North London Collegiate School, Edgware

North London Collegiate School
Canons
Canons Drive
Edgware
HA8 7RJ
Head: Alex Wilson - acting head
T 020 8952 0912
F 020 8951 1391
E office@nlcs.org.uk
W www.nlcs.org.uk
A mainstream independent school for girls aged from 11 to 18 with a linked junior school
Boarding: No
Local authority: Harrow
Pupils: 1,127; sixth formers: 226
Religion: Non-denominational
Fees: £19,635 pa
Open days: One in the autumn term, plus School In Action days. See website for information.
Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
ISI report: View the ISI report
Linked schools: North London Collegiate Junior School

What The Good Schools Guide says..

Though the school is academic and fast-paced, it’s not pushy. There are no academic rankings or prizes below the sixth form, for example. That said, a girl who doesn’t tick along at the same speed could be less content. ‘The academic stuff is just baseline,’ said one parent. ‘They’re expected to get involved in clubs, societies, music, sport and community service.’ Actors to the Edinburgh Fringe, musical groups to Tuscany, and eager proto-journalists produced enough journals and publications (50 this year) to stock a newsagent, on topics as diverse as economics to Ebola - not to forget the cutting edge Wintour...

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What the school says...

North London Collegiate School is recognised as one of the highest achieving schools in the country. This success can be attributed to our commitment to attaining the highest standards for all and the confidence and self belief we aim to nurture in each girl in a caring, inclusive and dynamic environment.
We are one of the historic schools of England. Founded by the great Victorian education pioneer, Frances Mary Buss, the school has provided an exceptional education for girls for over 150 years. ...Read more

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2015 Good Schools Guide Awards

Best performance by Girls taking Biology at an English Independent School (IBO Standard level component)
Best performance by Girls taking Music at an English Independent School (Cambridge International Certificate Level 1/Level 2)

Curricula

International Baccalaureate: diploma - the diploma is the familiar A-level equivalent.

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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.

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Headmistress

From January 2018, Sarah Clarke MA (40s), previously head of The Queen's School, Chester. Read history and classics at Newnham College, Cambridge. Previously deputy head at Wellingborough School in Northamptonshire. Married to a history lecturer, with two teenage children. Avid supporter of Chelsea FC and loves to cycle, paint and write fiction. Active and breezy, she speaks exuberantly about working in single sex education. ‘Girls can really be who they want to be. They don’t hold back because they don’t feel they need to be cool in the same way they would if there were boys around.’

Acting head during the autumn 2017 term is Alex Wilson, senior deputy head.

Academic matters

North London provides an unashamedly ambitious, academic education, consistently sitting in the top five schools nationally in terms of its exams...

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