North London Collegiate Junior School A GSG School
- North London Collegiate Junior School
Canons
Canons Drive
Edgware
HA8 7RJ - Head: Mr Richard Queripel - Acting Head
- T 020 8952 1276
- F 020 8951 1293
- E [email protected]
- W www.nlcs.org.uk
- A mainstream independent school for girls aged from 4 to 11 with a linked senior school
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Harrow
- Pupils: 320
- Religion: Christian Inter-denominational
- Fees: £20,640 pa
- Open days: Open Morning: Saturday 23rd September; School in Action Mornings also take place which can be booked through the school's website.
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Linked schools: North London Collegiate School
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Parent after parent told us that this isn’t a school for ‘cookie cutter’ girls and that individuality is embraced – although let there be no doubt that the common qualities of diligence and an eagerness to please are prerequisites. A thicker skin is also beneficial to protect those who may otherwise be daunted by their ‘stratospherically bright’ classmates and, as with all ‘all-through’ schools, we recommend carrying out thorough due diligence of the senior school too before...
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All-through school (for example 3-18 years). - An all-through school covers junior and senior education. It may start at 3 or 4, or later, and continue through to 16 or 18. Some all-through schools set exams at 11 or 13 that pupils must pass to move on.
What The Good Schools Guide says
Acting Head of junior School
Since February 2024, Richard Queripel, acting head.
Entrance
Highly selective from 4+ with over 300 trying for 40 reception places. Assessments in January of year of entry. Girls are observed participating in ‘relaxed activities’ in groups of 10 to 12 of the same birth month. Although parents describe the mere thought of it as ‘daunting to say the least’, there’s no requirement for advanced literacy; ‘they don’t need to be able to write their name,’ insists school, ‘but they should be able to dress themselves.’ Applicants work with ‘really skilled staff’ on eg puzzles, cutting and sticking and listening to a story. School says at this stage it is looking for ‘school readiness’: potential, curiosity and processing speeds. Some 100 invited back for round two and more activities, such as singing or...
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