The Henrietta Barnett School

London, NW11 7BN · Barnet grammar school

Ofsted: Good Girls
Furthest distance offered (2024)
3.50 miles
Test board
Consortium: N/A. Each school sets own qualifying standard

Ofsted judgement breakdown (2022-05-04)

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Good
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding is effective?
Yes
Sixth form provision (where applicable)
Good

Oversubscription criteria

  1. Looked after — Looked After/Previously Looked After Children ranked in the top 300 Round One test results
  2. Pupil premium — Pupil Premium girls ranked in the top 300 Round One test results, with current-school confirmation
  3. Priority zone 3mile — Girls living within 3 miles of the school (measured at application, straight line), who sit the Round Two test — ranked by score if oversubscribed
  4. Score rank remainder — All remaining candidates, in rank score order

What the entrance test covers

Each Barnet grammar school runs its own separate test: 1. Queen Elizabeth's School (boys) — two 50-minute multiple-choice papers: English and maths (GL Assessment-based). 2. The Henrietta Barnett School (girls) — TWO ROUNDS: Round 1 is a GL Assessment-based screening test; girls who do well are invited back for Round 2, which uses the school's own internally-set papers (more demanding, written answers). Only Round 2 performance determines offers. 3. St Michael's Catholic Grammar School (girls) — tests English, maths, verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning; note the school's Catholic faith criteria also apply in oversubscription. The three tests are separate registrations on separate dates — a girl applying to both Henrietta Barnett and St Michael's sits both schools' exams.

University destinations

Oxbridge
28%
Russell Group
93%
Top-third university
91%
Any degree
98%

Of the 124-student 2019/20 leaver cohort, sustaining a higher-education destination the following year. This is the last cohort the Department for Education published with an Oxbridge/Russell Group breakdown — these categories were discontinued as official accountability measures after this release, so a more recent figure does not exist.

House prices nearby

Median price, Garden Suburb ward (Year ending Mar 2023)
£1,270,000

Median price for the school's electoral ward, year ending March 2023 — a neighbourhood-level indicator, not the school's actual admissions catchment (catchments are often smaller than a ward or span parts of several).

Data sourced from GIAS, Ofsted and official Barnet admissions publications. Figures can change year to year — always confirm with the school before applying.

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