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Girls' schools in Camden

All 9 girls' schools in Camden.

9 schools in Camden

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  1. Parliament Hill School

    London, NW5 1RL · State · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Girls
    • Has a sixth form

    Results close to the Camden girls schools average.

    183 first choices, 179 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 6

    Camden girls schools Grade 6England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 15Camden girls schools about 14
    Pupils
    1,191
    View school Parliament Hill School
  2. The Camden School for Girls

    London, NW5 2DB · State · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Girls
    • Has a sixth form

    Results above the Camden girls schools average.

    254 first choices, 116 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 7

    Camden girls schools Grade 6England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 13Camden girls schools about 14
    Pupils
    1,108
    View school The Camden School for Girls
  3. La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School

    London, NW5 1RP · State · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls

    • Ofsted:Good in every area
    • Catholic
    • Girls
    • Has a sixth form

    Results below the Camden girls schools average.

    28 first choices, 62 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5

    Camden girls schools Grade 6England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 15Camden girls schools about 14
    Pupils
    550
    View school La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School
  4. Sarum Hall School

    London, NW3 3EL · Independent · Primary · Ages 3 to 11 · Girls

    • ISI:Inspected
    • Church of England
    • Girls
    • Has a nursery

    Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed a year
    –Camden girls schools about 14
    Pupils
    184
    View school Sarum Hall School
  5. South Hampstead High School GDST

    London, NW3 5SS · Independent · All-through · Ages 4 to 19 · Girls

    • ISI:Inspected
    • Girls
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed a year
    –Camden girls schools about 14
    Pupils
    961
    View school South Hampstead High School GDST
  6. St Christopher's School

    London, NW3 5AE · Independent · Primary · Ages 4 to 11 · Girls

    • ISI:Inspected
    • Faith school
    • Girls
    • Grammar

    Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed a year
    –Camden girls schools about 14
    Pupils
    253
    View school St Christopher's School
  7. St Margaret's School

    London, NW3 7SR · Independent · All-through · Ages 4 to 16 · Girls

    • ISI:Inspected
    • Girls
    • Grammar

    Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed a year
    –Camden girls schools about 14
    Pupils
    152
    View school St Margaret's School
  8. St Mary's School, Hampstead

    Nw3 6pg · Independent · Primary · Ages 2 to 11 · Girls

    • ISI:Inspected
    • Catholic
    • Girls
    • Has a nursery

    Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed a year
    –Camden girls schools about 14
    Pupils
    194
    View school St Mary's School, Hampstead
  9. The Cavendish School

    London, NW1 7HB · Independent · Primary · Ages 3 to 11 · Girls

    • ISI:Inspected
    • Catholic
    • Girls
    • Has a nursery

    Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed a year
    –Camden girls schools about 14
    Pupils
    194
    View school The Cavendish School
The big picture

How Camden's girls' schools spread out

Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.

GCSE score (Attainment 8)

Average score across each pupil's best eight GCSEs.

Camden 59.9England 46.2La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School: 54.4Parliament Hill School: 58.6The Camden School for Girls: 65.1020406080
Girls' schools in Camden

Days missed

Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.

Camden average 7.5%The Camden School for Girls: 6.9%La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School: 7.7%Parliament Hill School: 8%0%4%8%12%16%
Girls' schools in Camden

Ofsted grades in Camden

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 7 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.

  • Outstanding: 1 of 2
  • Good: 1 of 2
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 2
  • Inadequate: 0 of 2
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Camden

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    5 of the 9 girls' schools in Camden have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

    Show schools with no religious character
  2. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

    Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.

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About these schools

Girls' schools in Camden, explained

There are 9 girls' schools in Camden, teaching 4,787 children. 3 are run by the council and 0 are academies or free schools. Among them are 6 independent schools.

100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 1 of them is Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

Pupils in Camden girls schools scored an average Attainment 8 of 59.9 across their best eight GCSEs, against 46.2 across England.

29.5% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £11,089 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 24.5% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

Looking further afield? See girls' schools near me, or everything in Camden.

Questions

Questions parents ask

How many girls schools are in Camden?
There are 9 girls schools in Camden, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best girls schools in Camden?
The highest-ranked girls schools in Camden on Eduscope are Parliament Hill School, The Camden School for Girls and La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding girls schools are in Camden?
Camden has 1 girls schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 1 are rated Good, meaning 100% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are girls schools in Camden ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Camden girls schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across girls schools in Camden is 14:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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