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Hampstead School[1]

Secondary · ages 11–18

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 38 38.4 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL C C 2024/25[3]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
38.4 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
25.4% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
4% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
-0.46 2023/24[4]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[5]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[5]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 43.1[6] 42.6%[6]
2023/24 41.2[4] 33.5%[4] -0.46[4]
2022/23 44.6[7] 43%[7] -0.03[7]
2021/22 47.1[8] 45%[8] +0.14[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
C 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
9.6% 2024/25[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 C-[10] 3.7%[10]
2022/23 C[11] 16.9%[11]
2021/22 B-[12] 17.1%[12]
2018/19 D-[13] 8.2%[13]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
93% 2022/23[14]
School sixth form
59% 2022/23[14]
Sixth-form college
8% 2022/23[14]
Further education college
24% 2022/23[14]
Apprenticeship
1% 2022/23[14]
Employment
1% 2022/23[14]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 97%[15] 62%[15] 8%[15] 26%[15] 1%[15] 1%[15]
2020/21 98%[16] 73%[16] 4%[16] 18%[16] 1%[16] 0%[16]
2019/20 96%[17] 75%[17] 6%[17] 12%[17] 1%[17]
2018/19 95%[18] 66%[18] 6%[18] 20%[18] 1%[18] 1%[18]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
81% 2022/23[19]
Education
63% 2022/23[19]
Apprenticeship
5% 2022/23[19]
Employment
13% 2022/23[19]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 79%[20] 62%[20] 5%[20] 13%[20]
2020/21 86%[21] 77%[21] 2%[21] 7%[21]
2019/20 73%[22] 65%[22] 3%[22] 5%[22]
2018/19 82%[23] 68%[23] 0%[23] 14%[23]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
72% 2021/22[24]
Top third of most selective universities
25% 2021/22[24]
Russell Group universities
23% 2019/20[25]
Oxford or Cambridge
0% 2019/20[25]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 87%[26] 24%[26]
2019/20 79%[25] 24%[25] 23%[25] 0%[25]
2018/19 77%[27] 11%[27] 10%[27] 0%[27]
2017/18 66%[28] 18%[28] 18%[28] 0%[28]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
19 Apr 2023[29]
Type
S5 Inspection[29]
Report published
15 Jun 2023[29]
Personal development
Good[29]
Quality of education
Good[29]
Overall effectiveness
Good[29]
Behaviour and attitudes
Good[29]
Safeguarding is effective
Yes[29]
Sixth form provision (where applicable)
Good[29]
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Good[29]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
19 Oct 2021[30] Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools[30] No overall grade[30]
13 Sep 2016[31] Maintained Academy and School Short inspection[31] No overall grade[31]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
2.5 Entry Sept 2026[32]
Applications (any preference)
350 Entry Sept 2026[32]
First preferences
106 Entry Sept 2026[32]
Places offered
142 Entry Sept 2026[32]
First preferences per place
0.7 Entry Sept 2026[32]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 406[32] 112[32] 158[32] 2.6[32] 0.7[32]
Entry Sept 2024 429[32] 136[32] 178[32] 2.4[32] 0.8[32]
Entry Sept 2023 461[32] 140[32] 186[32] 2.5[32] 0.8[32]
Entry Sept 2022 514[32] 165[32] 210[32] 2.4[32] 0.8[32]

Character & practicalities

Type
Community school[1]
Ages
11–18[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
1320[1]
Local authority
Camden[1]
Website
http://www.hampstead.school[1]
District
Camden[33]
Postcode
NW2 3RT[1]
URN
100052[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
1228 2024/25[34]
English as an additional language
35.4% 2024/25[34]
SEN support
12.8% 2024/25[34]
EHC plan
2.8% 2024/25[34]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
55% 2024/25[34]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
24.1%[35]
Mixed
12.8%[35]
Asian
22.6%[35]
Black
18.7%[35]
Any other ethnic group
14.5%[35]
Unclassified
7.3%[35]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

Sources

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    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
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    Quote
    Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021, and alternative processes were set up to award grades.
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