Francis Holland School, Regent's Park A GSG School
- Francis Holland School, Regent's Park
Clarence Gate
Ivor Place
London
NW1 6XR - Head: Mr Charles Fillingham MA MSc (Oxon)
- T 020 7723 0176
- F 020 7706 1522
- E [email protected]
- W www.fhs-nw1.org.uk
- An independent school for girls aged from 11 to 18.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Westminster
- Pupils: 394; sixth formers: 120 -same
- Religion: Church of England
- Fees: £20,700 pa
- Open days: Please contact school office for details
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- ISI report: View the ISI report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
‘I think it’s very telling,’ another parent said, ‘that the staff get along with each other so well. They work late; they turn up to watch plays and concerts; they compete at school quizzes. It’s a community which functions.’ Masses of clubs (‘and they actually meet,’ said one parent): touring the school, it was easy to spot how easily and cheerfully engaged pupils seemed in all they were doing. The two art studios conveyed a special joie de vivre...
What the school says...
Francis Holland, Regent's Park, is a happy, academic day school where girls achieve excellent examination results in a friendly and supportive atmosphere. All pupils transfer to universities, including Oxford and Cambridge. The ethos of the school emphasises courtesy and altruistic behaviour at all times.
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Head
Since January 2016, Mr Charles Fillingham (early 40s). Urbane and very approachable, he exudes a calm pleasure in his role and the school. A modern linguist, with degrees from University of Wales, Bristol and King’s London. His career has been spent between maintained schools and independent – he had a spell at the Grey Coat Hospital and was deputy at City of London School for Boys. He commutes from Surrey each day and spends what free time he can rescue with his wife and two young children, ‘though I try still to read French literature’. Like so many other heads, a marathon runner. His three deputies are women: ‘They are all in position entirely on merit – but it also really matters for the girls to have outstanding female role models.’ Much liked by...
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Overall school performance (for comparison or review only)
Results by exam and subject
Subject results
Entry/Exit
Special Education Needs
No specialist provision, but the Learning Support Co-ordinator provides learning support sessions to individual pupils, on an occasional basis, as needed. 09-09
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charterhouse Square School | 2021 | |||
| Connaught House School | 2020 | 3 | 1 | Music Exhibition |
| Garden House School | 2020 | 1 | 1 | Music Scholarship |
| Hill House | 2020 | 1 | 1 | Academic Scholarship |
| Notting Hill Preparatory School | 2020 | |||
| Pembridge Hall School | 2020 | 12 | 7 | 3 x music scholarships, 2 x academic scholarships, 2 x academic exhibition scholarships |
| Queen's College Prep School | 2020 | 4 | 2 | |
| Ravenscourt Park Preparatory School | 2020 | 2 | ||
| Redcliffe School | 2020 | |||
| Sarum Hall School | 2020 | 3 | ||
| St Christopher's School | 2021 | 3 | ||
| St Mary's School, Hampstead | 2020 | 7 | 1 | |
| St Paul's Cathedral School | 2020 | 2 | 1 | Music Scholarship |
| The Hampshire School, Chelsea | 2020 | 2 | ||
| The Lyceum School | 2020 | 2 | 1 | Academic Scholarship |
| Trevor-Roberts School | 2020 | 1 |
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