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Best secondary schools in Camden

10 of 14 secondary schools ranked by Progress 8 · all Camden schools · primary schools

Ranked on Progress 8, 2023/24 — the most recent year each school has published. Official data, not our opinion — but the ranking is only as good as the measure, and a single number never describes a school.

9 of 14 rated Good or Outstanding
2 oversubscribed on first preference
5 Good or better and undersubscribed — the overlooked ones
Median Progress 8: -0.18 (best 0.62)

#	School	Progress 8	Ofsted	Places	Catchment
1	The Camden School for Girls London	0.62	Good declining	oversubscribed 2.19 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
2	Parliament Hill School London	0.5	Outstanding improving	about even 1.02 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
3	La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School London	0.18	Not judged	undersubscribed 0.45 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
4	The UCL Academy Camden hidden gem	-0.16	Good improving	undersubscribed 0.46 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
5	William Ellis School London	-0.17	Not judged declining	undersubscribed 0.66 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
6	Haverstock School London hidden gem	-0.2	Good	undersubscribed 0.82 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
7	Regent High School London hidden gem	-0.27	Good	undersubscribed 0.73 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
8	Acland Burghley School London	-0.3	Good	oversubscribed 1.25 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
9	Hampstead School London hidden gem	-0.46	Good	undersubscribed 0.75 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
10	Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ London hidden gem	-0.58	Good	undersubscribed 0.61 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate

Also in Camden

4 further secondary schools with no published Progress 8 for the latest year — usually too small a cohort to report, newly opened, or a special school. Listed because leaving them out would make this a misleading picture of Camden, not a fairer one.

Applying in Camden

Knowing which school is best is only half of it — these are the deadlines that decide whether you can apply at all.

Secondary application deadline 2026-10-31 · 2027 entry Secondary Common Application Form (CAF) deadline for September 2027 entry (Year 7). National statutory deadline 31 October 2026; apply via your home local authority. Selective/grammar registration, if any, is a separate earlier deadline.
Primary (Reception) application deadline 2027-01-15 · 2027 entry Primary (Reception) application deadline for September 2027 entry. National statutory deadline 15 January 2027; apply via your home local authority.
Secondary National Offer Day 2027-03-01 · 2027 entry Secondary National Offer Day for September 2027 entry — state school Year 7 place offers (1 March).
Primary National Offer Day 2027-04-16 · 2027 entry Primary National Offer Day for September 2027 entry — Reception place offers (16 April).
Secondary application deadline 2027-10-31 · 2028 entry Secondary Common Application Form (CAF) deadline for September 2028 entry (Year 7). National statutory deadline 31 October 2027; apply via your home local authority. Selective/grammar registration, if any, is a separate earlier deadline.
Primary (Reception) application deadline 2028-01-15 · 2028 entry Primary (Reception) application deadline for September 2028 entry. National statutory deadline 15 January 2028; apply via your home local authority.

Rankings compare published results. They do not tell you which school your child will get into — that depends on where you live, sibling and faith priority, and how many people apply this year. Ask below, or check the Camden admission criteria.

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