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.
To celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science our Year 5-11 pupils were invited to vote for who they thought was the most influential female scientist by placing a sticker in the boarder of their choice. Following a week of voting, in joint first place with 28 votes each we had Rosalind Franklin and Mae Jemison.
And for International Women`s Day, our senior pupils were asked to vote for which invention they liked the most. With an overwhelming majority of votes was frequency hopping, a technology invented by Hedy Lamarr (an actress!!), which underpins GPS, WiFi and Bluetooth.
#internationalwomensday #internationaldayofwomenandgirlsinscience #girlsinstem #britishscienceweek #britishscienceweek2025
For British Science Week this week, Year 5 had an assembly in the morning and then a workshop.
Pupils saw demonstrations to help them understand the concepts of viscosity, and the properties of polymers, fluids and solids. They experimented with some non-Newtonian fluids, including sticky stir-thickening slime composed of cornflour and water.
#britishscienceweek #girlsinstem #slimemaking #science
This week, pupils from Year 7 to 10 took part in our inaugural House Drama event, showcasing a wonderful variety of performances centred around the theme of ‘Diversity.’
The pupils approached the material with impressive sensitivity and maturity. Yellow House emerged as the winners with their powerful ensemble performance, which explored the life and struggles of refugees.
A huge well done to everyone who participated, demonstrating immense creativity and determination to devise material with limited time and resources.
We would also like to extend our thanks to the competition adjudicators: Mrs. Caroline Lau, our LAMDA Teacher and Director of @createtheatreschool and Tahira Tofa, alumna and professional artist, for their invaluable feedback and support.
#schooldrama #schooldramacompetition #diversity
Yesterday afternoon, Years 10 and 11 went head-to-head in the first leg of the Senior School Inter-House Netball Tournament @thewalkerground.
The competition was fierce as each House played in some thrilling matches, all vying for those crucial points toward the Senior Netball Shield.
A special shoutout to Green House for their determination and teamwork, and winning this leg in the cold conditions!
Next up will be Years 7-9 who will bring their A-game in leg two, contributing their scores toward crowning our overall Senior House Netball Champion. Stay tuned in to hear more!
#InterhouseNetball #schoolnetball #NetballChallenge #TeamSpirit #interhousenetballtournament #thesegirlscan
Today pupils from Years 7 and 8 took part in an engineering challenge to design and build bridges. The competition to design a spaghetti, marshmallow and paper bridge that could span 45cm and allow a toy car to be pushed across was lively and the designs were creative. Congratulations to the winning team, and to 5 pupils whose bridges were able to withstand not only the toy car but also a total mass of 2Kg without breaking!
#britishscienceweek #buildingbridges #girlsinstem #stem #science #engineering
This week at Ramadan Club, our pupils loved making decorative paper lanterns. They also enjoyed taking part in a jigsaw puzzle competition (Lower School vs Senior School!) as well as playing a range of board games.
#ramadan #ramadan2025 #ramadandecorations #ramadanartsandcrafts
To celebrate the @britishscienceassociation #britishscienceweek2025, some of our Year 10 and Year 11 pupils went into our Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 classes to carry out mini Science lessons with the younger girls.
Reception got to learn about the power of air using an air cannon to knock over cups towers. Year 1 learnt about chemical reactions with a lava lamp you can make in your kitchen. Then Year 2 got to help make film canister rockets, which go off when the gas released from a chemical reaction reaches critical pressure. Boomm!!!
The Prep girls loved their 15-minute Science lessons with the Seniors. A big thank you to the Year 10 and Year 11 pupils involved for working very hard to plan and deliver these fun and interactive lessons.
#thesegirlscan #britishscienceweek #bsw2025 #scienceeducation #sciencelessons #northlondonindependentschool
Our Year 5 and 6 pupils kicked off the first of our Inter-House Netball Tournaments yesterday @thewalkerground. It was an afternoon filled with excitement, teamwork and competitive spirit.
The Juniors played exceptionally well, demonstrating a strong understanding of the rules and great awareness of their positions. The House Captains played a crucial role in organising and motivating their teams.
The results were incredibly close, with the Green and Blue Houses tied on points. However, Blue House secured the overall victory by goal difference, highlighting just how competitive the tournament was.
The girls showed outstanding determination, teamwork, and sportsmanship throughout the event. Thank you to the parents who came to support us and the staff for creating such a positive and encouraging atmosphere.
#netballtournament #interhousenetballtournament #schoolnetball #schoolnetballtournament #thesegirlscan #girlslovesport #teamwork
The Senior School pupils had a wonderful treat yesterday, when @onattiproductions came to visit PGHS to perform their new French play, ‘Prendre Sa Revanche’.
Our pupils followed the plot of the play very well, due to their attentiveness and the actors’ excellent use of mime and repetition.
It was a thoroughly enjoyable performance with lots of audience participation, which our pupils loved!
#theatreproduction #frenchlessons
Congratulations to Year 9 for delivering an impactful and informative assembly this morning, to celebrate International Women’s Day.
During the assembly, they explored women’s roles throughout history, from the Suffragette’s movement, through World Wars, to the present day.
#internationalwomensday #internationalwomensday2025 #iwd2025 #schoolassembly
We are very excited for our inaugural House Drama competition taking place tonight. Pupils in Years 7 – 11 have devised an original piece of drama centred on the theme of ‘Diversity’.
This evening’s event will be adjudicated by Mrs Caroline Lau, our LAMDA teacher and Director of Create Theatre School, and PGHS alumna and professional artist, Ms Tahira Tofa.
We look forward to welcoming our PGHS families to this event.
#housedramacompetition #schooldrama #schooldramacompetition
@britishscienceassociation #britishscienceweek2025 got off to an exciting start at PGHS today, with pupils from Years 7-11 taking part in a slime making workshop. Everyone had a fun (and messy!) time.
#bsw #bsw25 #stemeducation #stemforkids #sciencelessons #slimemaking #scienceisfun
