![]() In fact, the first classroom I passed during my tour was filled with 15 teenagers studying Ancient Greek, eliciting memories from my school days. The curriculum is rich and diverse, with girls studying four languages during their prep years (Spanish in Year 3, French in Year 4, German in Year 5, Mandarin in Year 6), followed by Latin and Ancient Greek in the senior years. My guides constantly reminded me “you’re not allowed to go there” and “we can’t go in there” when passing the senior school science and computer labs. You do notice their deference to the senior school girls when you tour the school. City of London Prep itself is small with one form of 24 girls. The school is obviously very popular with City parents who can drop off their daughters on their way to work, but it represents a wide ethnic and socioeconomic mix, especially in the senior school, where 27% of girls receive financial aid. The prep department is located in the same building as the Senior School, and therefore girls at the prep enjoy access to a wide range of facilities that include a swimming pool, a gym, a netball court and dance studio on site (who would have thought, walking around Barbican or London Wall?). Given its location, girls come from far and wide, and there are three different school bus services bringing in pupils from Sloane Square, Notting Hill as well as Hampstead and Golders Green. Girls have also joined from Children’s House Upper School, Heathside Prep, Annemount, Dallington, Charterhouse Square, Queen’s College Prep and a wide range of state schools. At a recent 7+ open morning, we spotted a number of girls from Hampstead Hill School, Mulberry House School, nearby Gatehouse School and River House Montessori, as well as smaller numbers from Blackheath High School and Hill House International Junior School. Girls at this stage join from a wide range of pre-preps and local private schools. Educating girls all the way up to 18, unusually for a girls school, its initial intake is at 7+ into the prep department. Profile: Located at the heart of the City of London, next door to the Barbican, the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and the Museum of London, the City of London School for Girls is one of London’s oldest standing and highest achieving schools. St Giles’ Terrace, Barbican, London EC2Y 8BB ![]()
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