Acland Burghley School
Community school · sixth form · 1,252 pupils
91% stayed in education · Attainment 8 49.9
Voluntary aided school
The Camden School for Girls
- Pupils on roll
- 1,108of 1,040 places
- Free school meals
- 30.3%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 117
- Ofsted
- Good, 8 June 2022Read the Ofsted report
What the data says
Of the 116 pupils who finished Year 11 at The Camden School for Girls in 2023, 81% stayed on in The Camden School for Girls’ own sixth form (Camden average 64%), 12% went to a further education college and none started an apprenticeship.
Among the 216 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 54% went to university (Camden 38%, England 37%), and 69% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were well above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 64.0 against 46.1 across England and 46.9 in Camden, with 79% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Sociology is unusually popular at GCSE: 24% of the year group took it, against 4% of pupils across England.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Camden and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | The Camden School for Girls | Camden | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 116 | 1,601 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 97% | 92% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 97% | 90% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 81% | 64% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 2% | 5% | 13% |
| — further education college | 12% | 20% | 37% |
| — other education | 3% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 1% | 3% |
| Employment | 0% | — | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 2% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 1% | 4% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | The Camden School for Girls | Camden | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 216 | 5,140 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 86% | 73% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 54% | 38% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 69% | 16% | 19% |
| Further education | 9% | 10% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | — | 3% | 7% |
| Employment | 19% | 21% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 8% | 19% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | The Camden School for Girls | Camden | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 64.0 | 46.9 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 79% | 47% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 89% | 63% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 64% | 47% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.92 | 4.28 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 39% | 55% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 59.0 | 40.6 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 67.1 | 54.8 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 27% | 45% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 116 | 99% | 89% | 51% | 20% | 92% |
| Mathematics | 114 | 97% | 88% | 52% | 22% | 91% |
| English Literature | 114 | 97% | 86% | 43% | 21% | 96% |
| Religious Studies | 106 | 91% | 31% | 42% | 32% | 90% |
| Combined Science | 86 | 74% | 65% | 30% | 9% | 84% |
| Spanish | 56 | 48% | 19% | 46% | 27% | 96% |
| Geography | 52 | 44% | 41% | 75% | 25% | 100% |
| French | 49 | 42% | 18% | 59% | 29% | 90% |
| Fine Art | 49 | 42% | 9% | 45% | 28% | 94% |
| History | 47 | 40% | 41% | 64% | 26% | 94% |
| Design and Technology | 36 | 31% | 11% | 42% | 23% | 92% |
| Biology | 30 | 26% | 23% | 77% | 45% | 97% |
| Chemistry | 29 | 25% | 23% | 72% | 47% | 100% |
| Physics | 29 | 25% | 23% | 83% | 46% | 100% |
| Computer Science | 28 | 24% | 13% | 14% | 30% | 86% |
| Sociology | 28 | 24% | 4% | 46% | 21% | 96% |
| Classical Civilisation | 18 | 15% | 1% | 17% | 40% | 72% |
| Latin | 12 | 10% | 1% | 83% | 74% | 100% |
| Physical Education | 10 | 9% | 11% | 30% | 24% | 90% |
| Music | 7 | 6% | 5% | 100% | 33% | 100% |
| Classical Greek | 2 | 2% | 0% | — | 92% | — |
| German | 2 | 2% | 5% | — | 33% | — |
| Citizenship Studies | 1 | 1% | 3% | — | 19% | — |
| Russian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Polish | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Persian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 77% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | 11 | 5% | — |
| Beauty Care / Services | 6 | 3% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | The Camden School for Girls | Camden | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 476 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 231 | 1,837 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | A- | C+ | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 45.00 | 32.19 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | B+ | C+ | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 39% | 11% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 117 | 51% | 31% |
| History | 71 | 31% | 13% |
| English Literature | 70 | 30% | 11% |
| Economics | 50 | 22% | 13% |
| Chemistry | 42 | 18% | 17% |
| Politics | 40 | 17% | 6% |
| Physics | 38 | 16% | 12% |
| Fine Art | 38 | 16% | 3% |
| Geography | 36 | 16% | 10% |
| Biology | 36 | 16% | 20% |
| Further Mathematics | 25 | 11% | 5% |
| Classical Civilisation | 23 | 10% | 1% |
| Philosophy | 22 | 10% | 1% |
| Sociology | 21 | 9% | 13% |
| French | 20 | 9% | 1% |
| Music | 14 | 6% | 0% |
| Spanish | 12 | 5% | 2% |
| Photography | 11 | 5% | 3% |
| Drama | 10 | 4% | 2% |
| Religious Studies | 7 | 3% | 4% |
| History of Art | 7 | 3% | 0% |
| Italian | — | — | 0% |
| Russian | — | — | 0% |
| German | — | — | 0% |
| Latin | — | — | 0% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 44 | 19% | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Camden
Hampstead School
Community school · sixth form · 1,191 pupils
92% stayed in education · Attainment 8 43.1
Haverstock School
Community school · sixth form · 878 pupils
91% stayed in education · Attainment 8 41.5
La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School
Voluntary aided school · sixth form · 550 pupils
93% stayed in education · Attainment 8 48.5
Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ
Voluntary aided school · sixth form · 738 pupils
84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 41.9
Parliament Hill School
Community school · sixth form · 1,191 pupils
94% stayed in education · Attainment 8 57.1
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.