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Parliament Hill School

Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–18 · Community school

Highgate Road, London NW5 1RL · parliamenthill.camden.sch.uk · 020 7485 7077

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Overview

Ofsted
Outstanding
2019 framework · inspected May 2024
GCSEs, 2024/25
57.1
average Attainment 8 score. Camden 46.9, England 46
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,191
27 over 1,164 places · 102%
Local authority
Camden
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
38%
First language not English
30.9%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 183 families put the school first and 179 places were offered; 68% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 217 (Places 178)217September 2023: 206 (Places 180)206September 2024: 218 (Places 174)218September 2025: 217 (Places 176)217September 2026: 183 (Places 179)183Places 179
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261791831▲68%
September 2025Sept 20251762171.2▲61%
September 2024Sept 20241742181.3▲62%
September 2023Sept 20231802061.1▲71%
September 2022Sept 20221782171.2▲63%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 57.1, and 59.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Camden it was 46.9, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (34.5 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 55.2 (England 46.3)55.22017/18: 57.1 (England 46.5)57.12018/19: 58.7 (England 46.7)58.72021/22: 64.3 (England 48.8)64.32022/23: 59.1 (England 46.3)59.12023/24: 58.9 (England 45.9)58.92024/25: 57.1 (England 46.0)57.1England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲57.146.0
▲59.2%45.4%
▲74.3%64.8%
●41.9%40.5%
▲5.124.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form75.7−4.5
Sixth form college7.9−0.7
Further education9.6+3.4
Other education1.1+0.5
Apprenticeship1.1+0.5
Employment0.60
Not in a lasting destination1.1−2
Activity not captured2.8—

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 30.4 (England 30.5)C2016/17: 31.5 (England 31.1)C2017/18: 32.5 (England 32.1)C+2018/19: 36.6 (England 32.9)B-2021/22: 36.2 (England 37.9)B-2022/23: 34.1 (England 34.2)C+2023/24: 38.4 (England 34.4)B2024/25: 34.5 (England 35.0)C+England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
114 studentsC+ (34.5)Below average -0.24
119 studentsC+ (34.5)Below average -0.21
21 studentsDist (33.8)Average +0.18
5.9%AAB or better
97.4%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/24145B (38.4)-0.01
2022/23137C+ (34.1)—
2021/22113B- (36.2)—
2018/19104B- (36.6)-0.03
2017/1877C+ (32.5)-0.05
2016/1796C (31.5)+0.01
2015/16125C (30.4)-0.04

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/20
Left in 2019/20Since 2016/17
University55+8
Further and other education10+5
Further education3—
Other education6—
Apprenticeship2−6
Employment16−4
Not in a lasting destination14+3
Activity not captured4−5

Ofsted

Parliament Hill School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 22 May 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Outstanding
Inspected
22 May 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding
Sixth formGood

Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, Feb 2023

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Feb 2023Ungraded inspectionImproving
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Oct 2021Monitoring visit

Before September 2019

  • Feb 2018Monitoring visit
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Nov 2013Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
  • Nov 2010Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    16 to 19 study programmesGood

What parents said

92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (213 replies, to 7 April 2025).

Recommend
92%
Replies
213
17% · 7 Apr 2025
Child is happy at school●89% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲94% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲90% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲96% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲92% agreeEngland 88%
Told what child will learn●86% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲93% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲95% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲94% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▲89% agreeEngland 80%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲79% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 63% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼48% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 23% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼65% agreeEngland 68%

based on 43 parents (20%) with SEND

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