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.
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.
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.
Pupils in Art Club have been learning about art journaling. They created these wonderful sea-themed pieces of work using newspaper, fabric, paper, felt, tissue paper, oil pastels, paint and glitter. If you look carefully, you can see the different layers of materials. Art Journaling is therapeutic, because it’s all about exploring – and it doesn’t have to be neat!
#artjournaling #therapy #artclub
Our Parents and Friends Association held a Valentine’s afternoon tea for Years 3-6 yesterday and a Valentine’s breakfast for Year 2 this morning! Thank you to everyone for the huge effort you put in to entertain our pupils. Happy Valentine’s Day!
#valentinesday #celebration #afternoontea #love #parentsandfriendsassociation
As it’s #valentinesday today, Year 2 pupils spent their Art lesson creating an inspired artwork on the theme of ‘love’, inspired by the the energetic work of Keith Haring. Well done girls!
#keithharing #art #artwork #inspiration #love
Everything was in the balance yesterday at our Year 6 gymnastics lesson! The girls worked hard to create full weight taking group balances. A great performance by all groups.
#gymnastics #stayactive #balance #focus
Our Lower School and Senior School Open Mornings provide an opportunity for prospective parents and pupils to see our school in action.
You’ll be able to meet our inspiring teachers, have a tour of the school and find out why The Sunday Times Parent Power Guide 2025 named us ‘Independent 11-16 Secondary School of the Year’.
If you’re interested in a Reception or Year 7 2025 place or an occasional place in any year group, please register online to attend: www.pghs.co.uk/admissions/open-mornings/
#schoolopenmorning #openmorning #northlondonindependentschool
Our Prep Open Morning is for prospective parents and pupils who are interested in joining our Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 classes.
Prospective parents will have the opportunity to speak to our inspiring teachers and view our specialist facilities. There will also be lots of exciting activities taking place for your children to participate in, including yoga, drama and music workshops.
Register online today: www.pghs.co.uk/admissions/prep-march-open-morning/
#preps #prepopenmorning #northlondonprepschool #northlondonindependentschool
Today, Year 2 joined Year 9 for an amazing science lesson. The senior pupils explained the lesson to Year 2 and the girls worked together to share their thoughts and ideas to conduct a great investigation about crumple zones. The girls loved working together! #science #girlsinstem #throughschool #collaboration #teamwork
In D&T, our Year 2 pupils have been working very hard to design and make these wonderful ball bearing puzzle games.
In addition to manufacturing using wood and plastic, they have experienced using the screw driver and pillar drilling machine. Well done girls, excellent D&T work!
#designandtechnology #designandtechnologyeducation #thesegirlscan
We are delighted with the new outstanding review of our school by lifestyle site, @muddystilettosschools, who provide reviews of schools to give a genuine independent insight into each school they visit, with informal advice from their editors.
The Muddy verdict: ‘PGHS is good for academic girls who thrive in the small, family focussed school. It’s flexible enough to meet individual needs and excellent at boosting confidence.’
Take a look at the full school review here: london.muddystilettos.co.uk/kids/palmers-green-high-school-winchmore-hill-north-london
Why not come and see for yourself what our wonderful school has to offer your daughter. Register online to attend our Spring open morning events: www.pghs.co.uk/admissions/open-mornings
#muddystilettos #northlondonindependentschool #schoolreview #bestschoolsguide #northlondongirlsschool #muddystilettosschoolreviews #muddystilettosschools
Year 10 presented an amazing assembly highlighting the perils of the internet for #SaferInternetDay. They learnt about the most wanted cyber-villains, including viruses, spyware and phishing. After completing a quiz, PGHS pupils are now official cyber security agents!
#saferinternetday #saferinternetday2025 #schoolassembly
Today is Safer Internet Day and various activities have been taking place across the school. This morning, Year 4 took part in the ‘Safer Internet Day 2025’ Live Lesson with @bbc.
The theme this year is ‘Too Good to Be True? Protecting Yourself and Others from Scams Online.’ As the UK’s biggest celebration of online safety, this day highlights key digital challenges young people face. With scams becoming more sophisticated, it’s vital to think critically, question suspicious offers, and protect yourself and others. Safer Internet Day provides the tools and awareness to navigate the online world safely.
#SaferInternetDay #saferinternetday2025 #TooGoodToBeTrue #OnlineSafety #livelesson #internetsafetyforkids
Our Year 7 and Year 8 Netball teams played two excellent matches against a local secondary school yesterday @thewalkerground.
Despite the poor weather conditions they all played so well. Our Year 8 team had a fantastic game and won 2-0. Our Year 7 team played very well but unfortunately just lost 3-2 in the last minute.
#netballmatch #schoolnetballmatch #thesegirlscan #girlslovesport
We’re holding a series of events this Spring for you to come and see how we’ve been educating girls for 120 years. Click on the links below to book your place. We look forward to seeing you soon!
Reception 2025 Stay and Play
Tuesday mornings from 9.15am
Senior School Working Open Morning
Friday 7th March 9.30am
Lower School Working Open Morning
Friday 14th March 9.30am
Prep Open Morning
Saturday 15th March 10am – 12pm