Hasmonean High School for Boys
Secondary · Academy converter · Boys · Barnet
Holders Hill Road, London, NW4 1NA
84
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 07/11/2023
Application demand
78%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
91.9%
28.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
788
Capacity used
Over capacity105%
747 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
78%
1st preference success rate
107 of 138 families who put it first got an offer
109
Places offered
175
Total applications
1.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 138 | 107 | ● 78% |
| 2nd preference | 18 | 2 | ● 11% |
| 3rd preference | 5 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 14 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 175 | 109 | 62% |
1st preference success by year
Barnet lets families list 6 preferences. 23 applications came from outside the council area (7 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
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- Jewish
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- James Fisher
- Address
- Holders Hill Road, Hendon, London, NW4 1NA
- Phone
- 02082031411
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Ward / constituency
- Finchley Church End · Finchley and Golders Green
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137539
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 9% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 8% | — | — |
| SEN support | 5% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: HASMONEAN MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
788 pupils · 747 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
07 November 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
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 613 pupils
Attendance
91.9%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
28.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
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 | 59.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.70 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 76% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 86% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.64 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 39.41 | — | — |
Average grade: B (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 56.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 73.9% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 84.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 41.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.35 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 111 | — |
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 | 43.12 | 35 |
| Average grade | B+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 34% | 17% |
| A-level students | 73 | — |
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 107 | 36% | 77% | 87% | |
| Mathematics | 106 | 58% | 83% | 92% | |
| English Literature | 99 | 34% | 76% | 89% | |
| Combined Science | 87 | 41% | 62% | 75% | |
| Business | 50 | 18% | 48% | 62% | |
| Hebrew Language | 49 | 84% | 96% | 96% | |
| History | 46 | 57% | 76% | 85% | |
| Geography | 42 | 38% | 74% | 83% | |
| Physical Education | 35 | 11% | 40% | 54% | |
| Biblical Hebrew | 32 | 63% | 84% | 91% | |
| Biology | 20 | 85% | 100% | 100% | |
| Physics | 20 | 95% | 100% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 35 | 37% | 77% | 91% | |
| Economics | 31 | 23% | 55% | 84% | |
| Government and Politics | 19 | 16% | 21% | 47% | |
| Psychology | 15 | 20% | 27% | 73% | |
| Business Studies | 15 | 7% | 13% | 53% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 14 | 43% | 64% | 100% | |
| Religious Studies | 13 | 15% | 31% | 46% | |
| Physics | 11 | 36% | 82% | 91% | |
| Other Classical Languages | 10 | 40% | 70% | 90% | |
| Biology | 9 | 11% | 56% | 67% | |
| Chemistry | 7 | 14% | 57% | 86% | |
| History | 6 | 0% | 50% | 100% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 11959: Hasmonean High School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 6 |
| 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) | 100% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 0% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 100% | — | — |
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 Barnet 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.