Beth Jacob Grammar School for Girls
Stratford Road, Hendon, London, NW4 2AT
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 11 to 17
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Rabbi Mendel Chissick
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- Jewish
- Constituency
- Hendon
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 345
- Pupils on roll
- 370
- URN
- 101388
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Telephone
- 02082034322
About this school
Beth Jacob Grammar School for Girls is a girls' independent school in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 17 and has 370 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Beth Jacob Grammar School for Girls 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
Beth Jacob Grammar School for Girls has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in December 1980, 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 | 63 | 58 | 46 |
| Attainment 8 score | 56.6 | 52.7 | 53.6 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 75% | 67.2% | 69.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 90% | 86.2% | 78.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 43% | 37.9% | 23.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.4 | 5.0 | 4.9 |
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 Beth Jacob Grammar School for Girls 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 | 56.6 | 47.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 52.7 | 49.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 53.6 | 46.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 320 |
| 2023/24 | 332 |
| 2024/25 | 337 |
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
- 4
- Pupils on SEN support
- 16
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ateres Beis Yaakov0.2 miles
Independent schools
-
Brampton College0.2 miles
Independent schools · London
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Hendon Preparatory School0.3 miles
Independent schools
-
Tiferes High School0.3 miles
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Talmud Torah Tiferes Shlomo0.3 miles
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Common questions
- What ages does Beth Jacob Grammar School for Girls teach?
- Beth Jacob Grammar School for Girls teaches children aged 11 to 17. It is an independent school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Beth Jacob Grammar School for Girls?
- The headteacher of Beth Jacob Grammar School for Girls is Rabbi Mendel Chissick, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Beth Jacob Grammar School for Girls been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Beth Jacob Grammar School for Girls 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 Beth Jacob Grammar School for Girls?
- Beth Jacob Grammar School for Girls has 370 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 17.
- Is Beth Jacob Grammar School for Girls full?
- Beth Jacob Grammar School for Girls has capacity for 345 pupils and 370 on roll (107%), so it is at or above 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 Beth Jacob Grammar School for Girls a faith school?
- No. Beth Jacob Grammar School for Girls has no designated religious character.
- Is Beth Jacob Grammar School for Girls a selective school?
- No. Beth Jacob Grammar School for Girls is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Beth Jacob Grammar School for Girls's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 56.6 in 2022/23 and 53.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Beth Jacob Grammar School for Girls's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Beth Jacob Grammar School for Girls'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.