Lyonsdown School
3 Richmond Road, New Barnet, EN5 1SA
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Headmaster
- Mrs Rittu Hall
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- Christian
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Chipping Barnet
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 248
- Pupils on roll
- 139
- URN
- 101370
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02084490225
About this school
Lyonsdown School is a girls' independent school in Barnet. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 139 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Lyonsdown School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Lyonsdown School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1932, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Trends over time
How Lyonsdown 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 | 159 |
| 2023/24 | 160 |
| 2024/25 | 154 |
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
- 0
- Pupils on SEN support
- 20
Location
Nearby schools
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The Windmill School0.9 miles
Free Schools · Barnet
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Pavilion Study Centre1.0 miles
Local authority maintained schools · London
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Susi Earnshaw Theatre School1.0 miles
Independent schools · Barnet
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Orange Tree School1.2 miles
Special schools · London
-
Mount House School1.2 miles
Independent schools · Barnet
Common questions
- What year groups does Lyonsdown School teach?
- Lyonsdown School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is an independent school in Barnet.
- Who is the headmaster of Lyonsdown School?
- The headmaster of Lyonsdown School is Mrs Rittu Hall, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Lyonsdown School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Lyonsdown 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 Lyonsdown School?
- Lyonsdown School has 139 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Lyonsdown School full?
- Lyonsdown School has capacity for 248 pupils and 139 on roll (56%), 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 Lyonsdown School a faith school?
- No. Lyonsdown School has no designated religious character.
- Is Lyonsdown School a selective school?
- No. Lyonsdown School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Lyonsdown 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 Lyonsdown 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.