Mount Carmel Catholic College for Girls

Mount Carmel Catholic College for Girls
Motto Gaudium et Spes
(Joy and Hope)
Established 1880
Type Voluntary aided school
Religion Roman Catholic
Principal Ms Nicole Haynes
Location Holland Walk
Duncombe Road
Islington
Greater London
N19 3EU
England Coordinates: 51°34′05″N 0°07′47″W / 51.5680°N 0.1296°W
Local authority Islington
DfE number 206/4704
DfE URN 100460 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Gender Girls
Ages 11–16
Houses 5
Colours Red, White and Grey
Website www.mountcarmel.islington.sch.uk

Mount Carmel Catholic College for Girls is a Roman Catholic, girls-only secondary school in Islington, North London, England. The school was located in Eden Grove, Holloway before moving to its present location in Holland Walk, Archway.

Girls have to go through an interview and exam, and are then selected based on their results. The school doesn't have a sixth form, however Year 11 pupils are automatically given a place at leading sixth form City and Islington College. Mount Carmel performs consistently well with its GCSE results and in 2013 achieved its best ever results 80% of students achieving 5 A*- C grades including English and Maths which was above the national average. Mount Carmel College has very successful GCSE results, with 71% of students achieving at least 5 A*- C grades and 30% of students achieving at least 3 A*- A grades.

As one of London's leading schools Mount Carmel continues to exceed national targets. They have not only produced many girls who have gone on to take degrees at Oxford and Cambridge but also Members of Parliament, Doctors, Lawyers and renown Journalists.

During 2012 the school underwent a 10 million pound development project funded by the 'Building Schools for the Future Project'. The project was successful with the college fully reopening September 2013. A opening ceremony took place on the 18th October 2013 where the likes of Snow Patrol, One Direction, Ed Sheeran, FRIENDS cast visited the school.

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