Clarion
Claremont Road, Cricklewood, London, NW2 1TR
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- WHITEFIELD SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Mr Christopher Hunt
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Finchley and Golders Green
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,052
- Pupils on roll
- 689
- URN
- 137361
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02084554114
About this school
Clarion is a secondary academy in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 689 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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 8 December 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 | 130 | 110 | 106 |
| Attainment 8 score | 39.5 | 45.9 | 44.8 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.10 -0.19 to +0.38 | +0.44 +0.16 to +0.73 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 30% | 40% | 36.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 48% | 64.5% | 54.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 43% | 50.9% | 46.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
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 Clarion 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 | 39.5 | 47.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 45.9 | 49.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 44.8 | 46.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 758 |
| 2023/24 | 681 |
| 2024/25 | 688 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Clarion compares
Clarion ranked 26th of 27 secondary schools in Barnet for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 56% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 17% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44.8 | 7.9% | 51.1% | 689 | — |
| Hendon School | 44.9 | 9.5% | 44.9% | 1,145 | 0.8 miles |
| Menorah High School for Girls | 66.7 | 7.9% | 4% | 422 | 1.2 miles |
| E-ACT Crest Academy | 39.9 | 7.4% | 51.7% | 1,116 | 1.2 miles |
| Hampstead School | 43.1 | 8.6% | 55% | 1,191 | 1.3 miles |
| The Henrietta Barnett School | 87.3 | 4.9% | 6.3% | 812 | 1.4 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)
- 51.12%
- English as an additional language
- 68.3%
- Overall absence
- 7.92%
- Persistent absence
- 25.93%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hendon School0.8 miles
Secondary · London
-
Menorah High School for Girls1.2 miles
Secondary · London
-
E-ACT Crest Academy1.2 miles
Secondary · London
-
Hampstead School1.3 miles
Secondary · London
-
The Henrietta Barnett School1.4 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
Clarion ranks 195th 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 year groups does Clarion teach?
- Clarion teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Clarion?
- The headteacher of Clarion is Mr Christopher Hunt, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Clarion last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Clarion, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Clarion?
- Clarion has 689 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Clarion full?
- Clarion has capacity for 1,052 pupils and 689 on roll (65%), 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 Clarion a faith school?
- No. Clarion has no designated religious character.
- Is Clarion a selective school?
- No. Clarion is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Clarion?
- Clarion is part of WHITEFIELD SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Clarion have?
- The schools register lists Clarion's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Clarion's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 39.5 in 2022/23 and 44.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Clarion rank locally?
- Clarion ranked 26th of 27 secondary schools in Barnet for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 56% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 17% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Clarion's absence rate?
- Clarion's overall absence rate is 7.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Clarion's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Clarion'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 1 July 2026.