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City of London School for Girls

Independent girls senior school in City of London. Selective entry.

  • Rank #14
  • ISI met
  • Fees £31.8k/yr
  • girls
  • Barbican, City of London

Outcomes

Where leavers go after sixth form.

Cohort
202

Class of 2025

Oxbridge
20
Russell Group
111
Medicine
22

Top destinations

  • Cambridge10
  • Oxford10
  • Bristol10
  • Imperial8
  • King’s College, London7
  • UCL13
  • Warwick10
  • Edinburgh3

Exam results

A level A*–A and GCSE 9–7, recalibrated for 2026.

A-level A*–A
84%

Recalibrated

GCSE 9–7
93%
Oxbridge rate
10%
Russell Group rate
55%

Entry points & fees

EntryYearPlacesAssessmentDay fee (max)
11+Year 7—School's own exam · CEM · Interview£31.8k
16+Lower Sixth—School's own exam · Interview£31.8k

Houseroom Index

Our composite score, broken down by pillar.

Index score

89

/ 100

National rank #14

Academic82
Destinations83
Future-ready70
Pastoral82
Value-add74
Access & breadth75
External consensus97

Inspections

ISI

met

Inspected 2025-04-29

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Key people

  • Senior Deputy Head (Staff And Special Projects) (DDSL & LAC); Teacher Of Mathematics

    Justine Venditti

    BEng (Swansea). Senior Deputy Head.

  • Deputy Head (Pastoral) (DSL); Teacher Of Religion, Philosophy And Ethics

    Susannah Gilham

    BA (Oxon). Deputy Head (pastoral).

  • Deputy Head (Partnerships And Co-Curricular); Teacher Of History And Politics

    Rosie Lockyear

    BA (Cantab). Deputy Head (Partnerships and Co-curricular).

  • Director Of External Relations; Teacher Of History

    Liza Coutts

    MA (Oxon), MA (London). Director of External Relations.

  • Director Of Digital Strategy; Teacher Of Biology

    Adam Živanić

    MA (Cantab). Director of Digital Strategy.

  • Head; Teacher Of English

    Jenny Brown

    MA (Oxon). Head of City of London School for Girls.

Editorial verdict

teaching

We will also be on the look out for teachers. The open days/exam/interview didn't provide many glimpses of the teaching staff. For us as parents, we are really paying for intelligent, well educated adults to influence and guide our DD. We are 99% willing to take this on faith, but a little conversation with a few teachers would be reassuring. They partly group the classes with girls who live nearby so that travel buddies are possible and some travel in with a nearby sixth former for as long as they wish to, but of course you will need to decide on this. We've taken the plunge and put our deposit down. She chose it over a quite academic coed school that she could easily walk to, with green …

pastoral

My DD has a couple of friends in y6 at the prep both of whom are moving up to the senior school in Sept. FWIW they are both really lovely down to earth girls and are very happy there. It was a lovely morning. The teachers, students and headmistress all come across really well. The adjectives I'd use: intelligent, thoughtful, enthusiastic, kind, happy, competent. Our DD joined clsg yr 7 last year and our concerns were matched by yours. Happy to say no regrets whatsoever! Our DD also came from a co-ed school so we were on the look out for it to seem weird. She has blossomed in this environment, but we are careful to maintain our old friendships, this has been a cornerstone to her feeling co…

pupils

Advanced search Saved [Active](https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/active) [Unanswered threads](https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/active?tab=unanswered) Connect with other parents whose children are [starting secondary school](https://www.mumsnet.com/articles/starting-secondary-school) on this forum. My DD has an offer at CLSG and is very keen. We will attend the open morning on Wednesday and are brainstorming what to watch for/inquire about. We are about a 25 minute tube journey from CLSG, but we are not in a "feeder area." I am slightly worried about the commute. I know she will grow into it and love the freedom, but the first couple of years in the winter do niggle me. Also, unlike the more local…

Compare with peers

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    Lady Eleanor Holles is a girls' day school with overlapping entry phases (7–18), selective entry, fees close to the target (£32.0k), and located within Greater London (22km), providing a sensible Plan B.

  • 3South Hampstead High SchoolCamden
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    South Hampstead High School is a girls' all-through day school in London with selective entry, fees slightly lower (£30.1k), and excellent academic outcomes, located just 6km from the target.

  • 4St Paul's Girls' SchoolHammersmith and Fulham
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    St Paul's Girls' School is a girls' day school in London with selective entry, overlapping entry phases (11–18), top-tier fees (£40.2k), and outstanding Oxbridge destinations, making it a strong peer.

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    North London Collegiate School is a girls' all-through day school with selective entry, fees slightly lower (£29.8k), excellent academic results, and located within London (17km), fitting well as a Plan B/C.

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Top feeder prep schools

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