Parliament Hill School
Highgate Road, London, NW5 1RL
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Headteacher
- Ms Sarah Creasey
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Hampstead and Highgate
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,164
- Pupils on roll
- 1,191
- URN
- 100050
- Local authority
- Camden
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02074857077
About this school
Parliament Hill School is a girls' community secondary school in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,191 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 174 | 177 | 179 |
| Attainment 8 score | 59.1 | 58.9 | 57.1 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.61 +0.39 to +0.83 | +0.50 +0.28 to +0.72 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 67% | 70.1% | 59.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 86% | 80.8% | 74.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 45% | 43.5% | 41.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.1 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Parliament Hill School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Camden average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 59.1 | 42.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 58.9 | 43.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 57.1 | 37.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,249 |
| 2023/24 | 1,218 |
| 2024/25 | 1,229 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Parliament Hill School compares
Parliament Hill School ranked 2nd of 10 secondary schools in Camden for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 90% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 17% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57.1 | 8% | 36.7% | 1,191 | — |
| William Ellis School | 48.2 | 11.6% | 56.6% | 771 | 0.1 miles |
| La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School | 48.5 | 7.7% | 44.9% | 550 | 0.1 miles |
| Acland Burghley School | 49.9 | 8.8% | 42.8% | 1,252 | 0.4 miles |
| St Aloysius' College | — | — | — | 341 | 0.9 miles |
| Lift Beacon High | — | — | — | 414 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
- 22 May 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report9 February 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 36.72%
- English as an additional language
- 31.1%
- Overall absence
- 7.96%
- Persistent absence
- 25%
Location
Nearby schools
-
William Ellis School0.1 miles
Secondary · London
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La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School0.1 miles
Secondary · London
-
Acland Burghley School0.4 miles
Secondary · London
-
St Aloysius' College0.9 miles
Secondary · London
-
Lift Beacon High0.9 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
Parliament Hill School ranks 55th of the 258 ranked secondary schools in London.
- Acland Burghley School Secondary
- Ada Lovelace Church of England High School Secondary
- Addey and Stanhope School Secondary
- AIM Academy North London Secondary
- Alexandra Park School Secondary
- All Saints Catholic College Secondary
- All Saints Catholic High School Secondary
- Ark Acton Academy Secondary
- Ark All Saints Academy Secondary
- Ark Bolingbroke Academy Secondary
- Ark Burlington Danes Academy Secondary
- Ark Elvin Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Parliament Hill School teach?
- Parliament Hill School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Parliament Hill School?
- The headteacher of Parliament Hill School is Ms Sarah Creasey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Parliament Hill School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Parliament Hill School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Parliament Hill School?
- Parliament Hill School has 1,191 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Parliament Hill School full?
- Parliament Hill School has capacity for 1,164 pupils and 1,191 on roll (102%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Parliament Hill School a faith school?
- No. Parliament Hill School has no designated religious character.
- Is Parliament Hill School a selective school?
- No. Parliament Hill School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Parliament Hill School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 59.1 in 2022/23 and 57.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Parliament Hill School rank locally?
- Parliament Hill School ranked 2nd of 10 secondary schools in Camden for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 90% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 17% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Parliament Hill School's absence rate?
- Parliament Hill School's overall absence rate is 8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Parliament Hill School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Parliament Hill School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.