 In 1978, when all the new buildings on the Hendon County site were finished, the whole school became completely integrated on one site and called by its present name Hendon School.During 1987–88 the school was threatened with closure by the London Borough of Barnet claiming falsely that it was no longer a viable institution, but by 1988–9 the school had survived the threat and was awarded Grant-maintained status by the Conservative Government.Hendon became a foundation school with the changes to state funding of education which were brought about by the School Standards and Framework Act 1998.