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| motto = Onwards and UpwardsVoluntary aided school>Voluntary aided| religious_affiliation = Frances Buss>Frances Mary Buss| address = Sandall Road| city = Camden TownLondon| country = England| postcode = NW5 2DBLondon Borough of Camden>Camden| ofsted = yes| urn = 100054| dfeno = 202/4611| established = 1871| head_label = Headmistress| head = Kateryna Law| chair_label = Chair of Governors| chair = Janet Pope| enrolment = 1,034Mixed-sex education>coeducational sixth form| lower_age = 11| upper_age = 18#3e5b4e|border=darkgray}} Camden green{{Color box|white|border=darkgray}} White| publication = Friday News, Sixth Sense| free_label_2 = Affiliations| free_2 = Camden Consortium| website =weblink}}(File:Camden School for Girls, Sandall Road, NW1 - geograph.org.uk - 1404448.jpg|thumb)The Camden School for Girls (CSG) is a comprehensive secondary school for girls, with a co-educational sixth form, in the London Borough of Camden in north London. It has about one thousand students of ages eleven to eighteen, and specialist-school status as a Music College.WEB,weblink The Camden School for Girls, Ofsted, 20 June 2013,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110705001154weblink">weblink 5 July 2011, dead, The school has long been associated with the advancement of women's education.

History

Founded in 1871 by the suffragist Frances Mary Buss, who also founded North London Collegiate School, the Camden School for Girls was one of the first girls' schools in England. Although not a fee-paying school by then, girls in the mid-20th century wore a traditional uniform of dark green, with blue and green striped ties. The blazer badge showed a type of ancient sailing ship called a "buss" to commemorate the founder's surname, with the motto "Onwards and Upwards". No entry exams were held, in its pre-comprehensive era; however, entrance was by interview.

Evacuation in the Second World War

352 girls were evacuated on Thursday 19 October 1939 to Grantham in Lincolnshire to be educated at Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School, but 450 girls were intended to have been evacuated; Margaret Thatcher, Conservative prime minister from 1979–90, was one of the girls at the Grantham school.Nottingham Evening Post, Tuesday 10 October 1939, p. 6.Grantham Journal, Saturday 14 October 1939, p. 8.Grantham Journal, Friday 23 February 1940, p. 4. The music teacher Grace Williams, a Welsh composer, arrived with the Camden school, and composed pieces while at Grantham. Zoologist Hilda Mabel Canter, of the British Phycological Society, was one of the 352 girls evacuated. Girls from Grantham were taught in the classrooms in the mornings and the Camden girls were taught in the afternoon. The Camden school moved back to Uppingham in Rutland in March 1941, having stayed in Grantham for five terms.

Grammar school

One of its most formative headmistresses, Doris Burchell, took on the school in the post-war years and developed its renowned strengths in both science and music, overseeing a massive amount of new building on the site. The Sir John Cockcroft science wing was built from funds raised by many means, including a series of Celebrity Concerts held at the school and involving many eminent musicians. The school was damaged in the war but rebuilt in 1957, the architect being John Eastwick-Field OBE.WEB,weblink John Eastwick-Field, Timesonline.co.uk, 20 June 2013, In 1973, the assembly hall roof collapsed following deterioration of its roof beams due to problems with the high-alumina cement concrete used.WEB,weblink Are Old High Aluminia Cement Concrete (HACC) Roof Structures Still a Problem?, Hill, R. N., 1997,

Comprehensive

It became a comprehensive school in 1976, although only year by year. It was not fully comprehensive until 1981.

Academic performance

A 1999 Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) report called it "a unique and very effective school in many ways". Another, written in March 2005, said it was an "outstanding school with excellent features", and the most recent report said that it "rightly deserves the outstanding reputation it has among parents and in the community". Its GCSE results are excellent, and its A-level results are the best in the Camden LEA outside the private sector.NEWS,weblink Education | League Tables | Secondary schools in Camden, BBC News, 13 January 2010, 20 June 2013,

Notable former pupils

{{See also|Category:People educated at Camden School for Girls}}The following people were educated at the Camden School for Girls. Some of them only attended the sixth form.

