Welcome to Palmers Green High School Winchmore Hill
The Sunday Times Parent Power Guide’s Independent 11-16 Secondary School of the Year, Palmers Green High School (PGHS) was founded in 1905 by Miss Alice Hum and has provided girls with an exceptional education for 120 years. At PGHS we specialise in educating girls, challenging and guiding them to achieve their full potential within our warm and friendly school environment. We are a very special ‘through-school’ where pupils progress in a familiar setting and benefit from seamless transitions across the Prep, Junior and Senior Schools. There is an authentic feeling of being one family where strong friendships are formed and extend beyond year groups.
A School Experience Like No Other
At PGHS, all sections of the school (Preps, Juniors and Seniors) enjoy being part of our ‘one school’ community. Preps use the same facilities as the GCSE pupils in some subjects, e.g. Art, Music, PE and D&T, and Juniors enjoy Science in the laboratories. Throughout PGHS, small class sizes and excellent teaching enable rapid progress, whilst exciting extra-curricular activities encourage girls to develop into well-rounded individuals.
Extra Curricular
Recognising the importance of developing well-rounded individuals, we offer an exciting programme of extra-curricular activities. PGHS takes every opportunity to nurture your daughter’s passions and develop her skills, providing over 80 clubs per week.
Our Senior School Spanish pupils thoroughly enjoyed watching @onattiproductions play, Primera Cita, last Friday.
It is a charming play about nerves, excitement and authenticity of teenage love as the audience follows Carlos and Maria preparing themselves for their first date!
The script, all in Spanish, is filled with humour and emotional dialogues. The audience interaction added to the atmosphere and the actors were incredibly talented. Another fantastic play by @onattiproductions!
#spanishplay #spanisheducation #onattiproductions
Huge congratulations to Ellie in Year 6, who was recently awarded a Distinction in her ABRSM Grade 8 Viola exam.
This is Ellie’s second Grade 8 Distinction, after achieving the same on the violin last year — an incredible accomplishment at such a young age. We’re so proud of her talent, dedication, and love for music. Well done, Ellie!
#thisgirlcan #musicexam #grade8distinction
Last Friday, we hosted a Year 6 sleepover that turned out to be an unforgettable event!
The evening began with playground games that had everyone smiling. Afterwards, the girls enjoyed some tasty pizza and a lively game of pass the parcel, keeping everyone eagerly engaged. A variety of sweet treats followed before they settled in for a cosy movie night filled with plenty of drama and singing.
Although there wasn’t much sleep, the girls spent the night chatting and making the most of their time together. The event concluded with a shared breakfast, leaving everyone with happy memories of a truly special night.
#schoolsleepover #schoolfun #makingschoolmemories
This week in Art, our Year 1 pupils created beautiful cherry blossom paintings. They explored colour mixing, practised their cutting skills, and developed their observational drawing techniques.
Just look at their stunning creations — such fantastic work from our young artists! Well done Year 1!
#youngartists #theaegirlscan #pghsart #observationaldrawing #colourmixing
We are delighted to share another incredible achievement by our Year 10 pupil, Mya Z. After taking part in the recent @gsauk `Go Bold Writing Award`, Mya has been long-listed ... in the Year 10 - Year 13 category no less! It is an absolute privilege to watch Mya grow as a writer and for her voice to be heard and acknowledged in such a prestigious award. We look forward to the results being announced later this month. Congratulations must also go to all of our girls who entered - the standard was incredibly high.
#gsa #girlsschoolassociation #goboldwritingaward #youngwriters
This week, the Year 10 GCSE Geography group visited Walton-on-the-Naze to carry out their day of GCSE physical geography fieldwork. It was a full and enjoyable day.
Despite the very blustery conditions, the pupils worked with determination investigating evidence for longshore drift on the beach: they measured beach gradients; carried out sediment samples; and measured the height differential between the beach and the tops of the groynes.
They were also able to hear from local expert Michelle Nye-Brown about coastal management strategies and get a birds’ eye view of the coastline from the top of the Naze Tower.
#geographyfieldtrip #geographyeducation #gcsegeography #coastalstudies #schoolfieldtrip
Today, our Year 6 pupils took part in a valuable presentation delivered by @transportforlondon. The session focused on important themes such as personal safety, respect, responsibility, and awareness when using or being around public transport.
Delivered in a fun and interactive way, the session featured video clips, soundtracks, photos, and lively, informative discussions. Our pupils responded with enthusiasm, showing thoughtful engagement and gaining meaningful insights into how to stay safe and act responsibly while navigating the transport network.
A big thank you to the @transportforlondon team for their engaging and informative delivery and for helping equip our Year 6 pupils with the knowledge and confidence they need as they take the next steps on their journey.
#pupilsafety #transportforlondon #londontraveltips
This week, our young French learners in Years 3-6 enjoyed a fun and interactive play, ‘Ticket pour L’espace’ by @onattiproductions
Throughout the play there was lots of laughter, audience participation and many surprises as they followed Jack to the moon and back. Bravo to Emilia in Year 3 who interacted beautifully with the characters on stage.
What a wonderful way to learn while having fun! A big thank you to @Onattiproductions for your visit to our school.
#frencheducation #onattiproductions #frenchplay
Year 3 and Year 4 had a fascinating and enriching time @hiveintheforest today.
Our pupils worked brilliantly together, showing excellent teamwork throughout the day. The ‘Detectives’ unit was particularly engaging - they identified a variety of plants and carefully captured small creatures to observe through magnifying glasses.
It was a superb day out, packed with hands-on scientific learning and real excitement for the natural world.
#eppingforest #outdooreducation #schooltrip #outdoorlearning
The English Department were delighted to welcome back renowned local playwright, @dianeesamuels, to share personal insights on her play `Kindertransport` which the Year 10 class are studying this half term as part of their Literature GCSE.
The session was informative and warmly invitational as Diane encouraged the girls to ask questions and join in a live reading and staging of the opening scene. The girls enthused about how the talk helped them to understand the characters in more depth as well as the levels of reality - a concept quite unique in Samuels` work which explores the collective consciousness and the protagonist`s own psyche.
#visitingauthors #reallifeexperiences #kindertransport
🌋 Our Year 4 class created their very own explosive volcanoes this week and had such an exciting time watching them erupt. An unforgettable science experiment for all our pupils!
This unit is always a class favourite – and very relevant right now too!
#volcanoexperiment #Year4Science #miniscientists #scienceeducation #scienceeducationforkids #steminaction
We warmly invite you to attend our annual Open Morning. This event provides you and your daughter with the opportunity to explore our Lower and Senior School facilities, meet our inspiring teachers, and hear from the Head about what makes our school community so special.
We look forward to welcoming you to our school.
Register online today:
www.pghs.co.uk/admissions/open-mornings
#openmorning #schoolopenmorning #openmorning2025 #northlondonindependentschool
