Ashmole Academy
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,767 pupils
97% stayed in education · Attainment 8 59.9
Academy converter
Hasmonean High School for Girls
- Pupils on roll
- 570of 747 places
- Free school meals
- 7.0%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 79
- Ofsted
- Good, 20 September 2023Read the Ofsted report
What the data says
Of the 90 pupils who finished Year 11 at Hasmonean High School for Girls in 2023, none moved to a sixth form college, 3% to a further education college and none started an apprenticeship.
Among the 79 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 3% went to university (Barnet 55%, England 37%), and 46% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were well above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 63.7 against 46.1 across England and 56.7 in Barnet, with 84% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Fine Art is unusually popular at GCSE: 24% of the year group took it, against 9% of pupils across England.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Barnet and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Barnet | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 90 | 4,491 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 98% | 95% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 98% | 93% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 92% | 63% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 9% | 13% |
| — further education college | 3% | 20% | 37% |
| — other education | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 1% | 3% |
| Employment | 0% | 1% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 2% | 3% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 0% | 3% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Barnet | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 79 | 4,688 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 23% | 79% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 3% | 55% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 46% | 37% | 19% |
| Further education | 1% | 6% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 2% | 7% |
| Employment | 16% | 16% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 25% | 12% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | This school | Barnet | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 63.7 | 56.7 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 84% | 63% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 92% | 79% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 53% | 59% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 6.08 | 5.25 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 10% | 26% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 62.3 | 45.2 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 63.8 | 60.7 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 8% | 39% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 76 | 96% | 89% | 38% | 20% | 93% |
| Mathematics | 76 | 96% | 88% | 66% | 22% | 97% |
| English Literature | 75 | 95% | 86% | 37% | 21% | 96% |
| Combined Science | 72 | 91% | 65% | 64% | 9% | 93% |
| History | 45 | 57% | 41% | 67% | 26% | 96% |
| Other Classical Languages | 29 | 37% | 0% | 79% | 54% | 97% |
| Modern Hebrew | 29 | 37% | 0% | 93% | 83% | 100% |
| Business Studies | 23 | 29% | 18% | 35% | 20% | 78% |
| Fine Art | 19 | 24% | 9% | 58% | 28% | 100% |
| Geography | 18 | 23% | 41% | 56% | 25% | 89% |
| Textiles | 17 | 22% | 2% | 24% | 27% | 94% |
| Spanish | 12 | 15% | 19% | 75% | 27% | 100% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 12 | 15% | 8% | 17% | 21% | 92% |
| Music | 9 | 11% | 5% | 100% | 33% | 100% |
| Film Studies | 9 | 11% | 1% | 44% | 20% | 100% |
| Computer Science | 6 | 8% | 13% | 67% | 30% | 100% |
| French | 6 | 8% | 18% | 50% | 29% | 50% |
| Physical Education | 5 | 6% | 11% | — | 24% | — |
| Chemistry | 4 | 5% | 23% | — | 47% | — |
| Biology | 4 | 5% | 23% | — | 45% | — |
| Physics | 4 | 5% | 23% | — | 46% | — |
| Religious Studies | 1 | 1% | 31% | — | 32% | — |
| Psychology | 1 | 1% | 3% | — | 22% | — |
| German | 1 | 1% | 5% | — | 33% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | 11 | 14% | — |
| Music performance: Group | 1 | 1% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | This school | Barnet | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 160 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 77 | 3,500 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | B | B | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 41.57 | 39.61 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | B | B | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 30% | 28% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 41 | 53% | 23% |
| Mathematics | 28 | 36% | 31% |
| Biology | 19 | 25% | 20% |
| Sociology | 16 | 21% | 13% |
| Religious Studies | 15 | 19% | 4% |
| Modern Hebrew | 11 | 14% | 0% |
| Economics | 11 | 14% | 13% |
| English Literature | 11 | 14% | 11% |
| Geography | 10 | 13% | 10% |
| Chemistry | 10 | 13% | 17% |
| Business Studies | 9 | 12% | 13% |
| Textiles | 6 | 8% | 1% |
| History | 6 | 8% | 13% |
| Fine Art | — | — | 3% |
| Further Mathematics | — | — | 5% |
| Other Classical Languages | — | — | 0% |
| Physics | — | — | 12% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multimedia | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 9 | 12% | — |
| Health Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 6 | 8% | — |
| Health Studies | BTEC Level 3 National Certificate (Band D) | — | — | — |
| Health Studies | BTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D* | — | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.