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Channing is consistently recognised as one of the best independent schools in London; an independent school for girls aged 4 to 18, based in Highgate, North London, where every pupil is encouraged to discover their interests, develop their talents, and build lasting friendships. Our inspiring environment fosters academic achievement and personal growth.
The school actively prepares pupils for the future.
A visionary all-girls school full of extremely confident, capable and engaging young women.
‘Fearless’ teaching and learning, encouraging girls to step out of their comfort zone and be ‘10 per cent braver’, is reaping academic rewards. It is a useful life lesson too, but not at the expense of school being fun.
Excellent academics, fantastic pastoral care and a wonderful way of imbuing girls with self-confidence, Channing makes a strong argument for single-sex education.
Girls throw themselves into all aspects of school life, and teacher commitment goes way beyond the classroom.
Numbers & statistics
Excellent
ISI Inspection Report
200+
clubs and societies
243
art theatre
Excellent
Sixth Form
centre
9
from Archway and Highgate underground stations
348
Junior School
643
Senior School
25
90%
a 4 mile radius
94.2%
A* - B
81.2%
9 - 7
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It was a privilege for Channing to attend the 120th anniversary of the British Council’s Language Assistants’ programme hosted by Darren Paffey MP at the House of Commons and to meet Éléonore Caroit, the French Minister Delegate for Francophonie, International Partnerships and French Nationals Abroad and the @britishcouncil CEO, Scott McDonald, who emphasised the importance of cross-border learning, collaboration and cultural exchange as a soft power essential to improving global understanding. We are fortunate to host French, German and Spanish Language Assistants every year at Channing who share insights into their language and culture with all our linguists in Year 10 and above. We look forward to their arrival in the Autumn.
Year 4 pupils have created their own mini masterpieces based on the theme of trees, inspired by a variety of artists including the late, great David Hockney.
On Tuesday 23 June, we hosted our first-ever interschool Morning of Dance.
Bringing together dance students from four schools—Channing, City of London School for Girls, Queen’s College and North London Collegiate School—the energy in the Sports Hall was electric.
The morning featured two incredible 75-minute workshops led by leading industry professionals. Students first took centre stage with West End performer Emma Jones for a high-energy Musical Theatre workshop, followed by a deeply expressive Contemporary Dance session with Sarah Poekert, Artistic Director of Thrive Dance.
Each session concluded with an invaluable Q&A, giving students an insight into the professional dance world.
Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the experience and left the hall feeling inspired, energised and ready to keep moving.
A huge thank you to everyone who made the morning possible and such a success. We hope it will be the first of many!
Team Sakai Clear, our Year 10 @teentechevent team, are ready for the National Finals. On reaching the finals, the judges noted: “This project is a well-researched and thoughtful exploration of a complex global issue, demonstrating strong scientific curiosity and disciplined decision-making.” We are incredibly proud of their hard work and wish them the best of luck in the final.
Record-breaking LAMDA results! All 67 students achieved Pass with Honours, with 56 Distinctions (84%), eight scores of 90+ and one incredible perfect 100/100. An outstanding 91% also earned Distinction-level theory marks. These results celebrate our students’ talent, hard work, resilience and brilliant teamwork. We couldn’t be prouder- huge congratulations to everyone!
Miss Hamalis’ Bulletin – Monday 22 June 2026
Dear Parents & Carers One of the highlights of the sporting year at the Junior School is undoubtedly Sports Day. Last Friday, our Key Stage 2 girls enjoyed a wonderful day of competition, teamwork and...
Miss Hamalis’ Bulletin – Monday 15 June 2026
Dear Parents & Carers As we approach the end of another busy and successful academic year, I have found myself reflecting on one of the things that makes Channing Junior School so special: our community....
Miss Hamalis’ Bulletin – Monday 8 June 2026
Dear Parents & Carers It was a wonderfully busy and joyful weekend in the Channing community, with the Year 6 Leavers’ Party on Friday evening followed by the CA Summer Fair yesterday. I will share...
Chatting with Channing: Asti Wagner on confidence, creativity and building Invyted
Listen on: Spotify Apple Podcasts In the latest episode of Chatting with Channing, we are joined by Channing alumna Asti Wagner, founder of Invyted, for an inspiring conversation about confidence, creativity and taking a different...
Miss Hamalis’ Bulletin – Monday 1 June 2026
Dear Parents & Carers How is it already the final half term of the 2025/26 academic year? The year truly seems to have flown by and it is hard to believe that we are already...