What did Ofsted judge Regent High School's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged Regent High School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in November 2012 (last graded inspection), and an ungraded inspection in February 2023 confirmed it, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Regent High School?

Regent High School has 1,050 pupils on roll.

What ages does Regent High School take?

Regent High School admits pupils aged 11 to 18.

Where is Regent High School located?

Regent High School is located in London, NW1 1RX, Camden.

How do I apply to Regent High School?

Regent High School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.

How close do you need to live to get into Regent High School?

On offer day for 2024-25 (Year 7), the furthest place offered at Regent High School was 1.49 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.

How are Year 7 places decided at Regent High School?

When Regent High School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked-after and previously looked-after children — Looked-after children or children who were previously looked‑after but immediately after being looked‑after became subject to an adoption, child arrangement or special guardianship order. This also includes previously looked after children who were in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Siblings — Applicants who have a sibling on roll at the same school who will still be on roll when they join and are living at the same address. Only siblings in Years 7 to 10 and Year 12 can be considered as siblings for secondary transfer applications. Siblings in Year 11 cannot be considered under this criterion, until they receive their GCSE results and fulfil the entry requirement for Sixth Form. Sibling refers to a brother or sister, half brother or sister, adopted brother or sister, step brother or sister, or the child of the parent or partner where the child for whom the place is sought is living in the same family unit, at the same address, as the sibling; 3. Exceptional medical or social need — Applicants whom the council accepts have an exceptional medical or social need for a place at the school. The local authority will also accept recommendations from the SEN exceptional needs panel for an applicant whose needs support a place at a particular school, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 180 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Distance measured in a straight line 'as the crow flies' from the property address to the centre of the school; if distances are exactly equal, the computer system will randomly order the priority of applicants.

What is the largest ethnic background at Regent High School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 37.2% of pupils at Regent High School are recorded as Bangladeshi. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

Regent High School: Ofsted, Results & Catchment 2026

How close did you need to live?

1.49miles

was the furthest place offered on offer day for 2024-25 (Year 7). That is how far the last place reached in ONE year — not a boundary, and not a guarantee. It moves with the number of applicants, so treat it as a guide rather than a line on a map.

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How places are decided at Regent High School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked-after and previously looked-after children — Looked-after children or children who were previously looked‑after but immediately after being looked‑after became subject to an adoption, child arrangement or special guardianship order. This also includes previously looked after children who were in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2Siblings — Applicants who have a sibling on roll at the same school who will still be on roll when they join and are living at the same address. Only siblings in Years 7 to 10 and Year 12 can be considered as siblings for secondary transfer applications. Siblings in Year 11 cannot be considered under this criterion, until they receive their GCSE results and fulfil the entry requirement for Sixth Form. Sibling refers to a brother or sister, half brother or sister, adopted brother or sister, step brother or sister, or the child of the parent or partner where the child for whom the place is sought is living in the same family unit, at the same address, as the sibling.
3Exceptional medical or social need — Applicants whom the council accepts have an exceptional medical or social need for a place at the school. The local authority will also accept recommendations from the SEN exceptional needs panel for an applicant whose needs support a place at a particular school.
4Children of staff — Children whose parent is a qualified teacher or teaching assistant, teaching at the relevant school for two years or more at the time of application and / or children of a qualified teacher, teaching at the relevant school who has been recruited to fill a vacancy for which there is a demonstrable skills shortage.
5Distance/proximity — Applicants who live closest to the preferred school. Proximity to a school is measured on a computerised mapping system, measured in a straight line ‘as the crow flies’ between the property address to the centre of the school. This criterion will be used as a ‘tie breaker’ for the first four criteria.

If two applications tie: Distance measured in a straight line 'as the crow flies' from the property address to the centre of the school; if distances are exactly equal, the computer system will randomly order the priority of applicants.