• Sally Beamish (born 1956), composerWEB,weblink Sally Beamish: collaborative artistry, Incorporated Society of Musicians, 13 February 2018,
• Johnny Borrell (born 1980), musicianWEB, Johnny Borrell (1980),weblink 25 October 2020, www.mn.mediatly.com,
• Sarah Brown (born 1963), PR consultant, wife of Gordon BrownGaby Hinsliff, "Lady in waiting", The Observer, 2 October 2005, Retrieved 30 March 2008.Max Davidson, Town vs gown: north London, The Daily Telegraph, 6 September 2008.
• Sara Annie Burstall (1859–1939)ODNB,weblink 10.1093/ref:odnb/45782, The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004,
• Bessie Carter (born 1993), actress WEB,weblink Bessie Carter: 'MRS Hatton gave me a taste of drama', Kate, Parker, tes, 17 August 2019,
• Julia Cleverdon (born 1950), charity workerWEB,weblink Dame Julia Cleverdon interview: 'The price we all pay if children, James, Ashton, 9 February 2015, independent.co.uk, 13 February 2018,
• Charlotte Coleman (1968–2001), actress, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, expelled at the age of 16"Obituary: Charlotte Coleman", Daily Telegraph, 17 November 2001.Valentine, Penny; "Obituary: Charlotte Coleman", The Guardian, 19 November 2001.
• Athene Donald (born 1953), Professor of Experimental Physics at the University of CambridgeWEB,weblink DONALD, Prof. Dame Athene Margaret, Who's Who 2013, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2013; online edn, Oxford University Press, December 2012; online edn, November 2012,
• Julia Donaldson (born 1948), authorWEB,weblink Press Cuttings, The Camden School for Girls, 8 June 2019, NEWS,weblink Relative Values: The Gruffalo, author Julia Donaldson, and her sister, Mary, Nick, Duerden, 16 August 2015, 8 June 2019, www.thetimes.co.uk,
• Lily Donaldson (born 1987), modelNEWS, Eyre, Hermione,weblink How the world fell in love with Camden girl Lily Donaldson, Evening Standard, London Evening Standard, 17 February 2011, 13 January 2013, London,
• Catching Flies (born 1991), musicianWEB, Catching Flies: watch this video set around NW5 and beyond,weblink Laura, Evans, 29 November 2018, 26 June 2023, Kentishtowner, en-GB,
• Nubya Garcia (born 1991), jazz musiciaweblink {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}
• Georgia Gould (born 1986), Labour Party politician, leader of Camden London Borough CouncilWEB,weblink Georgia Gould selected for Camden seat &124; London Evening Standard, Standard.co.uk, 27 May 2009, 24 June 2017,
• Eileen Greenwood (1915–2008), artist, printmaker, and art teacher"Greenwood, Eileen Constance ARCA" in Who's Who in Art, Volume 32 (Bernard Dolman, Art Trade Press, 2006), p. 398.
• Tamsin Greig (born 1967), actressNEWS, Sale, Jonathan,weblink Passed/Failed: An education in the life of the actress Tamsin Greig, The Independent, 8 January 2009, 13 January 2013, London,
• Geri Halliwell (born 1972), singer, Spice Girls
• John Hassall (born 1981), musician, The LibertinesWEB, Galton, Bridget, Best of the fest: London's summer parties in the park,weblink 25 October 2020, Hackney Gazette, 12 July 2017, en,
• Julia Hobsbawm (born 1964), PR, author and networking engineer
• Edith Humphrey (1875–1978), inorganic chemist, thought to be the first British woman to obtain a doctorate in chemistry.WEB, Humphrey, Edith Ellen (1875–1978), chemist,weblink 12 August 2023, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, en, 10.1093/odnb/9780198614128.013.90000382359,
• Daniel Kaluuya (born 1989), Oscar-winning actor and comedian{{Citation| first1 = Corkucopia | last1 = Irish Writing | title = Call me Kaluuya? | newspaper = WordPress | date = 22 February 2018 | url =weblink | access-date = 4 December 2021 }}
• Kate Kellaway (born 1957), journalist for The Observer{{Citation| first1 = Sally | last1 = Williams | title = Lucy Kellaway interview for In Office Hours | newspaper = The Daily Telegraph | date = 25 April 2010 | url =weblink | archive-url =weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20100428033941weblink">weblink | url-status = dead | archive-date = 28 April 2010 | access-date = 19 December 2011 }}
