- Pioneering women cricketers are among the trailblazers produced by this school for girls aged 4-18, founded in 1876.
- Opening doors, hearts and minds is the aim at South Hampstead High, where 95 per cent of A-level grades were A*-B in 2025.
- More than 100 co-curricular clubs harness pupils’ energy from Zumba to debating, and charity work is encouraged: pupils estimate they sold 23,000 cupcakes in 2024 for a range of causes.
- The actresses Helena Bonham Carter and Olivia Colman opened a new performance space at the school in north London in 2020 and pupils stage more than 50 musical concerts each year.
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