Hendon School is a larger-than-average-sized school, with languages specialist status. A well-above-average proportion of students are known to be eligible for free school meals. The proportion of students whose first language is not English is well above average, as is the proportion of students from minority ethnic heritages. The proportion of students who have special educational needs and/or disabilities is average overall, with a well-above-average proportion having statements of special educational needs, mostly for hearing impairment. The school has a range of accreditations, including International School Status and Artsmark Gold award. The school has recently been selected as one of a small number of Arts Award Good Practice Centres across the country. The school has a hearing impaired unit with space for 20 students and in September 2008 opened the local authority’s first resourced provision to support students with Autism Spectrum Conditions in a mainstream secondary school. A new sixth-form centre opened in September 2011 and the school recently converted to academy status.
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