Menorah High School for Girls
105 Brook Road, London, NW2 7BZ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- Jewish
- Headteacher
- Mrs Esther Pearlman
- Constituency
- Brent East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 400
- Pupils on roll
- 422
- URN
- 142627
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02082080500
About this school
Menorah High School for Girls is a Jewish girls' voluntary aided secondary school in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 422 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 4 December 2024, where inspectors found the school has improved significantly. 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 | 53 | 65 | 59 |
| Attainment 8 score | 65.1 | 69.0 | 66.7 |
| Progress 8 score | +1.37 +0.94 to +1.80 | +1.58 +1.22 to +1.93 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 85% | 90.8% | 84.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 96% | 96.9% | 91.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 75% | 76.9% | 67.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 6.2 | 6.8 | 6.4 |
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 Menorah High 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 | 65.1 | 47.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 69 | 49.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 66.7 | 46.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 389 |
| 2023/24 | 397 |
| 2024/25 | 402 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Menorah High School for Girls compares
Menorah High School for Girls ranked 4th of 27 secondary schools in Barnet for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 97% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 66.7 | 7.9% | 4% | 422 | — |
| E-ACT Crest Academy | 39.9 | 7.4% | 51.7% | 1,116 | 0.1 miles |
| North Brent School | — | 6.9% | 33.8% | 521 | 0.9 miles |
| Clarion | 44.8 | 7.9% | 51.1% | 689 | 1.2 miles |
| Hampstead School | 43.1 | 8.6% | 55% | 1,191 | 1.5 miles |
| Harris Lowe Academy Willesden | 41.6 | 8.7% | 51.2% | 1,149 | 1.6 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)
- 3.96%
- English as an additional language
- 15.4%
- Overall absence
- 7.89%
- Persistent absence
- 35.41%
Location
Nearby schools
-
E-ACT Crest Academy0.1 miles
Secondary · London
-
North Brent School0.9 miles
Secondary · London
-
Clarion1.2 miles
Secondary · London
-
Hampstead School1.5 miles
Secondary · London
-
Harris Lowe Academy Willesden1.6 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
Menorah High School for Girls ranks 9th 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 Menorah High School for Girls teach?
- Menorah High School for Girls teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Menorah High School for Girls?
- The headteacher of Menorah High School for Girls is Mrs Esther Pearlman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Menorah High School for Girls last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Menorah High 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 big is Menorah High School for Girls?
- Menorah High School for Girls has 422 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Menorah High School for Girls full?
- Menorah High School for Girls has capacity for 400 pupils and 422 on roll (106%), 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 Menorah High School for Girls a faith school?
- Yes. Menorah High School for Girls is designated Jewish.
- How have Menorah High School for Girls's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 65.1 in 2022/23 and 66.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Menorah High School for Girls rank locally?
- Menorah High School for Girls ranked 4th of 27 secondary schools in Barnet for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 97% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Menorah High School for Girls's absence rate?
- Menorah High School for Girls's overall absence rate is 7.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Menorah High School for Girls's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Menorah High 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 2 July 2026.