Parliament Hill School, London

In 2026, pupils at Parliament Hill School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 58.6, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 49.1 in Camden and 47 across England.

69% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 52% in Camden and 47% in England.

That is up from 57.1 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.5: pupils made well above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 50.4, against 64 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 13.6 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 27 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Social Studies.

For September 2026 entry, 183 families put Parliament Hill School as their first choice and 642 named it as one of their preferences, for 179 places offered. That is slightly more first choices than places. 59 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Parliament Hill School are LaSWAP Sixth Form (under 0.1 miles); William Ellis School (under 0.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.8); La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School (0.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 54.4); and Acland Burghley School (0.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 55.2).

Parliament Hill School's 2026 results were higher than all 3 of them.

Of the 177 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 94% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 10% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 171 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 50% went on to university or other higher education, 2% to apprenticeships and 22% into work. 29% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

34.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 30.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (38%), Mixed (16%) and Asian (11%).

In 2026, 181 pupils (15.2%) received SEN support and 32 (2.7%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

Parliament Hill School had 96 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

The nearest railway station is Gospel Oak Rail Station, about 360 metres away (roughly a 4-minute walk).

13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is William Ellis School, 60 metres away.

In 2024/25, Parliament Hill School issued 144 suspensions, 11.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to Parliament Hill School are Gospel Oak Primary School (0.3 miles), Brookfield Primary School (0.4 miles), Eleanor Palmer Primary School (0.5 miles) and Fleet Primary School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.