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The Camden School for Girls[1]

Secondary · ages 11–18

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 65 65.1 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL A- A- 2024/25[3]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
65.1 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
77.5% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
47.5% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+0.62 2023/24[4]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[5]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[5]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 64[6] 78.6%[6]
2023/24 65.4[4] 75.6%[4] +0.62[4]
2022/23 65.8[7] 77%[7] +0.77[7]
2021/22 68.7[8] 87%[8] +0.73[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
A- 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
39% 2024/25[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 B+[10] 38.4%[10]
2022/23 B+[11] 39.2%[11]
2021/22 A-[12] 42%[12]
2018/19 B+[13] 41.5%[13]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
97% 2022/23[14]
School sixth form
81% 2022/23[14]
Sixth-form college
2% 2022/23[14]
Further education college
12% 2022/23[14]
Apprenticeship
0% 2022/23[14]
Employment
0% 2022/23[14]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 97%[15] 84%[15] 2%[15] 9%[15] 0%[15] 0%[15]
2020/21 98%[16] 75%[16] 4%[16] 18%[16] 0%[16] 1%[16]
2019/20 99%[17] 77%[17] 5%[17] 14%[17] 0%[17] 0%[17]
2018/19 96%[18] 77%[18] 2%[18] 13%[18] 2%[18] 3%[18]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
86% 2022/23[19]
Education
67% 2022/23[19]
Apprenticeship
0% 2021/22[20]
Employment
19% 2022/23[19]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 82%[20] 58%[20] 0%[20] 25%[20]
2020/21 85%[21] 59%[21] 0%[21] 26%[21]
2019/20 78%[22] 65%[22] 0%[22] 13%[22]
2018/19 85%[23] 52%[23] 1%[23] 32%[23]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
89% 2021/22[24]
Top third of most selective universities
69% 2021/22[24]
Russell Group universities
63% 2019/20[25]
Oxford or Cambridge
7% 2019/20[25]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 87%[26] 67%[26]
2019/20 90%[25] 67%[25] 63%[25] 7%[25]
2018/19 92%[27] 65%[27] 63%[27] 7%[27]
2017/18 90%[28] 67%[28] 64%[28] 8%[28]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
8 Jun 2022[29]
Type
S5 Inspection[29]
Report published
5 Sep 2022[29]
Personal development
Good[29]
Quality of education
Good[29]
Overall effectiveness
Good[29]
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding[29]
Safeguarding is effective
Yes[29]
Sixth form provision (where applicable)
Outstanding[29]
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Good[29]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
5.1 Entry Sept 2026[30]
Applications (any preference)
597 Entry Sept 2026[30]
First preferences
254 Entry Sept 2026[30]
Places offered
116 Entry Sept 2026[30]
First preferences per place
2.2 Entry Sept 2026[30]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 582[30] 208[30] 117[30] 5.0[30] 1.8[30]
Entry Sept 2024 578[30] 228[30] 119[30] 4.9[30] 1.9[30]
Entry Sept 2023 600[30] 232[30] 119[30] 5.0[30] 1.9[30]
Entry Sept 2022 621[30] 235[30] 118[30] 5.3[30] 2.0[30]

Character & practicalities

Type
Voluntary aided school[1]
Ages
11–18[1]
Boys / girls
Girls[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
1130[1]
Local authority
Camden[1]
Website
http://www.camdengirls.camden.sch.uk[1]
District
Camden[31]
Postcode
NW5 2DB[1]
URN
100054[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
1076 2024/25[32]
English as an additional language
19.5% 2024/25[32]
SEN support
15.5% 2024/25[32]
EHC plan
1.2% 2024/25[32]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
30.6% 2024/25[32]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
57.3%[33]
Mixed
19.1%[33]
Asian
9.5%[33]
Black
7.5%[33]
Any other ethnic group
5.1%[33]
Unclassified
1.5%[33]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

Sources

  1. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
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    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
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    Quote
    Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021, and alternative processes were set up to award grades.
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