Local-authority coordinated default oversubscription criteria for London Borough of Camden's community and voluntary-controlled schools (the council is the admission authority). Some community/voluntary-controlled schools in this authority apply catchment-area, feeder-school or priority-area variants — check the individual school for its exact arrangements. Applies specifically to Camden's five named community schools (Acland Burghley, Hampstead, Haverstock, Parliament Hill, Regent High). Regent High School gives additional priority to applicants within the Holborn and Covent Garden ward priority zone, even over distance. Children with an EHCP naming the school are allocated via a separate statutory procedure outside this ranked list.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Regent High School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Regent High School's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Regent High School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in November 2012 (last graded inspection), and an ungraded inspection in February 2023 confirmed it, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Regent High School?: Regent High School has 1,050 pupils on roll.
What ages does Regent High School take?: Regent High School admits pupils aged 11 to 18.
Where is Regent High School located?: Regent High School is located in London, NW1 1RX, Camden.
How do I apply to Regent High School?: Regent High School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How close do you need to live to get into Regent High School?: On offer day for 2024-25 (Year 7), the furthest place offered at Regent High School was 1.49 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.
How are Year 7 places decided at Regent High School?: When Regent High School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked-after and previously looked-after children — Looked-after children or children who were previously looked‑after but immediately after being looked‑after became subject to an adoption, child arrangement or special guardianship order. This also includes previously looked after children who were in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Siblings — Applicants who have a sibling on roll at the same school who will still be on roll when they join and are living at the same address. Only siblings in Years 7 to 10 and Year 12 can be considered as siblings for secondary transfer applications. Siblings in Year 11 cannot be considered under this criterion, until they receive their GCSE results and fulfil the entry requirement for Sixth Form. Sibling refers to a brother or sister, half brother or sister, adopted brother or sister, step brother or sister, or the child of the parent or partner where the child for whom the place is sought is living in the same family unit, at the same address, as the sibling; 3. Exceptional medical or social need — Applicants whom the council accepts have an exceptional medical or social need for a place at the school. The local authority will also accept recommendations from the SEN exceptional needs panel for an applicant whose needs support a place at a particular school, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 180 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Distance measured in a straight line 'as the crow flies' from the property address to the centre of the school; if distances are exactly equal, the computer system will randomly order the priority of applicants.
What is the largest ethnic background at Regent High School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 37.2% of pupils at Regent High School are recorded as Bangladeshi. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at Regent High School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked-after and previously looked-after children — Looked-after children or children who were previously looked‑after but immediately after being looked‑after became subject to an adoption, child arrangement or special guardianship order. This also includes previously looked after children who were in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2Siblings — Applicants who have a sibling on roll at the same school who will still be on roll when they join and are living at the same address. Only siblings in Years 7 to 10 and Year 12 can be considered as siblings for secondary transfer applications. Siblings in Year 11 cannot be considered under this criterion, until they receive their GCSE results and fulfil the entry requirement for Sixth Form. Sibling refers to a brother or sister, half brother or sister, adopted brother or sister, step brother or sister, or the child of the parent or partner where the child for whom the place is sought is living in the same family unit, at the same address, as the sibling.
3Exceptional medical or social need — Applicants whom the council accepts have an exceptional medical or social need for a place at the school. The local authority will also accept recommendations from the SEN exceptional needs panel for an applicant whose needs support a place at a particular school.
4Children of staff — Children whose parent is a qualified teacher or teaching assistant, teaching at the relevant school for two years or more at the time of application and / or children of a qualified teacher, teaching at the relevant school who has been recruited to fill a vacancy for which there is a demonstrable skills shortage.
5Distance/proximity — Applicants who live closest to the preferred school. Proximity to a school is measured on a computerised mapping system, measured in a straight line ‘as the crow flies’ between the property address to the centre of the school. This criterion will be used as a ‘tie breaker’ for the first four criteria.

Regent High School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Regent High School's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Regent High School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in November 2012 (last graded inspection), and an ungraded inspection in February 2023 confirmed it, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Regent High School?: Regent High School has 1,050 pupils on roll.
What ages does Regent High School take?: Regent High School admits pupils aged 11 to 18.
Where is Regent High School located?: Regent High School is located in London, NW1 1RX, Camden.
How do I apply to Regent High School?: Regent High School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How close do you need to live to get into Regent High School?: On offer day for 2024-25 (Year 7), the furthest place offered at Regent High School was 1.49 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.
How are Year 7 places decided at Regent High School?: When Regent High School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked-after and previously looked-after children — Looked-after children or children who were previously looked‑after but immediately after being looked‑after became subject to an adoption, child arrangement or special guardianship order. This also includes previously looked after children who were in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Siblings — Applicants who have a sibling on roll at the same school who will still be on roll when they join and are living at the same address. Only siblings in Years 7 to 10 and Year 12 can be considered as siblings for secondary transfer applications. Siblings in Year 11 cannot be considered under this criterion, until they receive their GCSE results and fulfil the entry requirement for Sixth Form. Sibling refers to a brother or sister, half brother or sister, adopted brother or sister, step brother or sister, or the child of the parent or partner where the child for whom the place is sought is living in the same family unit, at the same address, as the sibling; 3. Exceptional medical or social need — Applicants whom the council accepts have an exceptional medical or social need for a place at the school. The local authority will also accept recommendations from the SEN exceptional needs panel for an applicant whose needs support a place at a particular school, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 180 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Distance measured in a straight line 'as the crow flies' from the property address to the centre of the school; if distances are exactly equal, the computer system will randomly order the priority of applicants.
What is the largest ethnic background at Regent High School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 37.2% of pupils at Regent High School are recorded as Bangladeshi. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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