Secondary school

Haverstock School

  • Community School
  • ages 11–18
  • Mixed
  • Camden
  • NW3 2BQ
  • Sixth form

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,358 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 72%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 71%71%2016/17: top 88%2017/18: top 56%2018/19: top 71%2021/22: top 42%42% · 2021/222022/23: top 71%2023/24: top 58%2024/25: top 72%No exams

A-level results

#299 of 438 London sixth forms, state and independent, 2024/25

Independent and selective (grammar) schools choose their pupils, so high results partly reflect who gets in, not only teaching. Some independent schools don't publish results.

Against London

Attainment 841.5 · London 50.12/10 Well below London−24.3 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths37% · London 51.8%2/10 Well below London−20.7 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score3.65 · London 4.562/10 Well below London−25.1 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.20 · London +0.322/10 Well below London−8.6 pts since 18/19
A level points per entry32.52 · London 34.74/10 Below−21.7 pts since 21/22
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 47 · 207 pupils · London 522016/17: 38.4 · 199 pupils · London 49.32017/18: 44.9 · 197 pupils · London 492018/19: 42.4 · 199 pupils · London 49.52021/22: 49.9 · 128 pupils · London 52.82022/23: 41.7 · 151 pupils · London 50.552023/24: 44.2 · 156 pupils · London 50.62024/25: 41.5 · 146 pupils · London 50.1549.938.4No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 31% · 199 pupils · London 48%2017/18: 41% · 197 pupils · London 48%2018/19: 43% · 199 pupils · London 48%2021/22: 53% · 128 pupils · London 58%2022/23: 43% · 151 pupils · London 53.5%2023/24: 47.4% · 156 pupils · London 55.5%2024/25: 37% · 146 pupils · London 51.8%53%31%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 21.71 · 111 pupils · London 29.292016/17: 24.13 · 80 pupils · London 30.582017/18: 25.58 · 66 pupils · London 30.892018/19: 21.56 · 75 pupils · London 31.532021/22: 38.04 · 58 pupils · London 36.842022/23: 31.53 · 88 pupils · London 33.82023/24: 30.15 · 88 pupils · London 33.672024/25: 32.52 · 87 pupils · London 34.738.0421.56No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
99 of 99 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st9999
2nd889
3rd621
Last distance offered
  • 2024/25All offered

Inspections · 2008–2024

  1. 2008Good
  2. 2011Good
  3. 2017Requires improvement
  4. 2019Good
  5. 2024Ungraded visit

4 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

1 weak areas

  • 16 to 19 study programmes

5 areas graded · 4 points to improve

Read what Ofsted said (5)

From Ofsted report, inspected Dec 2024

Strengths

  • “Pupils are happy in their school.”
  • “Everyone is made to feel welcome here because pupils treat each other with respect.”
  • “Pupils value their positive relationships with one another and adults.”

To improve

  • “In some subjects, teachers do not consistently support pupils to apply their subjectspecific vocabulary to their learning.”
  • “This limits pupils’ opportunities to deepen their understanding and to express their learning in increasingly sophisticated ways.”

Ofsted inspection report extracts, Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026878
Free school meals (past 6 years)75.9%
First language not English50.6%
SEN support13.9%
EHC plan5.9%
Absence (sessions missed)13.3%
Persistently absent pupils42.6%

Girls 43.9%Boys 56.1%

84.8% full · 1,035 places · 296 in sixth form

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 21 responses (2.3% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school95.2% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school95.2% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved95.2% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 71.4% not applicable83.3% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year66.7% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 9.5% not applicable94.7% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?52.4% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 52.4% who said Yes above90.9% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child85.7% agree
  • My child does well at this school90.5% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing90.5% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school95.2% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school90.5% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development85.7% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent100% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher14.2
Pupils per adult8.5
  • Classroom teachers 46.4
  • Leadership 15.6
  • Teaching assistants 24.6
  • Other support 33.6

Teachers 62 FTE · Whole workforce 120.2 · 127 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£13,541
Spend per pupil£13,284
Staff spend per pupil£9,575
Reserve per pupil−£268
  • −£239,623revenue reserve
  • +£228,983in-year balance

Grants £12,692 · self-generated £848 · premises £1,556 per pupil

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

156 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained88.5%
  • Education88.5%
  • Apprenticeship0%
  • Employment0%
  • Not sustained6.4%
  • Unknown5.1%

After sixth form (16–18)

115 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained72.2%
  • Education52.2%
  • Higher education52.2%
  • Apprenticeship5.2%
  • Employment14.8%
  • Not sustained16.5%
  • Unknown11.3%