Mount House School
Camlet Way, Hadley, Barnet, EN4 0NJ
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Jonathan Cooper
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Constituency
- Chipping Barnet
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 350
- Pupils on roll
- 225
- URN
- 101374
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02084496889
About this school
Mount House School is an independent school in Barnet. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 225 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Mount House 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
Mount House 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.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 42 | 56 | 54 |
| Attainment 8 score | 17.2 | 19.0 | 24.2 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 2% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 2% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.2 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Mount House 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 | Barnet average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 17.2 | 47.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 19 | 49.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 24.2 | 46.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 242 |
| 2023/24 | 260 |
| 2024/25 | 244 |
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
- 22
- Pupils on SEN support
- 76
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Windmill School0.7 miles
Free Schools · Barnet
-
Susi Earnshaw Theatre School0.8 miles
Independent schools · Barnet
-
Lyonsdown School1.2 miles
Independent schools
-
Elysium Healthcare Potters Bar Clinic School1.7 miles
Special schools · Potters Bar
-
St John's Preparatory and Senior School2.0 miles
Independent schools · Potters Bar
Other schools in Barnet
- Susi Earnshaw Theatre School Independent schools
- Brookhill Nursery School Nursery
- St Margaret's Nursery School Nursery
- Christ Church Primary School Primary
- Church Hill School Primary
- Cromer Road Primary School Primary
- Danegrove Primary School Primary
- Foulds School Primary
- Hadley Wood Primary School Primary
- Livingstone Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Monken Hadley CofE Primary School Primary
- St Catherine's RC School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Mount House School teach?
- Mount House School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is an independent school in Barnet.
- Who is the headteacher of Mount House School?
- The headteacher of Mount House School is Mr Jonathan Cooper, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Mount House School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Mount House 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 many pupils are at Mount House School?
- Mount House School has 225 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Mount House School full?
- Mount House School has capacity for 350 pupils and 225 on roll (64%), 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 Mount House School a faith school?
- No. Mount House School has no designated religious character.
- Is Mount House School a selective school?
- Yes. Mount House School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- How have Mount House School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 17.2 in 2022/23 and 24.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Mount House School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Mount House School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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.