Shiras Devorah High School
1011 Finchley Road, LONDON, NW11 7HB
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sara Craimer
- Religious ethos
- Orthodox Jewish
- Constituency
- Finchley and Golders Green
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 98
- Pupils on roll
- 81
- URN
- 145946
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02071834858
About this school
Shiras Devorah High School is a girls' independent school in Barnet. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 81 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Shiras Devorah High 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
Shiras Devorah High School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2018, 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 | 13 | 22 | 27 |
| Attainment 8 score | 32.5 | 43.1 | 18.9 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 46% | 54.5% | 22.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 69% | 77.3% | 37% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.0 | 4.5 | 1.7 |
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 Shiras Devorah High 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 | 32.5 | 47.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 43.1 | 49.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 18.9 | 46.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 74 |
| 2023/24 | 98 |
| 2024/25 | 74 |
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
- 2
- Pupils on SEN support
- 9
Location
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Common questions
- What ages does Shiras Devorah High School teach?
- Shiras Devorah High School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is an independent school in Barnet.
- Who is the headteacher of Shiras Devorah High School?
- The headteacher of Shiras Devorah High School is Mrs Sara Craimer, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Shiras Devorah High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Shiras Devorah High 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 many pupils are at Shiras Devorah High School?
- Shiras Devorah High School has 81 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Shiras Devorah High School full?
- Shiras Devorah High School has capacity for 98 pupils and 81 on roll (83%), 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 Shiras Devorah High School a faith school?
- No. Shiras Devorah High School has no designated religious character.
- How have Shiras Devorah High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 32.5 in 2022/23 and 18.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Shiras Devorah High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Shiras Devorah High 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.