Hornsey School for Girls
Inderwick Road, London, N8 9JF
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Girls
- Headteacher
- Ms Kuljit Rahelu
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Hornsey and Friern Barnet
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 810
- Pupils on roll
- 560
- URN
- 102153
- Local authority
- Haringey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02083486191
About this school
Hornsey School for Girls is a girls' community secondary school in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 560 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Hornsey School for Girls, and its latest judgement is set out below. 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 17 March 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 159 | 152 | 158 |
| Attainment 8 score | 50.9 | 49.5 | 49.7 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.29 +0.05 to +0.52 | +0.38 +0.13 to +0.62 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 51% | 48.7% | 48.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 74% | 69.1% | 73.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 39% | 32.2% | 39.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
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 Hornsey 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 | Haringey average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 50.9 | 40.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 49.5 | 41.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 49.7 | 36.4 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 754 |
| 2023/24 | 719 |
| 2024/25 | 663 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hornsey School for Girls compares
Hornsey School for Girls ranked 6th of 12 secondary schools in Haringey for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 75% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 4% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 49.7 | 11.5% | 32.7% | 560 | — |
| Greig City Academy | 41.6 | 9.9% | 43.2% | 1,137 | 0.4 miles |
| Highgate Wood Secondary School | 56.3 | 5.2% | 25.6% | 1,524 | 0.8 miles |
| Arts and Media School Islington | 38.3 | 14.9% | 66.4% | 577 | 1.0 miles |
| Park View School | 38.8 | 5.6% | 52.6% | 987 | 1.1 miles |
| Skinners' Academy | 46.4 | 10.8% | 59.6% | 939 | 1.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 32.73%
- English as an additional language
- 28.7%
- Overall absence
- 11.53%
- Persistent absence
- 39.97%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Greig City Academy0.4 miles
Secondary · London
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Highgate Wood Secondary School0.8 miles
Secondary · London
-
Arts and Media School Islington1.0 miles
Secondary · London
-
Park View School1.1 miles
Secondary · London
-
Skinners' Academy1.1 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
Hornsey School for Girls ranks 131st of the 258 ranked secondary schools in London.
- Acland Burghley School Secondary
- Ada Lovelace Church of England High School Secondary
- Addey and Stanhope School Secondary
- AIM Academy North London Secondary
- Alexandra Park School Secondary
- All Saints Catholic College Secondary
- All Saints Catholic High School Secondary
- Ark Acton Academy Secondary
- Ark All Saints Academy Secondary
- Ark Bolingbroke Academy Secondary
- Ark Burlington Danes Academy Secondary
- Ark Elvin Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Hornsey School for Girls teach?
- Hornsey School for Girls teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Hornsey School for Girls?
- The headteacher of Hornsey School for Girls is Ms Kuljit Rahelu, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hornsey School for Girls been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hornsey School for Girls, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Hornsey School for Girls?
- Hornsey School for Girls has 560 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Hornsey School for Girls full?
- Hornsey School for Girls has capacity for 810 pupils and 560 on roll (69%), 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 Hornsey School for Girls a faith school?
- No. Hornsey School for Girls has no designated religious character.
- Is Hornsey School for Girls a selective school?
- No. Hornsey School for Girls is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Hornsey School for Girls's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 50.9 in 2022/23 and 49.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hornsey School for Girls compare with other schools in Haringey?
- Hornsey School for Girls ranked 6th of 12 secondary schools in Haringey for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 75% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 4% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hornsey School for Girls's absence rate?
- Hornsey School for Girls's overall absence rate is 11.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hornsey School for Girls's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hornsey 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 29 June 2026.