The Henrietta Barnett School, London

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, cricket, basketball, badminton, drama, chess, coding, robotics and gardening.

In 2026, pupils at The Henrietta Barnett School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 87.1, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 57.9 in Barnet and 47 across England.

100% 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 87.3.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 1.09: pupils made well above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 22 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Physics, Biology and Chemistry.

The Henrietta Barnett School is a grammar school: places go to children who reach the required standard in its entrance test, and only then are the oversubscription criteria applied.

For September 2026 entry, 220 families put The Henrietta Barnett School as their first choice and 365 named it as one of their preferences, for 120 places offered. That is 1.8 first choices for every place. 104 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The Henrietta Barnett School admits pupils through an entrance test, usually called the 11-plus. Children have to be registered for it in advance, normally in the spring or summer of Year 5; the test itself is usually sat in September of Year 6, and results come out in October, before the 31 October deadline for naming secondary schools.

Passing the test makes a child eligible rather than guaranteeing a place: when more children pass than there are places, The Henrietta Barnett School ranks them by the criteria in its admissions policy, which can include test score and distance. Check Barnet's admissions pages and the school's own policy for this year's registration deadline - a child who is not registered in time cannot sit the test.

Barnet has 3 state grammar schools in all, so a child who passes may have several selective schools to choose between.

The nearest other state secondary schools to The Henrietta Barnett School are Christ's College Finchley (0.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 56.4); Bishop Douglass School Finchley (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 47.3); The Archer Academy (1.1 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 61.6); and Hendon School (1.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.6).

The Henrietta Barnett School's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Of the 104 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 99% stayed in education or training for at least two terms.

Of the 130 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 92% went on to university or other higher education, 2% to apprenticeships and 2% into work. 85% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

3.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 43.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (66%), Mixed (11%) and Chinese (8%).

In 2026, 23 pupils (2.8%) received SEN support and 1 (0.1%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

The Henrietta Barnett School had 61 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Golders Green Station, about 1010 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).

18 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Central Square (->w), 60 metres away.

The Henrietta Barnett School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The primary schools closest to The Henrietta Barnett School are Garden Suburb Junior School (0.4 miles), Garden Suburb Infant School (0.4 miles), Brookland Infant and Nursery School (0.6 miles) and Brookland Junior School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.