Schools / The Henrietta Barnett School
The Henrietta Barnett School
- Grammar school
- Girls
- Day
- Ages 11–18
- 812 pupils
The Henrietta Barnett School is a selective grammar school for girls in Hampstead Garden Suburb, Barnet, educating around 810 pupils aged 11 to 18. Entry is in two rounds: a first round of GL Assessment papers, from which the highest-ranked candidates (around 300) are invited to a second round of English and mathematics papers set for the school. The school, in the garden suburb founded by Dame Henrietta Barnett, consistently achieves some of the strongest GCSE results of any state school in England.
RegionLondon
DfE URN138051
The exam
Athena holds admission-route records for The Henrietta Barnett School. They are shown by entry cycle below; where the provider changes between cycles, each cycle keeps its own recorded exam.
2027 entry
Set by GL Assessment
Two rounds: Round 1 GL Assessment (English, verbal and non-verbal reasoning); Round 2 school-written English and Mathematics papers for the highest-ranked candidates.
10713 published practice questions tagged for this exam
Route record: verified · Athena schools expansion research 2026-10-27
Set by Individual schools / small consortia (no board)
Two rounds: Round 1 GL Assessment (English, verbal and non-verbal reasoning); Round 2 school-written English and Mathematics papers for the highest-ranked candidates.
1038 published practice questions tagged for this exam
Route record: verified · Athena schools expansion research 2026-10-27
2028 entry
Set by GL Assessment
Two rounds: Round 1 GL Assessment (English, verbal and non-verbal reasoning); Round 2 school-written English and Mathematics papers for the highest-ranked candidates.
10713 published practice questions tagged for this exam
Route record: verified · Athena schools expansion research 2026-10-27
Set by Individual schools / small consortia (no board)
Two rounds: Round 1 GL Assessment (English, verbal and non-verbal reasoning); Round 2 school-written English and Mathematics papers for the highest-ranked candidates.
1038 published practice questions tagged for this exam
Route record: verified · Athena schools expansion research 2026-10-27
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Key dates & preparation
2028 entry
Test: Round 1 in early September of Year 6; Round 2 in January of Year 6
Results: Round 1 outcomes in autumn 2027; Round 2 outcomes in January 2028
Offers: National Offer Day — Wednesday 1 March 2028
When to start preparing: Start preparing in the spring term of Year 5 (the standing rule: about 18 months before the test).
General guidance: this follows the rule of thumb of starting about 18 months before the test. It is not the school's own published advice.
Source: official admissions information · checked 2026-10-28
2027 entry
Test: Round 1 in early September of Year 6; Round 2 in January of Year 6
Results: Round 1 outcomes in autumn 2026; Round 2 outcomes in January 2027
Offers: National Offer Day — Monday 1 March 2027
When to start preparing: Start preparing in the spring term of Year 5 (the standing rule: about 18 months before the test).
General guidance: this follows the rule of thumb of starting about 18 months before the test. It is not the school's own published advice.
Source: official admissions information · checked 2026-10-28
Admissions rules
No catchment — open competition
Places are ranked by combined performance across the two rounds under the school’s published criteria, after the statutory priorities. There is no catchment area.
Read the school's admissions policy
Results & destinations
2025 results
GCSE: Attainment 8 score 87.3; 100% of pupils achieved grade 9-5 or above in English and maths GCSEs
DfE performance tables
A level: Average point score per A level entry 48.60 (average grade A); 70.4% of A level students achieved AAB or higher
DfE performance tables
University destinations:
- 34 offers (24%) — Oxford or Cambridge — School-published: '34 Oxbridge offers January 2025 (24% of the Year 13 year group)' (offers).
Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28 · official source · checked 2026-10-28
2024 results
GCSE: Attainment 8 score 86.4; 99% of pupils achieved grade 9-5 or above in English and maths GCSEs
DfE performance tables
A level: Average point score per A level entry 51.67 (average grade A+)
DfE performance tables
Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28
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