Copthall School, London

From the headteacher's welcome: "It is with great pleasure and a sense of privilege being the Headteacher at Copthall School. This is a wonderful and exceptionally successful girls' comprehensive school that aims to provide all our students with the very best start in life by providing them with an outstanding education. Copthall School is a popular school with a rich and respected history."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include dance and Duke of Edinburgh.

In 2026, pupils at Copthall School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 47, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 57.9 in Barnet and 47 across England.

43% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 66% in Barnet and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 47.4.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.44: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 41.2, against 52.6 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 11.4 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 20 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and Spanish.

For September 2026 entry, 60 families put Copthall School as their first choice and 196 named it as one of their preferences, for 113 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Copthall School are Hasmonean High School for Girls (0.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 60.6); St James' Catholic High School (0.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 50.4); Saracens High School (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.1); and Hasmonean High School for Boys (1.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 60).

Each of them had higher 2026 results than Copthall School.

Of the 165 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 93% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 22% to a further education college and 1% into work.

Of the 82 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 46% went on to university or other higher education, 6% to apprenticeships and 10% into work. 8% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

46.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 84.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are other ethnic groups (48%), Mixed (18%) and Asian (12%).

In 2026, 95 pupils (11.5%) received SEN support and 19 (2.3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a moderate learning difficulty.

The nearest railway station is Mill Hill Broadway, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Page Street Mill Hill (->e), 90 metres away.

In 2024/25, Copthall School issued 95 suspensions, 11 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 3 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Copthall School are Dollis Primary School (0.4 miles), Etz Chaim Jewish Primary School (0.5 miles), The Orion Primary School (0.6 miles) and Blessed Dominic Catholic Primary School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.