Parliament Hill School
Secondary · Community school · Girls · Camden
Highgate Road, London, NW5 1RL
84
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 22/05/2024
Application demand
61%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
92.0%
25.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,191
Capacity used
Over capacity102%
1,164 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
61%
1st preference success rate
133 of 217 families who put it first got an offer
176
Places offered
693
Total applications
3.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 217 | 133 | ● 61% |
| 2nd preference | 206 | 33 | ● 16% |
| 3rd preference | 137 | 7 | ● 5% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 133 | 3 | ● 2% |
| Total | 693 | 176 | 25% |
1st preference success by year
Camden lets families list 6 preferences. 294 applications came from outside the council area (50 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Girls
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Sarah Creasey
- Address
- Highgate Road, London, NW5 1RL
- Phone
- 02074857077
- Local authority
- Camden
- Ward / constituency
- Highgate · Hampstead and Highgate
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 100050
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 38% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 33% | — | — |
| SEN support | 15% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
1,191 pupils · 1,164 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
22 May 2024
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding - 23
09 February 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 920 pupils
Attendance
92.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
25.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 58.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.50 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 70% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 81% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.38 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 38.39 | — | — |
Average grade: B (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 57.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 59.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 74.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 41.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.12 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 179 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 34.45 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 5.9% | 17% |
| A-level students | 114 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 177 | 36% | 68% | 83% | |
| English Literature | 175 | 33% | 68% | 82% | |
| Mathematics | 174 | 40% | 68% | 81% | |
| Combined Science | 124 | 19% | 52% | 69% | |
| Social Studies | 95 | 47% | 73% | 81% | |
| History | 91 | 47% | 73% | 79% | |
| Religious Studies | 74 | 49% | 73% | 81% | |
| Geography | 57 | 30% | 54% | 67% | |
| Art and Design | 56 | 52% | 79% | 88% | |
| Biology | 50 | 78% | 100% | 100% | |
| Physics | 50 | 84% | 100% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 50 | 74% | 100% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 38 | 3% | 16% | 45% | |
| Biology | 31 | 0% | 16% | 35% | |
| Mathematics | 24 | 17% | 42% | 58% | |
| Sociology | 23 | 9% | 17% | 52% | |
| Chemistry | 17 | 0% | 12% | 29% | |
| English Literature | 16 | 6% | 31% | 81% | |
| History | 15 | 0% | 13% | 47% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 15 | 7% | 40% | 73% | |
| Government and Politics | 13 | 0% | 0% | 31% | |
| Economics | 12 | 8% | 17% | 42% | |
| Business Studies | 12 | 8% | 8% | 50% | |
| Film Studies | 11 | 0% | 27% | 45% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 11967: Parliament Hill School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 55% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 100% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 64% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Camden council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.