Hendon School, London

From the headteacher's welcome: "Thank you for your interest in Hendon School. Hendon is a school of passion - where our students and staff care immensely about what they are doing, about our school values and about each other. Hendon School is a family - albeit a very large and diverse family - and we celebrate that."

Coming up: an open evening on Thursday 12 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Hendon School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 46.6, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 57.9 in Barnet and 47 across England.

45% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 66% in Barnet and 47% in England.

That is up from 44.9 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.13: pupils made below 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 42, against 50.4 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 8.4 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 25 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and Business Studies.

For September 2026 entry, 71 families put Hendon School as their first choice and 322 named it as one of their preferences, for 200 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 Hendon School are St Mary's and St John's CofE School (0.5 miles, Attainment 8 54.5); Hasmonean High School for Boys (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 60); Clarion (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.4); and The Henrietta Barnett School (1.3 miles, Good, selective, Attainment 8 87.1).

Hendon School's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Of the 213 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 88% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 23% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 83 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 69% went on to university or other higher education, 4% to apprenticeships and 7% into work. 9% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

40.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 49% 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 (25%), Black (15%) and Mixed (14%).

Hendon School has a resourced provision for hearing impairment and autism: 40 places, 41 pupils on roll.

The nearest Underground station is Hendon Central Underground Station, about 650 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bell Lane, 150 metres away.

In 2024/25, Hendon School issued 187 suspensions, 15.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to Hendon School are Independent Jewish Day School (0.1 miles), Saracens Bell Lane (0.1 miles), Hasmonean Primary School (0.2 miles) and Nancy Reuben Primary School (0.3 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.