St Helen's School A GSG School
- St Helen's School
Eastbury Road
Northwood
HA6 3AS - Head: Alice Lucas
- T 01923 843210
- F 01923 843211
- E [email protected]
- W www.sthelens.london/
- An independent school for girls aged from 3 to 18.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Hillingdon
- Pupils: 1,149; sixth formers: 180
- Religion: Not Applicable
- Fees: £14,532 - £18,321 pa
- Open days: September, November and March
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- ISI report: View the ISI report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
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.
What The Good Schools Guide says
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.
Academic matters
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...
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Overall school performance (for comparison or review only)
Results by exam and subject
Subject results
Entry/Exit
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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Who came from where
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bute House Preparatory School for Girls | 2020 | 1 | ||
| Maltman's Green School | 2019 | 1 | 1 | Academic Scholarship |
| Orley Farm School | 2020 | |||
| St Hilda's Preparatory School for Girls | 2019 | 2 | ||
| Trevor-Roberts School | 2019 | 1 |
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