Independent · Senior · City of London

City of London School for Girls

Independent school · Ages 10 to 18 · Girls · 794 pupils

Closes in 20 days Registration deadline 30 October 2026

At a glance

Type: Independent school
Ages: 10 to 18
Gender: Girls
Pupils: 794 census January 2024
Capacity: 860
Admissions policy: Selective
Sixth form: Yes
Headteacher: Mrs Jenny Brown
Address: St Giles' Terrace, Barbican, London, EC2Y 8BB
Borough: City of London
Telephone: 02078475500
DfE reference (URN): 100001
Website: clsg.org.uk

Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Where leavers went

Universities named by the school

Durham University, Harvard University, MIT, Stanford University, University of Cambridge, University of Chicago, University of Edinburgh, University of Oxford.

Source: clsg.org.uk · 2024

Published by the school

UCL (13), Cambridge (10), Oxford (10), Bristol (10), Warwick (10), Imperial (8), KCL (7) Most common leaver destinations (2025) Source
Bocconi, UC Berkeley, Rice International destinations for Class of 2025 (2025) Source
14 students Leavers going on to study medicine (2025) Source
20 places Oxford 10, Cambridge 10 (2025) Source
16 places Oxford 9, Cambridge 7 (2024) Source
11 places Oxford 5, Cambridge 6 (2023) Source

Schools whose leavers came here

This school is named in the published leavers' lists of: Alleyn's Regent's Park, Charterhouse Square School, Devonshire House Preparatory School, Garden House School, Gatehouse School, Glendower Preparatory School, Heathside School Hampstead, London Christian School, Pembridge Hall School, St Christopher's Prep School, St Christopher's School, St Mary's School, Hampstead, St Paul's Cathedral School, The Cavendish School, The Children's House School, The Children's House Upper School, The Gower School (Montessori), The Lyceum, The White House Preparatory School & Woodentops Kindergarten, Trevor-Roberts School.

These are destinations schools have published for past leavers. They describe what happened, not what will happen for any one child. How to read this.

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Key dates for 2027 entry

Year 7 (11+)

Registration deadlineFriday 30 October 2026Closes in 20 days
Closes Friday 30 October 2026
Source: clsg.org.uk
AssessmentWednesday 18 November 2026In 39 days
First assessment (Cambridge Select Insight) 13-18 November 2026; second assessment Wednesday 6 January 2027
Source: clsg.org.uk
InterviewsThursday 21 January 2027Upcoming
Monday 11 - Thursday 21 January 2027 (with music scholarship auditions for shortlisted candidates)
Source: clsg.org.uk
Offers sentFriday 12 February 2027Upcoming
Offers (including scholarship and bursary offers) emailed Friday 12 February 2027, per GSA date guidelines
Source: clsg.org.uk
Acceptance deadlineDate not statedDate not stated
Early March 2027, with deposit (no deposit for bursary offers)
Source: clsg.org.uk

Sixth form (16+)

Registration deadlineFriday 2 October 2026Closed
Closes Friday 2 October 2026
Source: clsg.org.uk
AssessmentWednesday 14 October 2026In 4 days
Assessment at CLSG on Wednesday 14 October 2026
Source: clsg.org.uk
InterviewsTuesday 24 November 2026In 45 days
Interviews on Tuesday 24 November 2026
Source: clsg.org.uk
Offers sentTuesday 1 December 2026In 52 days
Conditional offers (including bursary-assisted places) emailed Tuesday 1 December 2026
Source: clsg.org.uk
Acceptance deadlineWednesday 9 December 2026Closes in 60 days
Wednesday 9 December 2026, with non-refundable acceptance deposit (none for bursary offers)
Source: clsg.org.uk

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Admissions

Independent schools run their own admissions. You register directly with the school, usually for a fee, and the school sets its own deadlines, assessments and offer dates, which are separate from the borough process.

Entry points, as published by the school

Year 7 (11+)
Registration, then a first assessment: a one-hour computer-based Cambridge Select Insight test of numerical, verbal and non-verbal skills, sat at the school. Successful pupils return for a second assessment day (45-minute English paper testing creative writing and analytical skills, 45-minute maths paper testing problem-solving, plus taster lessons), followed by interviews later in January. Offers follow GSA date guidelines and are unconditional. Source
Sixth form (16+)
All candidates sit an assessment at CLSG beginning with a multiple-choice critical thinking test (no preparation required), then one or two written papers depending on proposed A Levels: a 45-minute argument-based essay for essay-based subjects and/or a 45-minute maths paper for maths/science-type subjects. Candidates with potential to thrive are invited back for 10-minute subject interviews. Offers are conditional on at least eight GCSEs/IGCSEs at grade 7 or above and at least an 8 in chosen A level subjects. Source

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Fees

Stage	Per term	Per year
All pupils (single fee, no year-group breakdown stated)	£10,611	£31,833

Day fees for 2026-27, as published by the school (read 9 Oct 2026). The school's page gives these fees including VAT. Lunches, trips and other extras may be charged on top.

Other charges and help with fees

Registration fee: £192 per one_off Registration fee (including VAT) for UK applicants Source
Lunches: £6 Lunch charge, VAT exempt, per day Source

Cost to 18 for this school

Source: clsg.org.uk · academic year 2026-27 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Inspection

Inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI)

ISI does not give a single overall grade and does not publish its findings as open data, so we show no rating. Read the latest report on isi.net.

Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Results

A level (16 to 18), 2024/25

A level average result, expressed as a grade2022/23: A+ · 2023/24: A+
AThis schoolB-England, state-funded
A level average point score per entry2022/23: 52.4 · 2023/24: 52.2
51.5This school35England, state-funded
Average point score for a student's best 3 A levels2022/23: 53 · 2023/24: 52.6
51.9This school35.8England, state-funded
% of A level students achieving AAB or higher including at least 2 facilitating subjects2022/23: 68% · 2023/24: 71%
71%This school18%England, state-funded
A level value added score2023/24: 0.15
0.12This school-0.03England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 96 pupils in the cohort

GCSE figures from the DfE tables are not shown for independent schools: many of the qualifications they enter, such as IGCSEs, are not counted there.

Published by the school, 2025

A-Level A*-A: 81%
A-Level A*-B: 96%
GCSE Grade 9: 58%
GCSE Grades 9-7: 95%
GCSE Grades 9-8: 86%

Source: clsg.org.uk · 2025

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Pupils and context

Receiving SEN support: 12.7%
With an Education, Health and Care Plan: 0%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census 2024/25

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Nearby schools

Schools covering the same ages within about a mile, by straight-line distance (not walking or travel time).

Central Foundation Boys' School

0.6 miles

State-funded · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Boys · Islington

1,152 pupils · Attainment 8 55.2 (2024/25)

Applications: closes in 21 days (31 Oct 2026)