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Channing School[1]

Independent · ages 4–18

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Headline results

A-level average grade
AL A A 2024/25[2]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
16.8 2025/26[3]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
0% 2025/26[3]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
0% 2025/26[3]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[4]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[4]

IGCSEs don't count towards Attainment 8, so it understates many independent schools.

Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths
2024/25 16[5] 0%[5]
2023/24 22.2[6] 0%[6]
2022/23 44[7] 0%[7]
2021/22 44.9[8] 0%[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
A 2024/25[2]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
40% 2024/25[2]
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 A-[10] 50.8%[10]
2022/23 B+[11] 34.7%[11]
2021/22 A[12] 57.9%[12]
2018/19 A-[13] 59%[13]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
83.6% 2023/24[14]
UK higher education
70.1% 2023/24[14]
Education
77.6% 2023/24[14]
Apprenticeship
0% 2023/24[14]
Employment
6% 2023/24[14]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment UK higher education Education Apprenticeship Employment
2022/23 79.2%[14] 67.9%[14] 75.5%[14] 0%[14] 3.8%[14]
2021/22 81.8%[14] 62.3%[14] 67.5%[14] 1.3%[14] 13%[14]

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.

For independent schools the DfE publishes destinations after 16–18 study only: no destinations after GCSEs and no university progression figures (top third, Russell Group, Oxbridge).

Ofsted

Inspected by
Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI)[15]

ISI inspection

Inspection
November 2025[16]
Framework
Framework from September 2023[16]
Leadership and governance
Standards met[16]
Quality of education
Standards met[16]
Health and wellbeing
Standards met[16]
Social and economic education
Standards met[16]
Safeguarding
Standards met[16]

Quality of education

  • ISI recommended: The school should use tracking and assessment information consistently across all senior school departments.

Health and wellbeing

  • ISI recommended: The school should ensure the attendance policy reflects the latest statutory guidance.

Previous ISI inspections: 2022, 2018, 2015 (2022 report, 2018 report, 2015 report).

ISI's page for this school

Findings of the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI), restated in our own words: not ISI's wording. Read the full report on ISI's website.

Competition to get in

Admissions

Test registration closes, 11+ entry
6 Nov 2026 Entry Sept 2027[17]
Test results sent
22 Jan 2027 Entry Sept 2027[18]
Test results sent, 11+ entry
12 Feb 2027 Entry Sept 2027[17]
Entrance test date, 11+ entry
27 Nov 2026 Entry Sept 2027[17]
Sibling policy
If we have to choose between two or more candidates who are equally suited to life at Channing and equally likely to flourish then we will give preference to a girl who already has a sister in the school. Otherwise we do not have a sibling policy that automatically gives a sibling a place. 2026-10-14[17]

Character & practicalities

Fees

Prep, day
£8,220 a term 2026/27 · Junior School · VAT not stated[19]
Senior, day
£9,190 a term 2026/27 · Senior School · VAT not stated[19]

As published by the school on its own website for the year shown, quoted from our archived copy. Ranges run from the lowest to the highest fee the school lists for that stage. Check the school's current fees before deciding: extras (lunch, trips, exams) and bursaries are not included. Fees are never used to rank schools.

Type
Other independent school[1]
Ages
4–18[1]
Boys / girls
Girls[1]
Admissions
Selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
1040[1]
Local authority
Haringey[1]
Website
www.channing.co.uk[1]
Nursery classes
No Nursery Classes[15]
Special classes
No Special Classes[15]
Section 41 (can be named in an EHC plan)
Not approved[15]
District
Haringey[20]
Postcode
N6 5HF[1]
URN
102162[1]

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

Pupils

Number on roll
1015 2024/25[21]
SEN support
22.8% 2024/25[21]
EHC plan
0.1% 2024/25[21]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
0% 2024/25[21]

Practicalities

Admissions contact
The admissions contact details for Channing School include the provided URL, email, and phone number. 2026-10-14[22]
Occasional places
The school accepts chance vacancy applications all year round with no deadline and places applicants on a waiting list for their year group, except Year 11 and Year 13. 2026-10-14[23]

In the inspectors' and the school's words

Academic
Teachers nurture pupils’ eagerness to learn and equip them to embrace academic challenge.[24]
Warmth
Pupils behave well in and out of lessons, demonstrate kindness and model mutual respect for all. Watchful and caring staff supervise pupils appropriately at breaktimes and lunchtimes.[24]
Pastoral care
Well-planned pastoral care and opportunities for pupils to develop their personal and social skills nurture pupils’ self-awareness and self-esteem. Where needed, pupils can access additional support through the school’s counselling team.[24]
Behaviour
As a result, pupils conduct themselves with courtesy, politeness and respect.[24]
Learning support
Pupils who have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are supported effectively. Over time, pupils who have SEND learn effectively and achieve well.[24]
Enrichment
Pupils engage in a variety of activities, ranging from instrumental lessons, junior enterprise projects, backstage work in the theatre and dissection club. Many of these activities are very popular and over-subscribed, such as the Highgate village activities.[24]
Pupil voice
The democratic element of the prefect selection process is a vibrant reflection of the democratic process that pupils experience in a first-hand way.[24]
Independence
Pupils, when they are ready, are encouraged to become independent learners and apply their learning in more complex ways.[24]
Collaboration
The school’s anti-bullying approach is proactive and pupil-led, with the ‘Channing promise’ and through commercial programmes and the school-designed ‘big sibling’ approach[24]
Structure
They promote a positive approach to managing behaviour, supporting pupils to talk about issues and resolve problems through discussion.[24]
Diversity
There are a small number of pupils who speak English as an additional language (EAL) and are in the early stages of learning English. Older pupils in the senior school discuss and develop their understanding of different aspects of diversity, such as racial heritage and prejudice[24]
Sport
Teachers provide pupils with a positive and fun approach to their delivery of PE[24]

