James Allen's Girls' School
East Dulwich Grove, London, SE22 8TE
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 4 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Alex Hutchinson
- Religious ethos
- Church of England
- Constituency
- Dulwich and West Norwood
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,265
- Pupils on roll
- 1,223
- URN
- 100863
- Local authority
- Southwark
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086931181
About this school
James Allen's Girls' School is a girls' independent school in London. It teaches children aged 4 to 18 and has 1,223 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected James Allen's Girls' School under its current framework. 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
James Allen's Girls' School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1907, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 134 | 133 | 108 |
| Attainment 8 score | 66.6 | 58.0 | 56.8 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 6.5 | 5.2 | 4.9 |
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 James Allen's Girls' 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 | Southwark average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 66.6 | 48.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 58 | 45.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 56.8 | 44 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,169 |
| 2023/24 | 1,203 |
| 2024/25 | 1,212 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 1
- Pupils on SEN support
- 216
Location
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Common questions
- What ages does James Allen's Girls' School teach?
- James Allen's Girls' School teaches children aged 4 to 18. It is an independent school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of James Allen's Girls' School?
- The headteacher of James Allen's Girls' School is Mrs Alex Hutchinson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has James Allen's Girls' School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected James Allen's Girls' School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at James Allen's Girls' School?
- James Allen's Girls' School has 1,223 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 18.
- Is James Allen's Girls' School full?
- James Allen's Girls' School has capacity for 1,265 pupils and 1,223 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is James Allen's Girls' School a faith school?
- No. James Allen's Girls' School has no designated religious character.
- How have James Allen's Girls' School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 66.6 in 2022/23 and 56.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are James Allen's Girls' School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, James Allen's Girls' 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 24 July 2026.