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.
On Friday 17th October, a group of determined Year 5 and 6 girls proudly represented our school at the borough-wide cross country competition held at Enfield Playing Fields. It was a wonderful way to end the half term, filled with energy, teamwork, and resilience.
Zehra, Stefanie, Serafina, Alice, and Jessica competed in the Girls A Team event, giving it their all from start to finish. With over 500 pupils from 40 different schools taking part, the competition was incredibly tough. Our highest individual placement was 30th - a commendable achievement in such a large and competitive field.
Every one of our runners showed tremendous effort, courage, and school spirit. They couldn’t have given more, and we are incredibly proud of their performance and attitude throughout the event.
A huge well done to all the girls—you truly did us proud.
#crosscountry #enfieldplayingfields #thisgirlcan #thisgirlcanrun
Year 3 have been enjoying working on our cross-curricular topic inspired by Jeannie Baker’s collage book ‘Window’. Pupils have thought and talked about the differences between rural and urban environments and weighed up the advantages and disadvantages of each.
We have explored our own views from different windows, including from our classroom, and have learned key vocabulary about landscape paintings, including foreground, middle-ground and background.
Finally, we have created our own detailed, layered collages of a rural landscape through a window using a range of materials, starting with a watercolour wash for the sky. We are now starting work on a contrasting, urban city-scape, using Van Gogh’s Starry Night painting as inspiration. We will be adding onto this our own cityscape to create a beautiful and original night view of London.
#window #urbancityscapes #vangogh #starrynight
In Design & Technology, Year 4 pupils have been learning about health & safety in the workshop. Pupils worked in House groups to design and make a poster promoting health & safety awareness, so we made it even more exciting by making this task a competition….
The winners were Blue House; Naomi, Mila and Grace! Well done to all of Year 4, they worked very hard to include lots of information and consider bold use of colour and visual effects.
#designtechnology #d&t #healthandsafety
Congratulations to our Head`s Prizewinners 2025!
Before the summer holidays our incoming Year 7 pupils were sent a project to work on for the start of term. The theme was `Connections` and pupils were encouraged to `think outside of the box`.
Max J`s highly commended project was called Microscopic, and explored the connections between veins and arteries in our bodies.
Miya I-E`s stop motion animation wowed the judges and she was the overall winner. Watch a video of Miya talking about her project above!
#headsprize2025 #pghsheadsprize #connections #connectionsproject #summerholidaywork
Our pupil-led assemblies are a powerful and engaging way to raise awareness for important events.
This week we celebrated #BlackHistoryMonth, which supplemented all the work that is already imbedded into the curriculum and the pastoral diary for pupils from Reception to Year 11.
Our assembly - led by the brilliant EDI Committee and Mrs Tikare - explored this year’s theme of #standingfirminpowerandpride, which was extremely well presented and conveyed during the assembly.
A huge well done to all members of the EDI Committee for their insight and effort. Thank you also to our pupils for their creative contributions to the Senior School corridor window display — a wonderful visual celebration.
#EDI #studentvoice #pupilleadership #inclusiveeducation #celebratingdiversity #schoolcommunity #blackhistorymonth2025
Year 7 pupils performed a showcase of their musical talents at the end of the half term, with songs ranging from popular music (Louis Capaldi, Adele and Benson Boone) to classical and jazz. There was a wide range of talent on show, and despite Faye M only learning the violin for 5 weeks, she still played `Rhythm Fever`.
Group performances were of songs written or inspired by black artists in celebration of #blackhistorymonth, and pupils introduced them with a few lines about their composers. Stand by Me by Ben E. King even had the addition of different shaped vuvuzelas!
The pupils clearly enjoyed being in front of an audience and their emotional parents were there to support them. Well done Year 7! There`s a bright future for senior music!
#musicalshowcase #music #performingarts
We were treated to a superb coffee concert this morning by our junior pupils. 25 pupils performed individually on the piano, guitar, cello, violin or voice and their parents were astounded at the talent on offer. Congratulations to all of our performers!
#MusicConcert #coffeeconcert #musictalent #cello #piano #guitar
We are delighted to announce that Zoe S (Year 10) and Mya Z (Year 11) have been selected for publication in the Young Writer’s Annual Showcase for their short story entries in the ‘Into Imagination’ competition of 2025.
Mya wrote a heartfelt and moving piece about the devastating impacts of racism, while skillfully guiding the reader toward a hopeful and empowering resolution.
Zoe’s story about ostracised communities was equally as powerful and beautifully written, highlighting her outstanding command of how words can inspire, influence, and move.
Congratulations, girls! Click the video above to watch them talking about their achievements.
#shortstories #youngwriters #youngwritersannualshowcase
On Saturday, our amazing swimmers took part in the @isaschoolssport North London Gala, competing in both Junior and Senior events. The day was filled with excitement, determination, and outstanding performances from our talented swimmers.
With win after win, PGHS dominated the pool and we proudly secured a place in the ISA National Finals, where we will have the opportunity to represent North London against schools from across the UK!
This is a remarkable achievement and a true reflection of our pupils’ hard work, dedication, and team spirit – we’re so proud of them all.
The atmosphere was made even more special by the incredible support from family and friends, whose cheers inspired our swimmers in every race. A huge thank you also goes to our wonderful parent helpers for their time, encouragement, and organisation – we couldn’t have done it without you.
Well done, Team PGHS - bring on the Nationals!
#thesegirlscan #schoolswimminggala #swimminggalasuccess #isasport #isaschools #isagala #swimmingsuccess #proudmoment
Year 7 had an unforgettable three-day adventure during their residential trip to @gilwellpark!
From conquering fears to stepping out of comfort zones, our pupils embraced every challenge with courage and laughter. New friendships were formed, lots of fun was had, and they made many memories that will last a lifetime.
#schoolresidential #schoolresidentialtrip #thesegirlscan #adventure #makingmemories #buildingfriendships
We’re incredibly proud to announce that PGHS has been awarded the @ecoschools_england Green Flag with Merit - a wonderful recognition of our commitment to sustainability and environmental action.
Here’s our enthusiastic Year 3 Eco Team, proudly celebrating this achievement with the new award. Congratulations to everyone involved. Your hard work, creativity, and care for the planet have truly made a difference.
Let’s keep the momentum going and continue working together to protect our environment 💚
#EcoSchools #GreenFlagAward #Sustainability #PGHS #EcoTeam #TogetherForThePlanet #thesegirscan
Years 7 and 8 had an amazing time yesterday taking part in AI Explorer Workshops led by Beth Lane from AI in Schools.
Through interactive demonstrations and hands-on activities, our pupils explored how AI works, coded AI algorithms, and broke down common misconceptions. The sessions were a fantastic opportunity to build digital confidence and start to develop future-ready skills.
A huge thank you to AI in Schools for inspiring our pupils and showing them how exciting the world of AI and programming can be!
#ailiteracy #futureready #digitalskills #aieducation
