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St Helen's School A GSG School

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Not the top of the highly competitive North London academic tree, but no slouch. No visitor to the school is likely to leave without hearing the word ‘ambitious’ repeatedly. ‘They want you to aim high, but there’s not masses of pressure,’ one girl told us. Think carrots not sticks, stretch not push, although gets crisper as they get older of course. High expectations and clear boundaries, but it doesn’t feel overly strict. ‘These girls are conservative and from aspirational families in strong communities – we have very few behavioural problems,’ says school. But warnings for ....

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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

Since September 2019, Alice Lucas, previously vice principal at UCL Academy in Camden. She has also been head of history at St Marylebone, head of sixth form at City of London School for Girls and deputy head pastoral at South Hampstead High - thus developing insight into the power of the best girls' schools. She lives in Camden with her husband and two teenage children and is actively involved with a number of charities, particularly those that support London children facing unequal opportunities.

Entrance

First point of entry is at 3 or 4 by observation and interview. At 7 by tests in English and maths and interview. School part of London 11+ Consortium which shares tests at 11- now a single cognitive ability test, plus interview; around 460 apply (around half each from state and independent...

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Special Education Needs

Condition Provision for in school
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Aspergers Y
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders
CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia
Dyscalculia
Dysgraphia
Dyslexia
Dyspraxia
English as an additional language (EAL)
Genetic
Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory
Has SEN unit or class
HI - Hearing Impairment
Hospital School
Mental health
MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment
Natspec Specialist Colleges
OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
PD - Physical Disability
PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication
SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
Special facilities for Visually Impaired
SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
VI - Visual Impairment

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