England · Grammar school
The Henrietta Barnett School
Hampstead Garden Suburb, London · Girls only · ages 11 to 18
Official record: Get Information About Schools (URN 138051)
Overview
- Address
- Central Square, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London, NW11 7BN
- Status
- Open
- Admits
- Girls only
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Number of pupils
- 812
- Capacity
- 779
- Eligible for free school meals
- 3.7%
- Sixth form
- Yes
- School type
- Academy converter
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- Not yet available
- Local authority
- Barnet
Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026 · Source: Desk research (cited public sources) (get-information-schools.service.gov.uk), last checked 31 October 2026
Admissions and the 11+
- Admissions policy
- Selective (grammar school)
- Selection in this area
- Partially selective area10% of Year 7 places offered in Barnet for September 2026 were at selective schools (DfE applications and offers). We class an area as fully selective at 25% or more. Confirm with the local authority's admissions guide.
- Entrance test
- Henrietta Barnett two-round entrance test
- Qualifying score
- Not yet available
- Catchment area
- For September 2027 entry, there is no catchment area; any girl can apply. Looked-after girls, pupil premium girls and girls living within 3 miles (measured by Barnet Council) are offered places ahead of the rest in rank order.
- Children from outside the catchment
- Yes: For September 2027 entry, girls living more than 3 miles away can be offered places in rank order after the priority groups; the school says these have so far been the large majority.
Applications and offers for Year 7
For September 2026 entry, 365 applicants named this school (220 as their first choice) for 120 places. 88 of 120 offers went to children living outside Barnet.
| Intake | Places offered | Applicants | First choice | First choices per place | Offers to children outside Barnet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 | 120 | 365 | 220 | 1.8 | 88 |
| Sept 2025 | 100 | 410 | 238 | 2.4 | 76 |
| Sept 2024 | 102 | 396 | 199 | 2.0 | 81 |
| Sept 2023 | 104 | 426 | 228 | 2.2 | 75 |
| Sept 2022 | 101 | 395 | 222 | 2.2 | 80 |
Show all 13 years
| Intake | Places offered | Applicants | First choice | First choices per place | Offers to children outside Barnet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2021 | 104 | 680 | 347 | 3.3 | 74 |
| Sept 2020 | 104 | 407 | 203 | 2.0 | 76 |
| Sept 2019 | 105 | 420 | 216 | 2.1 | 91 |
| Sept 2018 | 98 | 418 | 241 | 2.5 | 86 |
| Sept 2017 | 104 | 419 | 235 | 2.3 | 89 |
| Sept 2016 | 93 | 505 | 264 | 2.8 | 74 |
| Sept 2015 | 99 | 607 | 317 | 3.2 | 85 |
| Sept 2014 | 90 | 470 | 280 | 3.1 | 66 |
"Applicants" counts every family that listed the school as any preference, so it is higher than the number competing for each place. "Outside Barnet" means a home in another local authority; it is not the school's catchment area. For grammar schools, offers also depend on the entrance test result.
Source: Secondary and primary school applications and offers (Department for Education), last checked 31 October 2026
Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026 · Source: Admissions research (cited public sources) (leadingtuition.co.uk, henrietta-barnett.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com), last checked 1 November 2026
Key dates
- Test registration
- Not yet available
- Test date
- Not yet available
- Results sent to families
- Not yet available
- Apply to your council (September 2027 entry)
- By 31 October 2026This date has passed: late applications go to your council and are usually considered after on-time ones.
- National offer day
- 1 March 2027Offers are sent on 1 March, or the next working day.
- Open days
- Not yet available
- School opened (current registration)
- 1 April 2012
Statutory dates: School Admissions Code (Department for Education).
Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026
Ofsted inspection
Inspected on 4 May 2022: overall Good. Read the report ↗
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form provision
- Good
Inspection history (3)
Source: Ofsted inspection reports, last checked 31 October 2026
Exam results
GCSE results 2025/26 (provisional)
| Measure | This school | Selective schools in England | All state schools in England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8Average grade across 8 GCSE-level subjects, doubled for English and maths (maximum 90). | 87.1 | 72.1 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 100% | 93.7% | 46.3% |
| Grade 7 or above in English and maths | 100% | 57.7% | 14.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 100% | 98.3% | 64.8% |
| Progress 8Not published for most schools in recent years, because primary school tests were cancelled in 2020 and 2021. | – | – | – |
Attainment 8 over time: 86.4 (2023/24) → 87.3 (2024/25) → 87.1 (2025/26).
104 pupils took GCSEs. Results reflect a selective intake: compare grammar schools with each other rather than with all schools.
Source: Key stage 4 performance (GCSE results) (Department for Education), last checked 31 October 2026
How to get there
- Postcode
- NW11 7BN
- Map location
- 51.58108, -0.18919
- Open in OpenStreetMap
- Directions and surroundings ↗
- Telephone
- 02084588999
Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026
Official links and documents
- School website
- www.hbschool.org.uk
- Official register record
- Get Information About Schools (URN 138051) ↗
- Admissions policy document
- Not yet available
- Further reading
- Wikipedia ↗
Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026