Camden School for Girls is a comprehensive girls' secondary school with a mixed sixth form. Camden School for Girls is situated in the London Borough of Camden in North London and has an age range of 11-18. It is one of the first schools for girls in the country, and was founded in 1871 by Frances Mary Buss, who previously (in 1850) established North London Collegiate School. A motto (from Italian) is a phrase or a short list of words meant formally to describe the general motivation or intention of an entity, social group, or organization. ... Educational institutions are often categorised along several dimensions. ... North London is that part of London which is north of the River Thames. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem specific to England — the anthem of the United Kingdom is God Save the Queen. See also Proposed English National Anthems. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... Secondary school is a term used to describe an institution where the final stage of compulsory schooling, known as secondary education, takes place. ... Coeducation is the integrated education of males and females at the same school facilities. ... England, Wales, Northern Ireland The sixth form, in the English, Welsh and Northern Irish education systems, is the term used to refer to the final two years of secondary schooling (when students are about sixteen to eighteen years of age), during which students normally prepare for their GCE A-level... The London Borough of Camden is a borough of London, England, which forms part of Inner London. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... 1871 (MDCCCLXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Frances Mary Buss (1827-1894) was an English pioneer of womens education. ... North London Collegiate School is a selective independent day school in the London Borough of Barnet. ...

The 1999 Office for Standards in Education (OFSTED) inspection report described the school as "a unique and very effective school in many ways." The most recent OFSTED report of March 2005 described Camden School for Girls as a "very good school with excellent features." Ofsted logo The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) is a non-ministerial government department, established in 1993 under the Education (Schools) Act 1992. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Notable Alumnae

• Emma Thompson, actress
• Arabella Weir, comedian/actress/author
• Sarah Brown, wife of Gordon Brown, PR consultant
• Julia Hobsbawm, daughter of Eric Hobsbawm, PR consultant
• Claire Bolderson, BBC radio presenter
• Johnny Borrell of Razorlight - Sixth Form only
• John Hassall of The Libertines/Yeti - Sixth Form only
• Tom Hurndall, photographer - Sixth Form only

Emma Thompson (born 15 April 1959) is an Emmy-, BAFTA- and Academy Award-winning English actress, comedian, and screenwriter. ... Arabella Weir is a British comedian, actress and writer famous for her role in The Fast Show and a number of books including Does My Bum Look Big In This? (a catchphrase of one of her characters in the show). ... Sarah Brown Sarah Joy Brown (born February 18, 1975) is an American actress. ... For others with the same or similar names, see Gordon Brown (disambiguation). ... Eric John Earnest Hobsbawm CH (born June 8, 1917 in Alexandria, Egypt) is a British Marxist historian and author. ... Johnny Borrell (born Jonathan Edward Borrell, 4 April 1980, in Muswell Hill, London, England) is an English singer and guitarist, and the frontman of the band Razorlight. ... Razorlight is an Anglo-Swedish band formed in 2002 by singer-songwriter Johnny Borrell. ... John Hassall (born 17 February 1981) was the bassist with punk / garage rock revivalists The Libertines and has his own side-project band, Yeti, which he will be focussing on now The Libertines are on an indefinite hiatus. ... This article is about the band The Libertines. ... “Abominable Snowman” redirects here. ... Thomas Tom Hurndall (November 29, 1981 – January 13, 2004) was a British photography student, member of the International Solidarity Movement (ISM), and an activist against the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories. ...

External Links

• Camden School for Girls Official Site
• Camden School for Girls 2005 OFSTED report

Lucy Kellaway, writer and journalist