The Camden School for Girls, London
The Camden School for Girls is a secondary school for girls aged 11 to 18 in London. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2022. Its 2026 GCSE results were the 9th-highest of the 266 schools in London with published results, and 154th of 3,298 across England. For 2026 entry it had 2.2 first-choice applications for every place. It was 94% full in 2025.
- GCSE results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2022)
- Demand
- 2.2 first choices per place
- Attendance
- Better than England average
- Progress (2024)
- Well above average
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 5 days
Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Camden (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
The Camden School for Girls in detail
The Camden School for Girls in its own words
In its own words: "Teachers have compiled a list of revision and resources websites for all year groups."
From the headteacher's welcome: "We're excited to share that Camden School for Girls has a brand-new web address!"
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, basketball, multi-sports, yoga, dance, choir, orchestra, chess and coding.
Vision and values (school website)Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2026, pupils at The Camden School for Girls averaged an Attainment 8 score of 65.1, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 49.1 in Camden and 47 across England.
78% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 52% in Camden and 47% in England.
That is up from 64 in 2025.
Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.62: 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 53.2, against 72.2 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 19 points.
Pupils sat GCSEs in 25 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and History.
Getting a place at The Camden School for Girls
For September 2026 entry, 254 families put The Camden School for Girls as their first choice and 597 named it as one of their preferences, for 116 places offered. That is 2.2 first choices for every place. 143 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at The Camden School for Girls
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to The Camden School for Girls are Lift Beacon High (0.6 miles); Haverstock School (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 39.6); Regent High School (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 44.3); and Acland Burghley School (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 55.2).
The Camden School for Girls's 2026 results were higher than all 3 of them.
Lift Beacon HighHaverstock SchoolRegent High SchoolAcland Burghley School
Where pupils go next
Of the 119 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 98% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 19% to a further education college and 1% to an apprenticeship.
Of the 224 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 49% went on to university or other higher education and 18% into work. 69% went to one of the most selective third of universities.
Who goes there
In 2026, 166 pupils (15%) received SEN support and 22 (2%) 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.
Staffing
The Camden School for Girls had 84 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Camden Road Rail Station, about 540 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).
11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Sandall Road, 80 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, The Camden School for Girls issued 19 suspensions, 1.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to The Camden School for Girls are Torriano Primary School (0.3 miles), Brecknock Primary School (0.3 miles), Kentish Town Church of England Primary School (0.3 miles) and Hungerford School (0.4 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.
Torriano Primary SchoolBrecknock Primary SchoolKentish Town Church of England Primary SchoolHungerford School
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE destination measures; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Sixth Form
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its June 2022 inspection.
Rated Outstanding for
Behaviour & attitudes, Sixth form.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Personal development, Leadership & management.
About
The Camden School for Girls (CSG) is a comprehensive secondary school for girls, with a co-educational sixth form, in the London Borough of Camden in north London. It has about one thousand students of ages eleven to eighteen, and specialist-school status as a Music College.
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At a Glance
21.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
Yes
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Secondary Performance (GCSE)
Academic year 2025/26GCSE Results
2025/26 academic year
Progress 8 has declined from 0.77 to 0.62 (2023 to 2024). Attainment 8 has declined from 65.8 to 65.1 (2023 to 2026). GCSE English & Maths 5+ has remained stable at around 78% (2023 to 2026).
Performance by Group
| Group | Progress 8 | Attainment 8 | Eng+Maths 5+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| All pupils | - | 65.1 | 77.5% |
| Disadvantaged(45) | - | 53.2 | 55.6% |
| Not known to be disadvantaged(75) | - | 72.2 | 90.7% |
| Girls(120) | - | 65.1 | 77.5% |
Show more breakdowns (2)
| Known or believed to be other than English(29) | - | 73.4 | 86.2% |
| Non mobile(118) | - | 64.8 | 77.1% |
2025/26 academic year - DfE performance tables data
GCSE Subjects Offered
+ 5 more subjects
2025/26 academic year - entries by number of pupils
After GCSEs - Leaver Destinations
After GCSEs (Year 11) - 119 students
2023/24 data
Exclusions & Suspensions
0
Permanent exclusions
0.00%
Exclusion rate
19
Suspensions
1.77%
Suspension rate
16 pupils received one or more suspensions out of 1,076 pupils
2024/25 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby secondary schools
Social & online
Keep up with The Camden School for Girls
Getting There
Train Stations
Tube / Metro / Tram
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to The Camden School for Girls from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. The Camden School for Girls is in Camden; for families living there:
Apply to Camden for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 144
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 22
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 144 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 22 serious and 122 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
26 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Camden is 130 (the median across 102 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at The Camden School for Girls
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
94%
Near capacity
1,071 pupils
1,134 places
63 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - London
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for London
Across Camden council
Places available
1,577
Applications
1,261
Got 1st preference
73.7%
Got preferred school
93.3%
All secondary applications across Camden council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: 2.2 first choices per place
Inspection History(6)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
166
SEN Support
22
EHC Plans
17.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
1,108
Total Pupils
174
Boys
934
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
84
Teachers
13.2:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£65,032
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£8,410
Per pupil
£5325k
Total funding
£187k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.9%
Overall absence
23.5%
Persistent absence
601
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
The Camden School for Girls
Showing 10 of 13 linked schools
Questions parents ask about The Camden School for Girls
What are GCSE results like at The Camden School for Girls?
In the 2026 results, pupils at The Camden School for Girls achieved an Attainment 8 score of 65.1. 78% passed GCSE English and maths at grade 5 or above.
What is The Camden School for Girls's Ofsted rating?
The Camden School for Girls was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in June 2022. At its previous graded inspection in 2007 it was rated Outstanding.
What is the catchment area for The Camden School for Girls?
No fixed boundary. When The Camden School for Girls is oversubscribed, Camden allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at The Camden School for Girls?
The Camden School for Girls was not full in 2025: it ran at 94% of its 1134 places.
How big are the classes at The Camden School for Girls?
Classes at The Camden School for Girls average 21.1 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to The Camden School for Girls?
The Camden School for Girls has around 1108 pupils on roll. 21% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at The Camden School for Girls?
6.9% of sessions were missed at The Camden School for Girls in 2024/25. 23.5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to The Camden School for Girls?
Apply through Camden's coordinated admissions process, naming The Camden School for Girls on your application. Applications for Year 7 places starting in September 2027 close on Saturday 31 October 2026, and offers are made on Monday 1 March 2027.
How many road collisions happen near The Camden School for Girls?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 144 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 22 serious and 122 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 26 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Camden is 130 (the median across 102 schools, same distance and years).
Where is The Camden School for Girls?
The Camden School for Girls is at Sandall Road, London, NW5 2DB.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)