• Lucy Kellaway (born 1959), writer and journalist for The Financial TimesWEB, Interview by Jonathan Sale,weblink Lucy Kellaway, Independent.co.uk, 1 February 2007, 20 June 2013,
• Beeban Kidron (born 1961), former film director (including of Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit), and peer in House of LordsWEB, The Tes profile: Children’s rights campaigner Beeban Kidron {{!, Tes Magazine|first=Helen |last=Ward |url=https://www.tes.com/magazine/archive/tes-profile-childrens-rights-campaigner-beeban-kidron|date=15 September 2018 |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=www.tes.com |language=en}}
• Sally Laird (1956–2010), editor, writer and translatorNEWS, Kellaway, Kate, Sally Laird obituary: Writer and translator of Russian literature,weblink 16 May 2023, The Guardian, 10 August 2010,
• Lilian Lindsay (1871–1960), first woman with a British qualification in dentistry, having graduated from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 1895BOOK, Haines, Catharine M.C., International women in science: a biographical dictionary to 1950, 2001, ABC-CLIO Inc, 978-1-57607-090-1, 177, registration,weblink
• Jodhi May (born 1975), actressNEWS, Culture,weblink The anonymous celebrity, Telegraph, 4 September 2001, 20 June 2013,
• Natascha McElhone (born 1969), actress
• Fiona Millar (born 1958), journalist and education campaignerWEB,weblink Passed/Failed: An education in the life of Fiona Millar, journalist, Jonathan, Sale, 6 May 2010, independent.co.uk, 13 February 2018,
• Deborah Moggach (born 1948), novelist and screenwriterWEB,weblink Deborah Moggach: a life in writing, Susanna, Rustin, 16 February 2013, The Guardian, 13 February 2018,
• Ellie Rowsell (born 1992), lead singer and guitarist in Wolf AliceNEWS,weblink Wolf Alice interview: 'I never felt much like a girl', McCormick, Neil, The Telegraph, 27 August 2015, telegraph.co.uk, 25 March 2017,
• Anna Shaffer (born 1992), actress{{citation needed|date=June 2017}}
• Marianne Stone (1922–2009), actress, notably in Carry On filmsWEB,weblink Marianne Stone, Timesonline.co.uk, 20 June 2013,
• Cleo Sylvestre (born 1945), actress, first black woman to play a lead at the National Theatre WEB,weblink Cleo Sylvestre: The incredible life of the black actor who should have been one of Britain's biggest stars, TheGuardian.com, Lanre, Bakare, 15 October 2020,
• E. G. R. Taylor (1871–1966), geographer and historianG. R. Crone, "Obituary: Professor E. G. R. Taylor, D. Sc.", The Geographical Journal 132:4 (1966), pp. 594–596.
• Emma Thompson (born 1959), actress
• Sophie Thompson (born 1962), actress{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}
• Lowri Turner (born 1964), presenter & journalisweblink {{Self-published source|date=June 2022}}
• Arabella Weir (born 1957), actress, comedian and authorWEB, Jonathan Sale,weblink Arabella Weir, Independent.co.uk, 22 January 1998, 20 June 2013,

Fictional pupils

• Prudence Harbinger, fictional character in The Sunday Telegraph, created by Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran{{citation needed|date=December 2012}}

Notable former teachers

• Carol Handley née Taylor - Classics teacher, Headmistress (1971-1985)Pat Easterling, "Handley, Eric Walter (1926–2013)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2017.
• Annie E. Ridley - governorBOOK, Frances Mary Buss and Her Work for Education,weblink Ridley, Annie E., Longmans, Green & Co., 1896, London,

Further reading

• Doris Burchell, Miss Buss' Second School, 1971.

References

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External links

• EduBase{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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