St Margaret’s Hampstead A GSG School
- St Margaret’s Hampstead
18 Kidderpore Gardens
London
NW3 7SR - Head: Claire Tao - interim head
- T 020 7435 2439
- F 020 7431 1308
- E [email protected]
- W www.st-margarets.co.uk/
- An independent school for girls aged from 4 to 16.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Camden
- Pupils: 169
- Religion: Multi-faith
- Fees: £19,422 - £22,497 pa (last updated on 17/01/2025)
- Open days: See website
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
What The Good Schools Guide says..
A tiny school, with ‘a really nurturing, homely feel’. Results overall are strong. ‘If a girl has the aptitude, she will get the grades here. About one fifth get straight 9s.’ An outcome achieved with minimal setting, and maximum teacher attention. ‘The school knows every girl personally and knows their personality, so they can work with them individually and understand what they need,’ said one mother. All parents stress the benefits of the school’s scale. ‘My daughter was painfully shy and we didn’t think she’d thrive in a big school. At St Margaret’s, she immediately felt relaxed, so we felt relaxed’…
What the school says...
At St Margaret's, we are dedicated to fostering a caring and challenging learning environment where every girl is encouraged to strive for excellence in all aspects of life. Our community is built on a foundation of respect, kindness and a passion for learning, where we recognise and nurture the potential of each individual. Our girls' outstanding exam results reflect our commitment to academic excellence, but we value every girl's achievements, whether in academics, sports or the arts. Since 1884, we have thrived on word-of-mouth recommendations, and our small class sizes and culture of involvement ensure that every girl stands out. ...Read more
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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
Interim head
Claire Tao, interim head.
Entrance
A tiny school with 14 girls currently in reception, 16 per class in the junior school and 18 in the senior. The numbers applying will always exceed the number of places available, particularly in years 5 and 6, when parents queue up to sidestep 11-plus. Early years applicants are given a ‘benign assessment’, with the school looking ‘for those who would respond well to the environment’. St Margaret’s used to set its own exams for the six or so places available in year 7 but, in 2022, joined the London 11+ Consortium, a move partly designed to raise its low-key profile. Now all applicants sit the Consortium Quest Test and are interviewed at the school. ‘With years of experience, we feel we know “a St Margaret’s girl”,’ says the school....
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Overall school performance (for comparison or review only)
Results by exam and subject
Subject results
Entry/Exit
Special Education Needs
The school is able to support girls with moderate learning issues such as dyslexia, mild dyscalculia and dyspraxia. The school is small and we do not have the same depth of support that a larger school might be able to offer, but there are Junior and Senior SENCos, each with a responsibility to co-ordinate the process of supporting girls with diagnoses or evident weaknesses in particular areas. The majority of girls' needs are addressed by their teachers, as the small classes afford them time to offer more help to each girl in the room. However, where a girl requires extra support, individual or group support lessons complement the classroom help.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Might cover/be referred to as;
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Aspergers, Autism, High functioning autism, Neurodivergent, Neurodiversity, Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), PDA , Social skills, Sensory processing disorder |
Y |
| HI - Hearing Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
Hearing Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment |
|
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Learning needs, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty |
Y |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, Sensory processing |
|
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
Might cover/be referred to as;
Downs Syndrome, Epilepsy, Genetic , OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, Tics, Tourettes |
|
| PD - Physical Disability
Might cover/be referred to as;
PD - Physical Disability |
|
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Complex needs, Global delay, Global developmental delay, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty |
|
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
Might cover/be referred to as;
Anxiety , Complex needs, Emotionally based school avoidance (EBSA), Mental Health, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, Trauma |
Y |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication
Might cover/be referred to as;
DLD - Developmental Language Disorder, Selective mutism, SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication |
|
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Complex needs, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, Cerebral Palsy (CP) |
|
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Auditory Processing, DCD, Developmental Co-ordination Difficulties (DCD), Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Handwriting, Other specific learning difficulty, SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) |
Y |
| VI - Visual Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
Special facilities for Visually Impaired, VI - Visual Impairment |
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