Press Release

The Sunday Times State School of the Year

The award is given to an outstanding school in all respects, not just because of academic achievement, and reflects the all round excellence we strive for at the school.

We are very proud of the girls and staff, past and present, and of being recognised in this way almost exactly 100 years after Henrietta Barnett founded the school.

"This all-girls school is one of the best advertisements for single sex education that you could find. It has topped our state secondary schools' performance table for three years in a row, this year by an outrageously wide margin.

Fewer than 10 independent schools can better Henrietta Barnett's achievement of 45.2% of all A-levels taken this summer returning A* grades. No other state school comes close.

The collective will to succeed among students and staff and the enthusiastic pursuit of knowledge at all ages and levels mark Henrietta Barnett out as exceptional, fully justifying its status as one of the most keenly sought after schools in Britain."

Alastair McCall, editor of The Sunday Times Schools Guide, Parent Power

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HBS tops rankings for students reaching Cambridge Qualifying Standard.

We were delighted to be named as the highest performing school in the country for students reaching the required grades to enter Cambridge University. At The Henrietta Barnett School, over 65 per cent of our student meet the grade criteria for this prestigious university.

Headteacher Oliver Blond said, "This is a marvellous achievement from staff and students and shows that The Henrietta Barnett School offers outstanding prospects and is a wonderful place for our students to learn".

Quoted from the London Evening Standard, 10th May 2012.

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HBS ranked above all North London independent and state schools in Financial Times

11th February 2013

The Financial Times’ School Rankings came out recently and showed the impressive achievement of the girls at The Henrietta Barnett School in 2012. The school is ranked in 7^th place nationally, in a table that includes all independent and state schools.

The extract from the table below shows how well the school has achieved, even when compared to all other independent and grammar schools in the North London area who are ranked in places down to 92^nd.

It is wonderful to see the exceptional achievements of the girls celebrated in this way. If you look at the rankings on the left, it is immediately apparent that girls here at out-performing many celebrated schools. The school won the Sunday Times School of the Year Award in 2011 and continues to go from strength to strength.

FT Rank	School	School type	Points per entry	% A grade per entry
1	Westminster School	Ind	281	91
5	St Paul's Girls' School	Ind	282	93
7	Henrietta Barnett School	Gram	280	91
8	Queen Elizabeth's School	Gram	277	85
12	South Hampstead High School	Ind	277	83
20	Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School	Ind	277	84
23	City of London School for Girls	Ind	274	84
24	North London Collegiate School	Ind	270	88
28	University College School	Ind	270	77
48	City of London School	Ind	263	66
53	Harrow School	Ind	268	72
66	Channing School	Ind	264	69
70	Tiffin Girls' School	Gram	264	71
71	Latymer School	Gram	265	70
85	Godolphin and Latymer School	Ind	263	72
92	Highgate School	Ind	260