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.
  2. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  3. Department for Education: Performance tables schools data (explore education statistics). Period 2025/26, provisional, published 2026-10-15. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  4. Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance 2024/25: data guidance. Period 2024/25. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    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.
  5. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  6. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  7. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  8. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  9. Department for Education: A level and other 16 to 18 results 2020/21. Period 2020/21. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    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.
  10. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  11. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  12. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  13. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2018/19, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  14. Department for Education: 16-18 destination measures: 16-19 study leavers institution level destinations. Period 2023/24. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  15. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments (independent schools' inspectorate and provision). Period 2026-10-17, published 2026-10-17. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  16. Independent Schools Inspectorate: School inspection report, Channing School, November 2025. Period 2026-10-17. Licence: all-rights-reserved (restated only, D71).
  17. channing.co.uk: channing.co.uk — Joining the senior school. Period 2026-10-14. Licence: copyright-quoted.
    Quotes (4)
    Submit an 11+ application before the 11+ deadline 6 November 2026. (p. 1)
    Outcome of application emailed to parents: 12 February 2027 (p. 1)
    The Channing 11+ Assessment will be held on 27 November 2026. (p. 1)
    If we have to choose between two or more candidates who are equally suited to life at Channing and equally likely to flourish then we will give preference to a girl who already has a sister in the school. Otherwise we do not have a sibling policy that automatically gives a sibling a place. (p. 1)
  18. channing.co.uk: channing.co.uk — Joining the junior school. Period 2026-10-14. Licence: copyright-quoted.
    Quote
    Offers made: 22 January 2027 (p. 1)
  19. channing.co.uk: channing.co.uk — Fees. Period 2026-10-17. Licence: copyright-quoted.
    Quotes (2)
    Junior School: £8,220 per term (p. 1)
    Senior School: £9,190 per term (p. 1)
  20. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  21. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  22. channing.co.uk: channing.co.uk — Admissions. Period 2026-10-14. Licence: copyright-quoted.
    Quotes (2)
    For any query relating to the application process for any year group or your existing application, please contact the Admissions Office on admissions@channing.co.uk or 020 8340 2328 (option 2). (p. 1)
    Admissions Office: admissions@channing.co.uk 020 8340 2328 (option 2) (p. 1)
  23. channing.co.uk: channing.co.uk — Chance vacancies. Period 2026-10-14. Licence: copyright-quoted.
    Quotes (2)
    We accept applications all year round, there is no application deadline. (p. 1)
    Please note we do not accept applications for Year 11 or Year 13 entry. (p. 1)
  24. channing.co.uk: channing.co.uk — ROU15605 ChanningReport v5-2025-12-03-1 (PDF). Period 2026-10-14. Licence: copyright-quoted.
    Quotes (17)
    Teachers provide pupils with a positive and fun approach to their delivery of PE (p. 9)
    Pupils behave well in and out of lessons, demonstrate kindness and model mutual respect for all (p. 3)
    Watchful and caring staff supervise pupils appropriately at breaktimes and lunchtimes (p. 3)
    Teachers nurture pupils' eagerness to learn and equip them to embrace academic challenge (p. 3)
    Well-planned pastoral care and opportunities for pupils to develop their personal and social skills nurture pupils' self-awareness and self-esteem (p. 3)
    Where needed, pupils can access additional support through the school's counselling team (p. 9)
    As a result, pupils conduct themselves with courtesy, politeness and respect (p. 9)
    There are a small number of pupils who speak English as an additional language (EAL) and are in the early stages of learning English (p. 7)
    Older pupils in the senior school discuss and develop their understanding of different aspects of diversity, such as racial heritage and prejudice (p. 11)
    They promote a positive approach to managing behaviour, supporting pupils to talk about issues and resolve problems through discussion (p. 9)
    Pupils engage in a variety of activities, ranging from instrumental lessons, junior enterprise projects, backstage work in the theatre and dissection club (p. 8)
    Many of these activities are very popular and over-subscribed, such as the Highgate village activities (p. 11)
    The democratic element of the prefect selection process is a vibrant reflection of the democratic process that pupils experience in a first-hand way (p. 11)
    Pupils, when they are ready, are encouraged to become independent learners and apply their learning in more complex ways (p. 7)
    The school's anti-bullying approach is proactive and pupil-led, with the 'Channing promise' and through commercial programmes and the school-designed 'big sibling' approach (p. 9)
    Pupils who have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are supported effectively (p. 7)
    Over time, pupils who have SEND learn effectively and achieve well (p. 7)