• Hampstead Garden Suburb's Henrietta Barnett School Gains Top GCSE Results

  By Simon__Lee at 11:43 on 25/08/11

  

  Hampstead Garden Suburb's Henrietta Barnett School, the top school in the country last year for GCSE results, achieved another set of outstanding results today, their best ever, with 90% A*-A grades.     The majority of their students (54/93) gained 9 or more A*-A grades, with 13 girls walking away with straight A*s. As mentioned, last year the school was the top of the GCSE league tables, and with this year's...

• Two Hampstead Schools Gain Top A-Level Results

  By Simon__Lee at 19:14 on 18/08/11

  

  Today was the day that the UK's A-level students received their results. Always a nervous time for students. If they're heading to university, the results will secure, or deny them their place, and if they're not, then their A-levels could mean a job in the future.     Last year, Hampstead's schools did rather well in relation to the rest of the country, and the top two schools last year, have once again...

• Children in Camden Borough More Likely to Walk to School

  By Simon__Lee at 11:34 on 20/01/11

  

  It's good to see that schemes by the government might actually be having an affect. It was released last week (some of you may have seen it in last week's Ham&High) that children in the borough of Camden are more likely to walk to school than children in other areas of north London.     National campaigns like walk to school month last October may have had an affect on this, and if that is the case, then...

• Applications for Primary Schools Due This Month

  By Simon__Lee at 14:29 on 06/01/11

  

  The deadline to apply for your child's place at primary school this year is fast approaching. If you son or daughter is due to start school this September (basically, if they were born between the 1st September 2006 and the 31st August 2007), then you must apply for a place by the 15th January 2011.     Don't panic however if you do miss this date. You can still apply, however you will be less likely to be offered...

• Brilliant family show at the Hampstead Theatre in December

  By johannamartin at 17:27 on 11/10/10

  

  Comedian Patrick Monahan brings his enchanting family show to Hampstead Theatre - 20th to 31st of December. A colourful mish-mash of stand-up, story-telling, music and movement for everyone aged 4 to 104!  To book tickets ring 020 7722 9301.

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