Shiras Devorah High School
Shiras Devorah High School is an independent school in for girls aged 11 to 18. It has 81 pupils and room for 98.
1011 Finchley Road, London, London, NW11 7HB020 7183 4858sdevorah.orgMrs Sara Craimer headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
27 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
All GCSE measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | Barnet | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 27 | 22 | 13 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | 18.9 | 43.1 | 32.5 | 58.2 | 46.8 |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | 22% | 55% | 46% | 65% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | 37% | 77% | 69% | 80% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | 1.72 | 4.46 | 3.01 | 5.40 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | 0% | 0% | 0% | 59% | 41% |
Subjects
Results came out for 7 GCSE subjects in 2025. Each figure is the share of pupils who got a grade 5 or better, next to the average for state secondaries in England.
The small number is how many pupils sat each subject. Subjects with fewer than six pupils aren't published.
Every subject against England, 2025
| Subject | Entries | Grades 9 to 7 | Grades 9 to 5 | Grades 9 to 4 | England 9 to 5 | Rank in England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 11 | 27% | 82% | 100% | 53% | – |
| English Language | 11 | 9% | 64% | 91% | 54% | – |
| Biblical Hebrew | 10 | 80% | 100% | 100% | 85% | – |
| Other Modern Languages | 10 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 49% | – |
| Geography | 9 | 0% | 33% | 100% | 51% | – |
| Combined Science | 7 | 0% | 71% | 100% | 36% | – |
| Art and Design | 6 | 50% | 100% | 100% | 58% | – |
In combined science each pupil gets two grades and we count the lower one. Rankings only include state secondaries where 20 or more pupils sat the subject.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Barnet council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 81 | 74 | 98 | 74 | 61 | 46 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 11% | 18% | 5% | 12% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 0% | 0% | 1% | 2% | 0% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lubavitch Yeshiva Ketanah of London | Independent | 360 m | 55 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| The Henrietta Barnett School | Academy (grammar) | 670 m | 812 | Good 2022 | 96 | Compare |
| Garden Suburb Junior School | Council | 680 m | 315 | Good 2022 | 77 | Compare |
| Garden Suburb Infant School | Council | 680 m | 173 | Good 2023 | 31 | Compare |
| Menorah Primary School for Boys | Jewish | 770 m | 213 | Not inspected | 98 | Compare |
| Menorah Primary School for Girls | Jewish | 780 m | 207 | Outstanding 2024 | 94 | Compare |
| Peninim | Independent | 920 m | 144 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| WENTWORTH COLLEGE | Independent | 0.6 miles | 40 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Shiras Devorah High School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Shiras Devorah High School yet.
How good are Shiras Devorah High School's GCSE results?
In summer 2025, 22% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 18.9, against 46.8 for England.
How many pupils does Shiras Devorah High School have?
81 pupils aged 11 to 18 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 98 places, so it is 83% full. It is a girls' school.
Does Shiras Devorah High School have a sixth form?
Yes.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 1011 Finchley Road, London, London, NW11 7HB
- Telephone
- 020 7183 4858
- Website
- www.sdevorah.org
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sara Craimer
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 11-18, with sixth form
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Ward
- Golders Green
- Constituency
- Finchley and Golders Green
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 13 September 2018
- URN
- 145946 · LAESTAB 3026016
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.