Hampstead SchoolMenorah High School for Girls

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

Summary of the comparison

Hampstead School and Menorah High School for Girls are secondary schools in London.

  • Hampstead School scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Menorah High School for Girls scores 81 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Menorah High School for Girls is ahead on our composite score.

  • Hampstead School was judged Good and Menorah High School for Girls was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 43.1 for Hampstead School and 66.7 for Menorah High School for Girls.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Hampstead School (47.1 in 2021-22, 43.1 in 2024-25) and has risen at Menorah High School for Girls (61.8 in 2021-22, 66.7 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Hampstead School versus Menorah High School for Girls compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LondonHampstead SchoolLondonMenorah High School for GirlsEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD54/100B81/100Stronger figure
Local ranking7th of 10 in Camden 5th of 27 in Barnet
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Voluntary aided school
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderMixed Girls
Pupils on roll1,191 422
Capacity1,320 400
LocationLondon, NW2 3RT London, NW2 7BZ
GCSE results
Attainment 843.1 66.7 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths42.6% 84.7% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths56.9% 91.5% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc23.8% 67.8% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score3.76 6.42 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort202 59
A-level results
A-level entries100 32
A-level average points28.7 40.6 Stronger figure35.0
A-level average gradeC B
Best 3 A-levels points29.4 37.7 Stronger figure35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects9.6% 15.6% Stronger figure17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,228 402
Free school meals (ever 6)55.0% 4.0%
English as an additional language35.4% 15.4%
SEN support12.8% 15.9%
SEN with an EHC plan2.8% 2.5%
Attendance
Overall absence8.6% 7.9% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence22.7% Stronger figure35.4% 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

Menorah High School for Girls

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