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Hendon School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Golders Rise, Hendon, London NW4 2HP · hendonschool.co.uk · 020 8202 9004

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected May 2022
GCSEs, 2024/25
44.9
average Attainment 8 score. Barnet 56.7, England 46
Last distance offered
No limit
Year 7, September 2026 entry · Barnet Council
Demand for places
0.4
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,145
90% of 1,269 places
Local authority
Barnet
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
42.2%
First language not English
49%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Hendon School

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Barnet Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 71 families put the school first and 200 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: 119 (Places 205)119September 2023: 84 (Places 194)84September 2024: 90 (Places 200)90September 2025: 83 (Places 193)83September 2026: 71 (Places 200)71Places 200
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 2026200710.4100%
September 2025Sept 2025193830.4100%
September 2024Sept 2024200900.5100%
September 2023Sept 2023194840.4100%
September 2022Sept 20222051190.6100%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44.9, and 45.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Barnet it was 56.7, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C- (26.9 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: 45.4 (England 46.3)45.42017/18: 44.1 (England 46.5)44.12018/19: 47.3 (England 46.7)47.32021/22: 49.3 (England 48.8)49.32022/23: 47.0 (England 46.3)47.02023/24: 44.8 (England 45.9)44.82024/25: 44.9 (England 46.0)44.9England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
●44.946.0
●45.2%45.4%
▼61.5%64.8%
▼33.7%40.5%
●3.954.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form55.4−5.1
Sixth form college9.9−2.2
Further education22.5+4.4
Apprenticeship0.50
Employment1.40
Not in a lasting destination2.8−0.9
Activity not captured7.5+4.2

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: 28.1 (England 30.5)C-2016/17: 31.2 (England 31.1)C2017/18: 28.6 (England 32.1)C2018/19: 22.9 (England 32.9)D+2021/22: 28.0 (England 37.9)C-2022/23: 29.6 (England 34.2)C2023/24: 27.0 (England 34.4)C-2024/25: 26.9 (England 35.0)C-England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
81 studentsC- (26.9)Below average -0.21
81 studentsC- (26.9)Below average -0.21
41 studentsMerit (23.7)Well below average -0.53
7.8%AAB or better
98.2%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2475C- (27)-0.07
2022/2378C (29.6)—
2021/2275C- (28)—
2018/1993D+ (22.9)-0.50
2017/1884C (28.6)-0.01
2016/17108C (31.2)+0.04
2015/16116C- (28.1)-0.15

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University68.7+14.4
Further education3.6−0.8
Apprenticeship3.6−0.7
Employment7.2−8
Not in a lasting destination7.2−2.6
Activity not captured9.6−2.4

Ofsted

Hendon School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 18 May 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
18 May 2022
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

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

Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Nov 2011

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Nov 2011Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
  • May 2007Good
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesRequires improvement

What parents said

62% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (29 replies, to 2 April 2023).

Recommend
62%
Replies
29
2% · 2 Apr 2023
Child is happy at school▼68% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼58% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼58% agreeEngland 83%
School has high expectations▼75% agreeEngland 82%
Child does well▼79% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼59% agreeEngland 80%
Told how child is doing▼75% agreeEngland 83%
Good range of subjects●90% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼80% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼65% agreeEngland 78%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼52% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 79% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼46% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 52% who had a child bullied

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