Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School

The school states its whole-school vision underpins its approach to educating all students, including those with SEND, and provides a SEND Information Report.

“This vision underpins our approach to the education of all students inclusive of those with SEND.”

School describes a structured pastoral curriculum with four strands including personal, social, and cultural character development, entitled for every student.

“Our pastoral curriculum is an entitlement for every student. It both celebrates the diversity of our communities and gives students access to the knowledge, skills and experience necessary to develop a rich and broad understanding of the world.”

Personal character development strand explicitly aims to support pupils' mental health.

“Developing pupils’ confidence, resilience and knowledge so that they can keep themselves mentally healthy”

Clubs are supported by external organisations such as a law firm, an orchestra, a gallery, and a theatre.

“Many of these clubs are supported by organisations such as Hogan Lovells Law Company, The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, The Cubitt Gallery, the Almeida Theatre and “Debate Mate”.”

School runs an extensive programme of before-school, lunchtime, and after-school extracurricular activities.

“Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School runs an extensive programme of Out of School Hours Learning activities which includes before school, lunchtime and after school, activities.”

Leaders' ambition for pupils to develop academically and socially, with high expectations from staff

“Leaders’ ambition for pupils to develop both academically and socially and to ‘learn without limits’ is fully realised. Pupils are ambitious for what they can achieve, and staff encourage this through high expectations.”

Respectful relationships between staff and pupils create a culture where all are valued and pupils are kept safe

“Pupils are happy and kept safe. This is because staff and pupils share highly respectful relationships, which creates a culture where all are valued.”

During the SOAS visit, students had a further education talk covering courses, university life, and next steps.

“Students also had a further education talk led by the head of student experience and got to ask questions about courses, university life and what their next steps as sociologists could look like.”

School has achieved a fourth consecutive Outstanding Ofsted rating, publicly announced with words of congratulation from Michelle Obama.

“Michelle Obama offers words of congratulations to Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School as it celebrates a Fourth Consecutive Outstanding Ofsted Rating on International Women's Day”

EGA achieved a Progress 8 score of 0.8 in 2025 as calculated by FFT

“EGA achieved a progress 8 score of 0.8 in 2025, as calculated by FFT, a national data analysis organisation.”