Hampstead School
Secondary · Community school · Mixed · Camden
Westbere Road, London, NW2 3RT
59
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 19/04/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.4%
22.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,191
Capacity used
Has space90%
1,320 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
112 of 112 families who put it first got an offer
158
Places offered
406
Total applications
2.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 112 | 112 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 88 | 15 | ● 17% |
| 3rd preference | 70 | 6 | ● 9% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 136 | 8 | ● 6% |
| Total | 406 | 141 | 35% |
1st preference success by year
Camden lets families list 6 preferences. 259 applications came from outside the council area (104 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Matthew Sadler
- Address
- Westbere Road, Hampstead, London, NW2 3RT
- Phone
- 02077948133
- Local authority
- Camden
- Ward / constituency
- Fortune Green · Hampstead and Highgate
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 100052
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 52% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 33% | — | — |
| SEN support | 12% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
1,191 pupils · 1,320 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
19 April 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good - 21
20 October 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,043 pupils
Attendance
91.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
22.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 41.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.46 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 34% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 58% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.58 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 26.57 | — | — |
Average grade: C- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 43.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 42.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 56.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 23.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.76 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 202 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 28.67 | 35 |
| Average grade | C | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 9.6% | 17% |
| A-level students | 100 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 201 | 19% | 47% | 67% | |
| English Language | 198 | 12% | 46% | 65% | |
| English Literature | 193 | 16% | 49% | 65% | |
| Combined Science | 158 | 8% | 48% | 58% | |
| Geography | 87 | 11% | 33% | 47% | |
| Business | 82 | 9% | 40% | 60% | |
| History | 64 | 22% | 52% | 63% | |
| Statistics | 63 | 16% | 86% | 97% | |
| Social Studies | 51 | 12% | 41% | 55% | |
| Art and Design | 50 | 14% | 52% | 84% | |
| Spanish | 43 | 12% | 40% | 63% | |
| Drama | 36 | 11% | 31% | 53% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 33 | 3% | 21% | 45% | |
| Psychology | 32 | 3% | 9% | 34% | |
| Sociology | 22 | 0% | 5% | 50% | |
| Biology | 21 | 0% | 5% | 24% | |
| Chemistry | 18 | 0% | 0% | 28% | |
| Film Studies | 15 | 0% | 0% | 27% | |
| English Literature | 12 | 0% | 17% | 67% | |
| History | 11 | 0% | 27% | 45% | |
| Computer Science | 11 | 0% | 9% | 45% | |
| English Language and Literature | 10 | 0% | 0% | 20% | |
| Government and Politics | 9 | 0% | 11% | 22% | |
| Physics | 7 | 0% | 0% | 29% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 11949: Hampstead School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 54% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 5% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 62% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Camden council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.