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: 1,163; sixth formers: 168
- Religion: Not Applicable
- Fees: £14,532 - £18,321 pa
- Open days: Virtual open days - see website
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- ISI report: View the ISI report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Not top of the highly competitive north London academic tree, but no slouch. ‘We are more interested in value added and in the girls being happy than pure results,’ says head, though all agree academics are on a steep upward trajectory, with more stretch, exploration, academic risk taking and critiquing both in prep and senior. ‘I have noticed a huge difference between my older and younger daughter in terms of academic rigour,’ was a typical parent comment. Lessons meticulously planned and executed, with everything crisper as they get older, but without – insist the girls – undue pressure. No stone unturned, it seems, from…
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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 (50s), 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 – a veritable feast of go-getting girls’ schools. Grew up in London and was educated at St Paul’s Girls before reading history at Bristol and later taking an MA in political thought at UCL.
Is really putting St Helen’s on the map, say parents, all the more admirable when you consider that COVID dominated the start of her reign. ‘Thank goodness we had her as she brought us on leaps and bounds with technology, which wound up making all the difference,’ said one, with audible sigh of relief....
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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 |
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bute House Preparatory School for Girls | 2020 | 1 | ||
| Lyonsdown School | 2020 | 1 | 1 | Sports Scholarship |
| Orley Farm School | 2020 |
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