Hendon School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Barnet
Golders Rise, London, NW4 2HP
64
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 18/05/2022
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
90.5%
31.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,145
Capacity used
Has space90%
1,269 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
83 of 83 families who put it first got an offer
193
Places offered
380
Total applications
2.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 83 | 83 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 79 | 20 | ● 25% |
| 3rd preference | 70 | 7 | ● 10% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 148 | 5 | ● 3% |
| Total | 380 | 115 | 30% |
1st preference success by year
Barnet lets families list 6 preferences. 27 applications came from outside the council area (9 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
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Rhona Povey
- Address
- Golders Rise, Hendon, London, NW4 2HP
- Phone
- 02082029004
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Ward / constituency
- Hendon · Hendon
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137645
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 42% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 51% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: HENDON SCHOOL
1,145 pupils · 1,269 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
18 May 2022
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 · 1,061 pupils
Attendance
90.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
31.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
7.4%
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 | 44.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.13 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 42% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 62% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.06 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 26.95 | — | — |
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 | 44.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 45.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 61.5% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 33.7% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.95 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 208 | — |
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 | 26.85 | 35 |
| Average grade | C- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 7.8% | 17% |
| A-level students | 81 | — |
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 | 204 | 21% | 51% | 70% | |
| English Language | 203 | 14% | 53% | 64% | |
| English Literature | 201 | 20% | 56% | 70% | |
| Religious Studies | 195 | 25% | 55% | 69% | |
| Combined Science | 185 | 14% | 45% | 61% | |
| Business | 57 | 11% | 51% | 65% | |
| History | 50 | 16% | 40% | 54% | |
| Art and Design | 50 | 28% | 58% | 62% | |
| Physical Education | 47 | 9% | 23% | 43% | |
| French | 45 | 29% | 51% | 62% | |
| Social Studies | 45 | 16% | 53% | 64% | |
| Spanish | 44 | 30% | 57% | 66% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 34 | 0% | 18% | 32% | |
| Economics | 28 | 0% | 4% | 32% | |
| English Literature | 23 | 0% | 13% | 43% | |
| Psychology | 22 | 0% | 0% | 18% | |
| Chemistry | 18 | 6% | 17% | 50% | |
| Government and Politics | 17 | 0% | 6% | 18% | |
| Biology | 16 | 0% | 6% | 13% | |
| Physics | 9 | 0% | 33% | 56% | |
| Religious Studies | 9 | 0% | 11% | 44% | |
| Sociology | 8 | 13% | 38% | 75% | |
| History | 6 | 0% | 0% | 50% | |
| Film Studies | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 11961: Hendon School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| 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 | 4% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 59% | — | — |
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.