A small school in delightful surroundings providing a warm, attentive, well-rounded education. School is closing summer 2025.
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Overview & data
- Pupil numbers
- 72 ·
- Religion
- None
- Fees
- £23,523 pa
- Local authority
- London Borough of Camden

Headteacher
Headteacher
Mrs Kirstie Hampshire
Since September 2023, Mrs Kirstie Hampshire, BA (Hons), PGCE. Mrs Hampshire grew up in Zambia – where her parents help found a school to compensate for the lack of local options – then boarded at Windlesham House School in Sussex and Bedales,
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Learn what pupils and parents really think of this school, along with our expert opinion on the headteacher’s leadership style, the school’s academic results and facilities, the focus on pastoral care, and the range of extra-curricular activities.

Entrance
In January 2025 Chatsworth Schools said they are proposing the closure of The Village School for Girls at the end of the summer term.
Non-selective academically throughout, but older entrants take assessments in maths and English to establish the
- Open days
- May and June

Exit
Small leakage at 7+, but majority stay till 11, with girls proceeding to Highgate, South Hampstead, City of London, Channing, Francis Holland, Queen's College and Queenswood etc in 2024. Regular scholarships, including for music and dance.

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Teaching & learning

Learning support & SEN

Mobile phone policy
A clear mobile phone policy is a really important part of modern schooling. This school has provided us with their policy.
Mobile phone policy
Children in Years 5 and 6 may only bring their mobile phones into school with permission from the Headteacher to facilitate the commute between school and home. All mobile phones are switched off and handed into the office for the school day and only returned on exiting the school.

Pupils

Money matters
Bursaries available, evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
- Fee information
- £23,523 pa

Our view
Classes are small across the board – rarely more than 11 or 12 – so every child gets individual attention. And the teaching we saw, particularly in the core subjects, was sparkling. After observing a particularly jolly maths lessons, where year 5

The last word
A small school in delightful surroundings providing a warm, attentive, well-rounded education. School is closing summer 2025.
