Hasmonean High School for Girls
2 - 4 Page Street, Mill Hill, London, NW7 2EU
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- Jewish
- Trust
- HASMONEAN MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Alice Lucas
- Constituency
- Hendon
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 747
- Pupils on roll
- 570
- URN
- 147238
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02082031411
About this school
Hasmonean High School for Girls is a Jewish girls' secondary academy in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 570 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 90 | 85 | 79 |
| Attainment 8 score | 61.3 | 62.1 | 63.7 |
| Progress 8 score | +1.03 +0.70 to +1.36 | +1.21 +0.88 to +1.54 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 72% | 72.9% | 83.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 87% | 82.4% | 92.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 54% | 49.4% | 53.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.9 | 5.8 | 6.1 |
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 Hasmonean 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 | 61.3 | 47.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 62.1 | 49.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 63.7 | 46.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 581 |
| 2023/24 | 583 |
| 2024/25 | 585 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hasmonean High School for Girls compares
Hasmonean High School for Girls ranked 5th of 27 secondary schools in Barnet for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 95% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63.7 | 7.3% | 9.1% | 570 | — |
| Copthall School | 47.4 | 8.4% | 45.2% | 829 | 0.3 miles |
| St James' Catholic High School | 51.4 | 7.6% | 32.7% | 1,243 | 0.4 miles |
| Saracens High School | 47.1 | 5.8% | 58.8% | 1,170 | 0.6 miles |
| Hasmonean High School for Boys | 56.5 | 8.1% | 10.3% | 788 | 1.0 miles |
| Hendon School | 44.9 | 9.5% | 44.9% | 1,145 | 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)
- 9.13%
- English as an additional language
- 9.4%
- Overall absence
- 7.27%
- Persistent absence
- 21.53%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Copthall School0.3 miles
Secondary · London
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St James' Catholic High School0.4 miles
Secondary · London
-
Saracens High School0.6 miles
Secondary · London
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Hasmonean High School for Boys1.0 miles
Secondary · London
-
Hendon School1.4 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
Hasmonean High School for Girls ranks 21st 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 Hasmonean High School for Girls teach?
- Hasmonean High School for Girls teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Hasmonean High School for Girls?
- The headteacher of Hasmonean High School for Girls is Mrs Alice Lucas, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hasmonean High School for Girls last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hasmonean 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 Hasmonean High School for Girls?
- Hasmonean High School for Girls has 570 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Hasmonean High School for Girls full?
- Hasmonean High School for Girls has capacity for 747 pupils and 570 on roll (76%), 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 Hasmonean High School for Girls a faith school?
- Yes. Hasmonean High School for Girls is designated Jewish.
- Who runs Hasmonean High School for Girls?
- Hasmonean High School for Girls is part of HASMONEAN MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Hasmonean High School for Girls's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 61.3 in 2022/23 and 63.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hasmonean High School for Girls rank locally?
- Hasmonean High School for Girls ranked 5th of 27 secondary schools in Barnet for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 95% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hasmonean High School for Girls's absence rate?
- Hasmonean High School for Girls's overall absence rate is 7.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hasmonean High School for Girls's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hasmonean 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 10 July 2026.