The North London Girls’ School Consortium, which is made up of twelve independent day schools, will replace their 11+ exam papers with a one-hour long “bespoke cognitive ability” test that they hope will reduce the amount of preparation children require. Lucy Elphinstone, headmistress of Francis Holland, Sloane Square, which is a member of the consortium, […]
Following last week’s publication of A-Level results, which featured some surprising new comers, here is the new ranking of London secondary schools based on 2017 GCSE results. Unbeatable St Paul’s Girls’ School is Number 1 (as always?), closely followed by Westminster School. NLCS, Habs and City are strong as always. The co-educational schools keep edging
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And the top secondary school in London is…. the King’s College Maths School, a selective state Sixth Form college in Lambeth! Pupils outperformed their peers at highly selective independent schools Westminster School, St Paul’s Girls’ School and King’s College Wimbledon, among others. These are just headline numbers and the picture will look a bit different if we
The summer holidays are in full swing, despite the weather, and it is time to do a roundup of summer camps and activities in London, for those of you who still need some ideas for what to do in August. I must add that this summer I have booked my kids in for far less
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Following separate posts on leading feeder schools to Westminster School and Eton College, below is the same information for St Paul’s School in Barnes. There is a large overlap between Westminster School and St Paul’s feeders, with some variation due to location of the preps. Below is a list of prep schools that sent at
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We are still awaiting publication from a few important prep schools – Thomas’s, Bute House and Hill House to name but a few. Below is a comprehensive list of schools that have published their 11+ results for 2017 already. This will be updated as soon as additional results are published. For those looking for a specific St
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