Camden School for Girls

Camden School for Girls provides an excellent education for all its students. At the heart of our success is our determination to make learning enjoyable, interesting and stimulating. We are ambitious for every young person in our school, and our commitment to their success is combined with very strong pastoral work to make sure that students feel happy, safe and supported at all times.

We enable our students to find their own voices and develop their own opinions by encouraging a broad understanding of the world, a social conscience and a considerate approach to other people. Every student is valued, and we encourage all students to value other people as well. Our aim is to nurture caring, confident, responsible and mature young adults who are ready to go on to the next stage of their education.

We offer a wide-ranging academic and vocational curriculum in the main school and A levels in the Sixth Form. Our teachers are highly qualified specialists who make learning enjoyable and accessible. They are enthusiastic and dedicated individuals who make sure that every student achieves to her or his full potential.

Camden School for Girls has a strong record of academic success which is reflected in its outstanding GCSE and A level results. Both achievement and progress (the improvement students make in their learning from their starting points) are well above the national average.

Camden School for Girls has been graded outstanding in every category in every Ofsted inspection it has received. In 2013 Camden School for Girls was named one of the top 100 best performing schools in the country by Schools Minister David Laws in recognition of our exceptional examination results.

Our students are talented resourceful, confident and creative individuals. Through their Sixth Form experience we endeavour to ensure that they leave qualified, stimulated and well-prepared for the challenges of life.

Our school has a reputation for academic excellence balanced with a rich programme of extracurricular activities delivered in a welcoming environment. We respect our students and treat them as individuals. We try to involve everyone in taking an active part in the community thereby enriching the Sixth Form experience.

The last OFSTED report stated: 'What makes this school outstanding are exceptional leadership, and strong teaching and learning enhanced by a top class curriculum and caring ethos. However, students themselves are also key contributors because of their own attitudes, hard work and determination to excel"

"Provision in the sixth form is outstanding. Because of excellent teaching, a stimulating curriculum and their own positive attitudes to learning, students attain very high standards and make excellent progress in their achievement and personal development. Standards are consistently well above local and national averages and are improving year-on-year at the highest levels. Teaching allows students to develop their own creativity with appropriate support".

"Effective leadership and management of the sixth form can be seen in the exemplary monitoring of students' academic progress, and the care and guidance they provide so that students leave as confident and well-rounded young people. Parents and students, including those who join from other schools, speak very highly of the induction programme, which helps from early on to welcome them into a vibrant and supportive community".

"Students respond well to this and make their own significant contribution to the ethos and management of the school. They develop the confidence which enables them, including the young men, to speak of belonging to 'Camden Girls' with pride."

Every Monday morning we hold a Sixth Form Assembly all students are expected to attend unless they have an out of grid subject lesson.

We hold stimuating debates and encourage our students to take on current and divisive issues.

Speakers are invited from all kinds of professions and backgrounds to come in and talk to our students. We have been very fortunate to have had in the past many interesting, thought provoking and sometimes controversial talks.