Girls Enjoying Success

Channing, an independent school based in North London, where girls aged 4 to 18 can discover their interests, develop their talents, and build lasting friendships. Our inspiring environment fosters academic achievement and personal growth.

The school successfully meets its ambition to empower pupils to become independent thinkers and fearless learners.

- ISI Inspection Report 2022

A visionary all-girls school full of extremely confident, capable and engaging young women.

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The school successfully meets its ambition to empower pupils to become independent thinkers and fearless learners.

ISI – Regulatory Compliance and Educational Quality Inspection Report, June 2022

Pupils accept others for who they are, respect diversity and appreciate the richness different cultures and traditions bring.

ISI – Regulatory Compliance and Educational Quality Inspection Report, June 2022

The development of pupils’ knowledge, skills and understanding is excellent, underpinned by the school’s commitment to offering an education of breadth.

ISI – Regulatory Compliance and Educational Quality Inspection Report, June 2022
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Reports and Reviews

A Day in the Life of Channing Junior School

At Channing Junior School, we offer an enriching and exciting syllabus beyond the confines of a rigid curriculum. Creativity and innovation are developed from the Early Years and across Key Stages 1 and 2.

A Day in the Life of Channing Senior School

The Senior School is a place of great opportunities, Years 7, 8 and 9 are the years to learn, make mistakes, try new things and discover where your true talents lie.

Character Education

We felt that our Junior School pupils would benefit from being able to refer visibly to a set of defined character traits with accompanying tangible characters, which we could weave through every aspect of their educational experience. Pupils and staff were invited to share their ideas about what makes a Channing girl and what we want a Channing girl to be like. Thus, the Channing Characters were born!

Chatting with Channing

Welcome to our award winning podcast series: Chatting with Channing. Chatting with Channing lets the listener find out more about our wonderful school by hearing from people throughout the school community. In each episode, you’ll hear real stories from staff, pupils, parents and alumnae, to give a true reflection of life on Highgate Hill.
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Leila, Ellie and Sophie had a fascinating time at the Languages Taster Day yesterday run by Girton College, University of Cambridge. They explored French, German, Spanish, Italian and more.
In our latest staff blog, Headmistress, Mrs Lindsey Hughes, explores The Learning Pit — a powerful concept that shows what real learning feels like.

At Channing, we believe that the moments of confusion, frustration and challenge are not setbacks - they’re the most productive parts of the learning journey. As Mrs Hughes explains:

“That dip, or struggle, is not a sign of failure; it’s the most productive part of the learning process.”

Visit our website to read the full article!

16 October

Languages Taster Day at Girton College, University of Cambridge

Three of our Year 11 linguists were selected by Girton College to visit the University of Cambridge this week for a fascinating Languages Taster Day where they were immersed in French, German, Spanish and Italian....

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14 October

Chatting with Channing – Autism research with Professor Francesca Happé

Listen on: Spotify Apple Podcasts In the latest episode of Chatting with Channing, Year 12 Psychology Leaders Bella and Emily sit down with one of the leading voices in autism research — Professor Francesca Happé....

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13 October

Miss Hamalis’ Bulletin – Monday 13 October 2025

Dear Parents & Carers It’s hard to believe that we are already in the final week before half term! What a wonderful start to the year it has been. The school has been alive with...

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Miss Hamalis, Head Of Channing Junior School

13 October

Career Talks – Dr Joanna Redmond & Mr van der Sande

We have recently held two lunchtime careers talks open to all age groups. Last week parent Dr Joanna Redmond described her career and work in science and on Monday we heard from governor Mr Kees...

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08 October

Languages Week

The Lanyard Challenge The 2025 Languages Week commenced with a lanyard challenge. The aim was to find as many foreign words from teachers of all subjects. This engrossing challenge kept the students engaged all day...

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