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Good Schools Guide 2025
We are pleased to share the updated Good Schools Guide review for Mill Hill School.
The review reads extremely well and underlines recent improvements at Mill Hill. Pupils and staff can be rightly proud of the report.
To access the review on their website, you will need a subscription and can view it here: Good Schools Guide, Mill Hill School London.
Review Highlights:
Overall
On the school crest, the martlet, a bird always on the wing - an apposite symbol for continuous effort, so highly valued, whether in academic, sporting or co-curricular life. Well-established ethos to promote leadership and confidence, combined with new academic rigour, supported by an openness between pupils and teachers, equips pupils for life beyond the classroom.
"There’s no ceiling on what you can achieve if you want to do well," says parent: "They find that thing which makes each child shine bright, then polish it."
Academic
Deep subject knowledge and passion for the subject lie at the core of teachers’ work.
Student effort is rewarded in spades: ad hoc catch-ups, lunchtime clinics, one to one support – nothing seems too much trouble for staff.
There’s no doubt expectations have nudged up a grade or two under the new Head. GCSE results reflect this greater focus. A levels are particularly strong in English, drama, art, economics, computer science and politics, with excellent results too in the most popular A level subject, mathematics.
"Very thorough UCAS preparation," says sixth former, "with helpful conversations with heads of department, tutors and housemasters."
75 per cent of leavers to Russell Group in 2024.
Pastoral
Discipline has ‘tightened up’ under new head, the only grumbles from sixth formers no longer being able to go out at lunchtime. Universal approval, obviously, from parents.
ense of belonging is fostered by ‘massively important’ house system. Inter-house competitions – sport, music, drama or a show-stopping bake-off – are hotly contested and house identity is enduring: "Which house?" the ice-breaker question when current pupils and Old Millhillians meet.
Wellbeing wing is a calm space available to all, with 9am – 5pm access to mental health support, if referred or desired, from three psychotherapists.
Co-curricular
Long-standing reputation for sporting excellence shows no sign of diminishing, especially with energetic director of sport and enhanced partnerships. All pupils have a chance to represent the school; indeed, source of pride is ‘strength in depth'.
Pupils are encouraged, indeed required, to engage with wide-ranging co-curricular activities. Over 200 clubs, from jewellery making to eco society (there’s even a beekeeper on site), from astronomy to video production.
