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Karen McCarthy Woolf Poetry Workshop
On Tuesday 18th October 2022, we were delighted to welcome the acclaimed poet Karen McCarthy Woolf to our School to work with a group of Year 10 and Year 11 pupils. McCarthy Woolf was born in London to English and Jamaican parents and her award winning poetry has featured in numerous publications as well as…
Congratulations Year 11, GCSE Class of 2022
Congratulations to our very hard-working GCSE Class of 2022 for the superb results they received today. The School’s overall percentage of GCSEs A*/9/8 grades was a magnificent 65% and A*/9 to A/7 a fantastic 85%. In common with all pupils across the country, they have faced uncertainty and change over the last two years. Year…
PGHS working in partnership with St Monica’s Catholic Primary School
On Friday, 24th of February 2022, the MFL Department at PGHS went to visit St Monica’s School, one of our local partnership primary schools, for an afternoon of language discovery, fun and creativity. Mrs Larotonda, Mrs Parry-Garnaud and nine Y11 pupils spent time with Year 5, promoting languages as a whole and Spanish in particular….
World Book Day
Pupils and staff had a wonderful day celebrating World Book Day. It started with an excellent visit from acclaimed local author, Caroline Green which we really enjoyed. The girls in the Lower School dressed up as a favourite book character & the staff surprised them by dressing up, as a group, as Wally from ‘Where’s…
PGHS is Number One…Again!
We are excited to announce that once again PGHS has hit the top spot in the Sunday Times’ Parent Power League Table for Small Independent Schools. This year the results were generated using data going back to 2017, which shows how consistent our fabulous results are!
ICS’s Partnership Week in Action – Palmers Green High School working with St Paul’s Church of England Primary School
Madame Parry-Garnaud, Head of Modern Foreign Languages at Palmers Green High School (PGHS), shares her experience about a new project she is running with her Year 11 Pupils and local primary schools, entitled ‘Le Français dans la communaute’. The objective of the new partnership initiative is to give a French taster day to Year 5…
PGHS welcomes back younger pupils after Lockdown
This week we welcomed back the younger girls to School in a well prepared, careful and sensible way to ensure that the School can remain as safe as possible for all of us. Some of our Nursery, Reception and Year 1 pupils enjoyed returning to see their friends and teachers and it was lovely to…
Year 5 & 6 interview the phenomenal Michael Morpurgo
Years 5 & 6 were supposed to have visited the BFI for a workshop event comparing stories in printed form with the film adaptations. The day would have ended with a live Q&A with the phenomenal Michael Morpurgo. Although the event was cancelled, Michael was kind enough to answer their top questions: Are you writing…
PGHS holds lockdown 'uniform day' to raise money for Noah's Ark Children's Hospice
Palmers Green High School held a ‘uniform day’ last Friday with all proceeds going towards Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospice. Pupils are currently continuing their learning from home, with all teachers delivering a full curriculum. The school holds ‘Friday Fundays’ every week as part of their ongoing wellbeing program, which includes a weekly challenge, jokes and…
