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The Henrietta Barnett School 11+ admissions

A girls' grammar school in Barnet, for ages 11 to 18. What the school, the council and the test organisers have published about getting in.

  • Girls
  • Barnet
  • GL Assessment
  • School or consortium test

Checked 27 September 2026.

  • Which test

    GL Assessment + school-set

    First round GL; second-round written assessment. Last confirmed for September 2027 entry. Not yet confirmed for 2028.

    Details

  • Year 7 places

    120

    September 2027 entry

    Details

  • Next open event

    summer term 2027

    open day (entry cohort not confirmed)

    Details

All 3 Barnet grammar schools

Barnet grammar schools compared
SchoolForYear 7 placesGCSE Attainment 8, 2025
The Henrietta Barnett SchoolGirls12087.3
Queen Elizabeth's School, BarnetBoys–85.6
St Michael's Catholic Grammar SchoolGirls–77.8

Compare Barnet grammar schools: test, scores and results day

Which 11+ test?

Test
First round GL; second-round written assessment
Written by
GL Assessment + school-set
Which entry year
Last confirmed for September 2027 entry. Not yet confirmed for 2028.

Test type: GL Assessment, School or consortium test.

Dates for September 2028 entry

For children in Year 5 now (2026 to 2027).

Open events

open day (entry cohort not confirmed)
summer term 2027

Places and demand

How many Year 7 places there are, and how many children applied or sat the test, as published.

Places

The Henrietta Barnett School: Year 7 places and offers
EntryWhatFigure
Sept 2027Published admission number (Year 7 places)120

Ofsted and GCSE results

Last graded inspection
Good, 4 May 2022
Reports
Read the Ofsted reports

GCSE results (DfE)

The Henrietta Barnett School: GCSE performance by year
YearPupilsAttainment 8Grade 5+ in English and mathsEBacc average point scoreProgress 8
2024 to 202510487.3100%8.65Not available
2023 to 202410486.499%8.571.09
2022 to 202310487.6100%8.71.1

Appeals

A refused school place can be appealed to an independent panel; follow the decision letter and admission authority procedure. An admission appeal is different from asking for a test to be re-marked or for a selection review.

The appeal deadline will be in the offer letter.

Questions parents ask

What 11+ test does The Henrietta Barnett School use?

GL Assessment + school-set. First round GL; second-round written assessment. Last confirmed for September 2027 entry. Not yet confirmed for 2028.

How many Year 7 places does The Henrietta Barnett School have?

Published admission number (Year 7 places): 120 (September 2027 entry).

Can I appeal if my child is not offered a place at The Henrietta Barnett School?

Yes. A refused school place can be appealed to an independent panel; follow the decision letter and admission authority procedure. The deadline is in your offer letter. An appeal about a place is different from asking for a test to be re-marked or reviewed.

Sources

Where each figure on this page comes from.

  1. ea-edubase-api-prod.azurewebsites.net · School name, address, age range and type (DfE Get Information about Schools) · checked 27 September 2026
  2. hbschool.org.uk · Test provider and format, Places, Open events, Published admission number (Year 7 places) · checked 27 September 2026
  3. assets.publishing.service.gov.uk · Ofsted inspections (as at 31 August 2026) · checked 27 September 2026
  4. explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk · GCSE results 2024 to 2025 (DfE), GCSE results 2023 to 2024 (DfE), GCSE results 2022 to 2023 (DfE) · checked 27 September 2026
  5. gov.uk · How school admission appeals work · checked 27 September 2026

For anything not shown here, the school's admissions page is the source to trust.

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