Menorah Grammar School
Abbots Road, Edgware, HA8 0QS
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 11 to 21
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- Jewish
- Headteacher
- Rabbi Yoel Rabinowitz
- Constituency
- Hendon
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 290
- Pupils on roll
- 231
- URN
- 101387
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02089069756
About this school
Menorah Grammar School is a Jewish boys' independent school in Edgware. It teaches children aged 11 to 21 and has 231 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Menorah Grammar 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
Menorah Grammar School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 1978, 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 | 57 | 56 | 43 |
| Attainment 8 score | 37.9 | 35.1 | 31.8 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 37% | 32.1% | 20.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 58% | 60.7% | 46.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 12% | 12.5% | 2.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.8 |
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 Menorah Grammar 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 | 37.9 | 47.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 35.1 | 49.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 31.8 | 46.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 284 |
| 2023/24 | 263 |
| 2024/25 | 232 |
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
- 21
- Pupils on SEN support
- 1
Location
Nearby schools
-
Northgate School0.4 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Edgware
-
The Northgate School0.4 miles
Other types · Edgware
-
Oakbridge Special Education0.5 miles
Other types · Edgware
-
Langdon College0.7 miles
Other types · London
-
Edgware Jewish Girls - Beis Chinuch0.8 miles
Independent schools · Edgware
Other schools in Edgware
- Edgware Jewish Girls - Beis Chinuch Independent schools
- Holland House School Independent schools
- Tashbar of Edgware Independent schools
- Barnfield Primary School Primary
- Beit Shvidler Primary School Primary
- Camrose Primary With Nursery Primary
- Edgware Primary School Primary
- Goldbeaters Primary School Primary
- Krishna Avanti Primary School Primary
- Menorah Foundation School Primary
- Rosh Pinah Primary School Primary
- Saracens Broadfields Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Menorah Grammar School teach?
- Menorah Grammar School teaches children aged 11 to 21. It is an independent school in Edgware.
- Who is the headteacher of Menorah Grammar School?
- The headteacher of Menorah Grammar School is Rabbi Yoel Rabinowitz, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Menorah Grammar School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Menorah Grammar 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 Menorah Grammar School?
- Menorah Grammar School has 231 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 21.
- Is Menorah Grammar School full?
- Menorah Grammar School has capacity for 290 pupils and 231 on roll (80%), 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 Menorah Grammar School a faith school?
- Yes. Menorah Grammar School is designated Jewish.
- How have Menorah Grammar School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 37.9 in 2022/23 and 31.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Menorah Grammar School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Menorah Grammar 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.