| Parliament Hill School | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1906 |
| Type | All-female |
| Headmistress | Ms Sue Higgins |
| Students | 1,190 |
| Grades | 7-11 (age 11-18) |
| Location | Borough of Camden, England |
| Website | http://www.parliamenthill.camden.sch.uk |
Parliament Hill School for girls is a specialist technology college in the Borough of Camden in London, England.
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It has Investors in People accreditation and participates in the London Excellence in Work Experience Scheme. Located on the edge of Hampstead Heath it has added two new buildings. One of these has created spaces for the teaching of new technologies and the other has performing arts spaces. Both these building have won architectural awards. In 2004, its enrollment was 1190 students, between the ages of 11 and 18. Parliament Hill School has been branded "Outstanding" by Ofsted inspectors. The number of students who achieve A*-C in Maths, Science and English has increased drastically. In 2009, the school took part in the "Building schools for the future" programme which aimed to improve the school buildings. However, this plan did not go forward despite the work that went into it. This was partly because the majority of the school's grounds can not be built upon.[1]
Students come from a wide range of socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds. Half of the students are White British, a fifth are of Asian origin, and there are significant numbers of African/African-Caribbean students. Several students for whom English is an additional language are at an early stage of language acquisition. Over one in ten students have special educational needs which is below the national average; the largest groups are those with specific learning difficulties (dyslexia) and social, emotional and behavioural needs although the school does have some students with more severe special needs. Despite this, the majoirity of students achieve outstanding results and go on to successful careers.
The proportion of students having a Statement of Special Educational Need is broadly in line with the national average in the UK. The number of students leaving or entering the school at other than the usual time in Years 7 to 11 is broadly average. The school sixth form is part of a successful La Swap consortium with three other neighbouring schools (La Sainte Union, William Ellis, and Acland Burghley). Numbers of students in the consortium are very high compared with the national average and include many students who join the consortium in Year 12 from other secondary schools at the end of Year 11. The majority of "Parli Girls" (as they are known by fellow students and alumni) stay on at the La Swap Consortium. However, popular Sixth Forms among the students are Wood House, Marylebone and Camden School For Girls.
Parliament Hill School has two main buildings: the number building and the letter building. The number building overlooks the heath and the letter building has been added to it and as it is the older building it has been modernized. The two buildings are joined together by the main hall, where the canteen is located. The Heath building overlooks Hampstead Heath (thus the name). It survived the second world war. Both ends of the building contain large amounts of glass which enables students to see Hampstead Heath and other parts of the surrounding area. The Morant building (named after Lady Morant) is the oldest part of the building. One end of the Morant building has been modernised. The school won architectural awards for this.