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Welcome to The Henrietta Barnett School website

PLEASE CLICK HERE TO VIEW INFORMATION ABOUT HBS 2008 A LEVEL EXAM RESULTS

PLEASE CLICK HERE TO VIEW INFORMATION ABOUT HBS 2008 GCSE EXAM RESULTS

LINK TO EVENING STANDARD ARTICLE ON HBS AND QUOTE FROM HEAD TEACHER

I hope you enjoy visiting our website and finding out more about our School and its activities. 

The Henrietta Barnett School is a warm, friendly and vibrant community that prides itself on good relationships.  We are one of the top state schools in the country and have an exemplary local and national reputation for academic excellence.

We are a non-denominational voluntary aided grammar school for girls aged 11-18, founded in 1911 and situated in the peaceful surroundings of the Hampstead Garden Suburb, in a charming Lutyens-designed Grade 11* Listed Building.

Dame Henrietta Barnett strongly believed in the power of education to shape people’s lives and founded the School to provide educational opportunities of the highest quality for its pupils. She built the School on the principle that education should be open to girls from different backgrounds to study and learn together and from each other. This principle is alive and well at The Henrietta Barnett School. We regard our diversity as one of our major strengths and one of our many legacies from the founder.

We provide a broad education for all pupils that is ambitious, varied and stimulating. We are committed to developing the whole person, to encouraging girls to explore their interests in a wide variety of ways and to promoting curiosity of mind, independence of spirit and a love of learning.

In the accompanying web pages, you will be able to discover more about the broad educational experience at the School, but none of this should replace an experience of the School itself. 

We have ambitious plans for the coming year.  In July 2007 we were awarded Music College Status with English as a second subject under the Specialist Schools Status scheme.  More information about what this will mean to the School appears under the Music College Status tag.

In the last two years we have also been fortunate in receiving sufficient donations from our parents to provide additional and improved facilities, including:

  • A Fitness Suite, including a Multi-Gym to enhance the sporting facilities and a Dance/Exercise Studio to allow for greater choice of activities
  • An on-site Cafe to offer more choice of food and a place to relax
  • A PSHE Studio to facilitate better discussion and debate about issues
  • A School Play for Key Stage 3, in addition to the Senior School play
  • A computer controlled laser cutter for Design & Technology
  • A Languages Laboratory for Modern Foreign Languages - French, Spanish and German

We would be delighted to see you on one of our Open Days, to show you around the school and to answer any questions you may have. Please see our Admissions section for more information.

We look forward to seeing you soon.

Oliver Blond

Head Teacher

The Henrietta Barnett School
Central Square
Hampstead Garden Suburb
London
NW11 7BN
Tel No. 020 8458 8999
Fax No. 020 8455 8900

DCSF Number 3024752 (formerly DFES number)

 
Newsflash
PARENT GOVERNOR NOMINATIONS

The closing date for the Parent Governor nominations is Wednesday 26th November 2008.

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IMPORTANT DATES THIS WEEK

Wednesday 19th Nov - Year 9 and 10 Parents Forum in Main Hall from 6pm.

Thursday 20th Nov - Year 7 Tutor evening in Main Hall from 4pm

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Jack Petchey Achievement Awards

Some of the HBS winners of the 2007-2008 Jack Petchey Achievement Awards and the winner of the Leadership Award with the Mayor of Barnet, Cllr John Marshall.

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Visiting Speakers

AN EVENING WITH MARTIN BELL 11TH NOVEMBER  and AN EVENING WITH NICK HORNBY 13TH NOVEMBER.

 

TICKETS £5 IN ADVANCE.

 

 

PHONE JO 0208 209 9730 or email development@hbschool.org.uk  Details...

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STOP PRESS – SITE DEVELOPMENT

On 22nd September 2008 the school's planning application was approved in full.

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What's Happening

The Henrietta Barnett School judged 'outstanding' by latest OFSTED.

A whole school inspection on 4th December 2007 judged the school to be outstanding in all 26 categories.

This is a fantastic achievement by the school. Congratulations to staff, girls and parents who work so hard to make sure the school is such a positive and exciting place to learn.

Please click here to view the OFSTED report (Adobe .pdf format).

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