The Camden School for Girls
Sandall Road, London, NW5 2DB
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kateryna Law
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Holborn and St Pancras
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,040
- Pupils on roll
- 1,108
- URN
- 100054
- Local authority
- Camden
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02074853414
About this school
The Camden School for Girls is a girls' voluntary aided secondary school in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,108 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Camden School for Girls, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 116 | 119 | 117 |
| Attainment 8 score | 65.8 | 65.4 | 64.0 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.77 +0.50 to +1.04 | +0.62 +0.36 to +0.89 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 77% | 75.6% | 78.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 91% | 88.2% | 88.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 72% | 67.2% | 64.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 6.3 | 6.2 | 5.9 |
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 The Camden School for Girls 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 | 65.8 | 42.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 65.4 | 43.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 64 | 37.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,047 |
| 2023/24 | 1,068 |
| 2024/25 | 1,076 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Camden School for Girls compares
The Camden School for Girls ranked 1st of 10 secondary schools in Camden for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 96% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64 | 6.9% | 30.6% | 1,108 | — |
| Lift Beacon High | — | — | — | 414 | 0.6 miles |
| Haverstock School | 41.5 | 13.3% | 75.9% | 878 | 0.8 miles |
| Regent High School | 42.6 | 12.3% | 70.7% | 1,050 | 0.8 miles |
| Acland Burghley School | 49.9 | 8.8% | 42.8% | 1,252 | 0.8 miles |
| Parliament Hill School | 57.1 | 8% | 36.7% | 1,191 | 1.1 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 30.55%
- English as an additional language
- 19.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.92%
- Persistent absence
- 23.46%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lift Beacon High0.6 miles
Secondary · London
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Haverstock School0.8 miles
Secondary · London
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Regent High School0.8 miles
Secondary · London
-
Acland Burghley School0.8 miles
Secondary · London
-
Parliament Hill School1.1 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
The Camden School for Girls ranks 18th 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 ages does The Camden School for Girls teach?
- The Camden School for Girls teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of The Camden School for Girls?
- The headteacher of The Camden School for Girls is Mrs Kateryna Law, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Camden School for Girls been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Camden School for Girls, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at The Camden School for Girls?
- The Camden School for Girls has 1,108 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is The Camden School for Girls full?
- The Camden School for Girls has capacity for 1,040 pupils and 1,108 on roll (107%), 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 The Camden School for Girls a faith school?
- No. The Camden School for Girls has no designated religious character.
- Is The Camden School for Girls a selective school?
- No. The Camden School for Girls is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have The Camden School for Girls's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 65.8 in 2022/23 and 64 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Camden School for Girls compare with other schools in Camden?
- The Camden School for Girls ranked 1st of 10 secondary schools in Camden for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 96% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Camden School for Girls's absence rate?
- The Camden School for Girls's overall absence rate is 6.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Camden School for Girls's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Camden School for Girls'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 1 July 2026.