North London Collegiate School A GSG School
- North London Collegiate School
Canons
Canons Drive
Edgware
HA8 7RJ - Head: Sarah Clark
- T 020 8952 0912
- F 020 8951 1391
- E [email protected]
- 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: 783; sixth formers: 233
- Religion: Non-denominational
- Fees: £20,430 pa
- Open days: One in the autumn term, plus School In Action days. See website for information.
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- 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...
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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Curricula
International Baccalaureate: diploma - the diploma is the familiar A-level equivalent.
Other features
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
Headmistress
Since January 2018, Sarah Clark MA (40s), previously head of The Queen's School, Chester. Read history and classics at Newnham College, Cambridge. Has also been 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.’ We hear she has been extremely hands on and immersed in school life from day one.
Academic matters
North London provides an unashamedly ambitious, academic education, consistently sitting in the top five schools nationally in terms of...
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Who came from where
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bute House Preparatory School for Girls | 2018 | 1 | ||
| Edge Grove Preparatory School | 2017 to 2018 | 2 | ||
| Francis Holland Junior School, Sloane Square | 2017 | 1 | ||
| Glendower Prep School | 2016 to 2017 | 4 | 1 | Academic Scholarship |
| Hill House International School | 2018 | 2 | ||
| Kensington Prep School | 2015 to 2017 | 4 | 1 | Academic Scholarship |
| North London Collegiate Junior School | 2018 | Majority to the senior school | ||
| Pembridge Hall School | 2018 | 2 | ||
| Queen's College Prep School | 2018 | 1 | ||
| Sarum Hall School | 2017 to 2019 | 5 | ||
| St Hilda's Preparatory School for Girls | 2018 | 3 | ||
| Trevor-Roberts School | 2015 | 2 |
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