Hampstead SchoolClarion

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in London.

Summary of the comparison

Hampstead School and Clarion are secondary schools in London.

  • Hampstead School scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Clarion scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average). Clarion is ahead on our composite score.

  • Hampstead School was judged Good and Clarion was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 43.1 for Hampstead School and 44.8 for Clarion.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Hampstead School (47.1 in 2021-22, 43.1 in 2024-25) and has risen at Clarion (41.0 in 2021-22, 44.8 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Hampstead School versus Clarion compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LondonHampstead SchoolLondonClarionEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD54/100C59/100Stronger figure
Local ranking7th of 10 in Camden 25th of 27 in Barnet
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,191 689
Capacity1,320 1,052
LocationLondon, NW2 3RT London, NW2 1TR
GCSE results
Attainment 843.1 44.8 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths42.6% Stronger figure36.8% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths56.9% Stronger figure54.7% 64.8%
Entering EBacc23.8% 46.2% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score3.76 4.06 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort202 106
A-level results
A-level entries100 33
A-level average points28.7 Stronger figure28.3 35.0
A-level average gradeC C-
Best 3 A-levels points29.4 Stronger figure26.7 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects9.6% Stronger figure0.0% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,228 688
Free school meals (ever 6)55.0% 51.1%
English as an additional language35.4% 68.3%
SEN support12.8% 10.0%
SEN with an EHC plan2.8% 4.5%
Attendance
Overall absence8.6% 7.9% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence22.7% Stronger figure25.9% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

A-level average points

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Hampstead School

Clarion

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