Menorah High School for GirlsNorth Brent School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in London.
Summary of the comparison
Menorah High School for Girls and North Brent School are secondary schools in London.
Menorah High School for Girls scores 81 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and North Brent School scores 67 out of 100 (grade C, average). Menorah High School for Girls is ahead on our composite score.
Menorah High School for Girls was judged Good and North Brent School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 62.5 for Menorah High School for Girls and 51.8 for North Brent School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Menorah High School for Girls (61.8 in 2021-22, 62.5 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | LondonMenorah High School for Girls | LondonNorth Brent School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B81/100Stronger figure | C67/100 | |
| Local ranking | 6th of 28 in Barnet | 16th of 16 in Brent | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Voluntary aided school | Free schools | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Girls | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 422 | 521 | |
| Capacity | 400 | 1,150 | |
| Location | London, NW2 7BZ | London, NW10 2UF | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 62.5 Stronger figure | 51.8 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 80.6% Stronger figure | 62.5% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 89.6% Stronger figure | 68.8% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 67 | 16 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 32 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 40.6 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 37.7 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 15.6% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 402 | 308 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 4.0% | 33.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 15.4% | 57.8% | |
| SEN support | 15.9% | 12.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.5% | 1.9% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.9% | 6.9% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 35.4% | 18.3% Stronger figure | 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
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.
Menorah High School for Girls
North Brent School
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