Hendon Preparatory School
20 Tenterden Grove, Hendon, NW4 1TD
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headmaster
- Mr Matthew Foley
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Hendon
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 200
- Pupils on roll
- 104
- URN
- 101368
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02082037727
About this school
Hendon Preparatory School is an independent school in Barnet. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 104 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Hendon Preparatory School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Hendon Preparatory School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in October 1957, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Trends over time
How Hendon Preparatory School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 166 |
| 2023/24 | 155 |
| 2024/25 | 133 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 1
- Pupils on SEN support
- 9
Location
Nearby schools
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Kisharon College0.1 miles
Other types · London
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Kisharon School0.2 miles
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Brampton College0.3 miles
Independent schools · London
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Beth Jacob Grammar School for Girls0.3 miles
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Ateres Beis Yaakov0.5 miles
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Common questions
- What year groups does Hendon Preparatory School teach?
- Hendon Preparatory School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is an independent school in Barnet.
- Who is the headmaster of Hendon Preparatory School?
- The headmaster of Hendon Preparatory School is Mr Matthew Foley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hendon Preparatory School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Hendon Preparatory School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Hendon Preparatory School?
- Hendon Preparatory School has 104 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Hendon Preparatory School full?
- Hendon Preparatory School has capacity for 200 pupils and 104 on roll (52%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Hendon Preparatory School a faith school?
- No. Hendon Preparatory School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hendon Preparatory School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Hendon Preparatory School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.