The Camden School for Girls
Secondary · Voluntary aided school · Girls · Camden
Sandall Road, London, NW5 2DB
93
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 08/06/2022
Application demand
50%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.1%
23.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,108
Capacity used
Over capacity107%
1,040 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
50%
1st preference success rate
105 of 208 families who put it first got an offer
117
Places offered
582
Total applications
5.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 208 | 105 | ● 50% |
| 2nd preference | 176 | 11 | ● 6% |
| 3rd preference | 97 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 101 | 1 | ● 1% |
| Total | 582 | 117 | 20% |
1st preference success by year
Camden lets families list 6 preferences. 256 applications came from outside the council area (31 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
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Kateryna Law
- Address
- Sandall Road, London, NW5 2DB
- Phone
- 02074853414
- Local authority
- Camden
- Ward / constituency
- Kentish Town South · Holborn and St Pancras
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 100054
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 30% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 23% | — | — |
| SEN support | 7% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
1,108 pupils · 1,040 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
08 June 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 601 pupils
Attendance
93.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
23.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.2%
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 | 65.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.62 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 76% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 88% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 6.19 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 43.54 | — | — |
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 | 64 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 78.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 88.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 64.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.92 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 117 | — |
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 | 45 | 35 |
| Average grade | A- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 39% | 17% |
| A-level students | 231 | — |
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 | 116 | 51% | 84% | 92% | |
| Mathematics | 114 | 52% | 82% | 91% | |
| English Literature | 114 | 43% | 85% | 96% | |
| Religious Studies | 106 | 42% | 81% | 90% | |
| Combined Science | 86 | 30% | 67% | 84% | |
| Spanish | 56 | 46% | 86% | 96% | |
| Geography | 52 | 75% | 92% | 100% | |
| French | 49 | 59% | 82% | 90% | |
| Art and Design | 49 | 45% | 86% | 94% | |
| History | 47 | 64% | 83% | 94% | |
| Design & Technology | 36 | 42% | 81% | 92% | |
| Biology | 30 | 77% | 97% | 97% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 117 | 26% | 63% | 82% | |
| History | 71 | 11% | 44% | 89% | |
| English Literature | 70 | 24% | 51% | 90% | |
| Economics | 50 | 20% | 44% | 78% | |
| Chemistry | 42 | 26% | 57% | 71% | |
| Government and Politics | 40 | 8% | 48% | 80% | |
| Physics | 38 | 16% | 63% | 82% | |
| Fine Art | 38 | 37% | 68% | 92% | |
| Biology | 36 | 25% | 44% | 69% | |
| Geography | 36 | 19% | 64% | 83% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 25 | 24% | 60% | 84% | |
| Classical Civilisation | 23 | 4% | 57% | 78% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #124 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 11963: The Camden School for Girls
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 18 |
| Offers | 6 |
| Success rate | 33% |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
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) | 46% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 0% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 58% | — | — |
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.