650.898%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 43.1, and 42.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Camden it was 46.9, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (28.7 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 45.1 (England 46.3)45.12017/18: 44.2 (England 46.5)44.22018/19: 44.8 (England 46.7)44.82021/22: 47.1 (England 48.8)47.12022/23: 44.6 (England 46.3)44.62023/24: 41.2 (England 45.9)41.22024/25: 43.1 (England 46.0)43.1England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼43.146.0
▼42.6%45.4%
▼56.9%64.8%
▼23.8%40.5%
▼3.764.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form56.7−3.9
Sixth form college6.9−0.9
Further education26.6+1.7
Apprenticeship0.50
Not in a lasting destination5.9+1.2
Activity not captured3.4—

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 23.6 (England 30.5)D+2016/17: 29.0 (England 31.1)C2017/18: 23.8 (England 32.1)D+2018/19: 18.1 (England 32.9)D-2021/22: 35.9 (England 37.9)B-2022/23: 28.7 (England 34.2)C2023/24: 26.6 (England 34.4)C-2024/25: 28.7 (England 35.0)CEngland 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
100 studentsC (28.7)Average -0.06
104 studentsC- (28.3)Average -0.08
62 studentsMerit (26.4)Average -0.17
9.6%AAB or better
81.5%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2494C- (26.6)-0.18
2022/23110C (28.7)—
2021/2288B- (35.9)—
2018/19144D- (18.1)-0.24
2017/18123D+ (23.8)-0.01
2016/17108C (29)+0.33
2015/1695D+ (23.6)-0.34

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University61.3+7.5
Further and other education2.7−5
Further education0.9−3.4
Other education1.8−1.6
Apprenticeship2.7−2.4
Employment11.7−0.3
Not in a lasting destination14.4+0.7
Activity not captured7.2−0.5

Ofsted

Hampstead School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 19 April 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
19 Apr 2023
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Sixth formGood

Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Oct 2021

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Oct 2021Ungraded inspectionConcerns
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Feb 2012Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Oct 2008Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    16 to 19 study programmesGood

What parents said

84% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (31 replies, to 1 April 2024).

Recommend
84%
Replies
31
2% · 1 Apr 2024
Child is happy at school●87% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe●90% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▼80% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼74% agreeEngland 83%
Child does well▼83% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲87% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing●84% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲94% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities▲97% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development●77% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲82% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 74% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲72% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 32% who had a child bullied

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