Channing School
The Bank, Highgate, Highgate, N6 5HF
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 4 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lindsey Hughes
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Religious ethos
- Unitarian
- Constituency
- Hampstead and Highgate
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,040
- Pupils on roll
- 991
- URN
- 102162
- Local authority
- Haringey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02083402328
About this school
Channing School is a girls' independent school in Highgate. It teaches children aged 4 to 18 and has 991 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Channing School under its current framework. 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
Channing School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1912, 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 | 96 | 98 | 116 |
| Attainment 8 score | 44.0 | 22.2 | 16.0 |
| 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 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
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 Channing 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 | Haringey average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 44 | 40.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 22.2 | 41.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 16 | 36.4 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,007 |
| 2023/24 | 1,028 |
| 2024/25 | 1,015 |
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
- 225
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Harington Scheme Ltd0.1 miles
Other types · London
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Highgate School0.3 miles
Independent schools
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The Avenue Pre-Preparatory School and Nursery0.4 miles
Independent schools
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The Bridge Satellite Provision0.6 miles
Free Schools · London
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Wildwood Nature School0.7 miles
Independent schools · London
Common questions
- What year groups does Channing School teach?
- Channing School teaches children aged 4 to 18. It is an independent school in Highgate.
- Who is the headteacher of Channing School?
- The headteacher of Channing School is Mrs Lindsey Hughes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Channing School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Channing 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 big is Channing School?
- Channing School has 991 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 18.
- Is Channing School full?
- Channing School has capacity for 1,040 pupils and 991 on roll (95%), 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 Channing School a faith school?
- No. Channing School has no designated religious character.
- Is Channing School a selective school?
- Yes. Channing School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- How have Channing School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 44 in 2022/23 and 16 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Channing School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Channing 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.