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Menorah High School for Girls

Voluntary aided school · London · NW2 7BZ

Ages 11–18 · 422 pupils · Barnet

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Ofsted

Improved significantly

Attainment 8

69.0

Overall absence

8.0%

Admissions demand

1.25 · Competitive

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Improved significantly

Inspection date

2025-01-20

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Progress 8+1.58
−20+2
Attainment 869.0
English & maths grade 5+91%
English & maths grade 4+97%
EBacc entry77%

EBacc APS: 6.8

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence8.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)31.0%
Unauthorised0.4%
Authorised absence
7.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.9%
Enrolments in measure
316

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.25 · Competitive

1st preferences

71

Places offered

57

1st-preference offers

57

Total preferences (any rank)
87
Preferred offers (top 3)
57
Applications from outside LA
8
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill106%

422 pupils · 400 places

Pupils on roll
422
Boys / girls
0 / 422
School capacity
400
Capacity fill
422 / 400 (106%)
Free school meals
4.1%
FSM pupils
13
Gender
Girls
School type
Voluntary aided school

Age range

Ages 11–18

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth formHas a sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Jewish
Governance
Voluntary aided school
Headteacher
Mrs Esther Pearlman

Location

Address
105 Brook Road
Postcode
NW2 7BZ
Town
London
Local authority
Barnet
District
Brent
Constituency
Brent East
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Girls voluntary aided school (secondary), Ages 11–18, in London, Barnet, 422 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form. Free school meals: 4.1%. Religious character: Jewish.

Open schools in London
1846
Secondary schools in London
249
Academies among open schools in London
23% (427)
Open schools in NW2
20
Secondary in NW2
4
Open schools in Barnet LA
176
Secondary in Barnet LA
25

Nearby secondary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in LondonNear NW2

  • E-ACT Crest Academy

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy sponsor led · Secondary

    London · NW2 7SN · Brent

    Ages 11–19

    • Att841.1
    • P8-0.0
    • EM5+39%
    • Absence9.9%

    0.1 miles away

  • North Brent School

    Ofsted: Good

    Free schools · Secondary

    London · NW10 2UF · Brent

    Ages 11–18

    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM40.3%
    • Demand0.67

    0.9 miles away

  • Clarion

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Secondary

    London · NW2 1TR · Barnet

    Ages 11–18

    • Att845.9
    • P80.4
    • EM5+40%
    • Absence7.9%

    1.2 miles away

  • Hampstead School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Secondary

    London · NW2 3RT · Camden

    Ages 11–18

    • Att841.2
    • P8-0.5
    • EM5+34%
    • Absence7.1%

    1.5 miles away

  • Harris Lowe Academy Willesden

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy sponsor led · Secondary

    London · NW10 3ST · Brent

    Ages 11–18

    • Att846.9
    • P80.2
    • EM5+45%
    • Absence8.1%

    1.6 miles away

  • Michaela Community School

    Ofsted: School remains Outstanding

    Free schools · Secondary

    London · HA9 0UU · Brent

    Ages 11–19

    • Att879.2
    • P82.6
    • EM5+96%
    • Absence3.7%

    1.7 miles away

  • Newman Catholic College

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary aided school · Secondary

    London · NW10 3RN · Brent

    Ages 11–19

    • Att839.8
    • P8-0.2
    • EM5+32%
    • Absence8.8%

    1.7 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Esther Pearlman
Telephone
02082080500
Website
www.menorahhigh.com

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