Welcome to Palmers Green High School Winchmore Hill
The Sunday Times Parent Power Guide’s Independent 11-16 School of the Year for Academic Excellence 2026, Palmers Green High School (PGHS) was founded in 1905 by Miss Alice Hum and has provided girls with an exceptional education for 120 years. At PGHS we specialise in educating girls, challenging and guiding them to achieve their full potential within our warm and friendly school environment. We are a very special ‘through-school’ where pupils progress in a familiar setting and benefit from seamless transitions across the Prep, Junior and Senior Schools. There is an authentic feeling of being one family where strong friendships are formed and extend beyond year groups.
A School Experience Like No Other
At PGHS, all sections of the school (Preps, Juniors and Seniors) enjoy being part of our ‘one school’ community. Preps use the same facilities as the GCSE pupils in some subjects, e.g. Art, Music, PE and D&T, and Juniors enjoy Science in the laboratories. Throughout PGHS, small class sizes and excellent teaching enable rapid progress, whilst exciting extra-curricular activities encourage girls to develop into well-rounded individuals.
Extra Curricular
Recognising the importance of developing well-rounded individuals, we offer an exciting programme of extra-curricular activities. PGHS takes every opportunity to nurture your daughter’s passions and develop her skills, providing over 80 clubs per week.
This week, our Year 5 & 6 pupils enjoyed a brilliant morning of netball @thewalkerground, taking part in an exciting tournament that showcased teamwork, determination, and growing confidence on court. It was fantastic to see how much their skills and match play have developed.
A big well done to our captains, who led their teams superbly and set a focused, professional tone from the start.
Huge congratulations to Team Nitro Flame, who scored the highest number of points across the tournament and secured 1st place. Their outstanding performance, teamwork, and consistency throughout the morning were truly impressive.
Thank you also to all the supporters who came along - your encouragement made the morning even more special.
#netballtournament #schoolsports
This week, our Year 7 and 8 pupils took part in an exciting inter‑house netball tournament @thewalkerground.
The afternoon showcased high‑quality netball, with pupils demonstrating excellent teamwork, determination, and leadership. Our team captains were particularly impressive, guiding and motivating their teams throughout the competition.
The atmosphere on the day was brilliant, with plenty of energy and enthusiasm from players and supporters alike. A huge congratulations to the Blue House, who secured the overall victory with a fantastic all-round performance.
Thank you to everyone who came along to cheer on the teams and help make the event such a success.
#schoolnetballtournament #schoolsports #thesegirlscan
A huge congratulations to our talented dancers in Years 3-5 who performed brilliantly at the @millfieldtheatre Idols Showcase this week.
Jasmine, Adira, Grace, Lara, Alys, Selin and Aria lit up the stage with their fantastic performance to “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun.”
Their energy, teamwork and confidence made us incredibly proud!
#danceshowcase #youngperformers #GirlsJustWannaHaveFun #thesegirlscan
Our Year 1 pupils delivered a fantastic and engaging assembly all about the Tower of London. As part of their learning on castles and their history, the children explored The story of William the Conqueror, the Battle of Hastings, and the many kings and queens who have used the Tower for different purposes over the centuries.
They also created wonderful, detailed posters explaining the different parts of a castle and their functions - showing both impressive knowledge and incredible creativity!
The assembly was bursting with lively dancing, music, and confident performances that truly brought history to life.
Well done, Year 1! We are so proud of all your hard work and enthusiasm.
#toweroflondon #schoolassembly #creativelearning #historyinaction #historyeducation
This morning, we were delighted to welcome Caroline and Lesley from Pathways to lead our Lower School assembly.
They shared the Easter story with us and explained how the Easter bunny, chicks, and chocolate eggs all symbolise new life. All our pupils were fully engaged and really enjoyed listening to the story.
A big thank you to Pathways for such an inspiring visit!
#easterstory #schoolassembly
Today’s fun lunchtime activity to conclude our #britishscienceweek celebrations involved our Senior School pupils transforming seaweed into squishy ‘gummy worms’!
Working in teams, they competed to see who could create the longest worm, experimenting with colours and techniques to produce some wonderfully multicoloured results. 🐛
A brilliant mix of chemistry, creativity and hands‑on fun!
#STEM #girlsinscience #funwithchemistry #bsw2026
Yesterday, our Year 5 and Year 6 pupils enjoyed a fantastic trip to the @nationalgallery.
Year 5 dived into artwork linked to their Humanities topic on Ancient Greece and their English unit on Myths and Legends. They even created their own art pieces and brought the story of Medusa to life with some dramatic role‑play!
Year 6 explored paintings connected to their English text, There’s a Boy in the Girls’ Bathroom by Louis Sachar, linking the themes to their PSHE work on emotions and expression.
Both groups were fully engaged throughout the visit and impressed the gallery guides with their thoughtful questions and brilliant knowledge.
We’re incredibly proud of their enthusiasm, creativity, and love of learning!
#schooltrip #inspiringeducation
At lunchtime today, our Senior School pupils gathered in the Science Lab to watch a thrilling live experiment - the ever‑popular Elephant’s Toothpaste reaction!
Using hydrogen peroxide and potassium iodide, pupils watched as a huge, foamy eruption burst into life. Another exciting moment in a week packed with curiosity, awe and hands‑on science to mark #britishscienceweek!
#scienceexperiment #elephantstoothpaste #STEM #girlsinscience
Yesterday, our Year 8 netball team enjoyed a fantastic afternoon of competitive matches as they participated in the Enfield Borough inter-school netball tournament - playing in the sunshine and showing brilliant team spirit from start to finish.
It was wonderful to see our pupils putting into practice the tactics they’ve been working on in lessons, communicating confidently on court and supporting one another throughout.
Well done, Year 8. You represented both yourselves and the school with real pride.
#schoolnetballtournament #teamspirit #interschooltournament #girlslovesport
Yesterday, we were thrilled to welcome author, illustrator and poet Kev Payne (@andonart), who helped us wrap up this year’s @worldbookdaysocial celebrations in style!
Kev kicked things off with a lively, laughter-filled poetry assembly for the Lower School - complete with rhymes, actions and lots of involvement from the audience.
He then led four creative workshops with mixed year groups, giving the girls a behind-the-scenes look at where his ideas come from. They tried their hand at quick-fire drawing, joined in with rhyming songs and even had a go at writing their own poetry.
There were so many imaginative ideas, lots of creativity and, most importantly, everyone had a wonderful time exploring the magic of words and illustration.
Thank you, Kev, for inspiring us!
#authorvisit #wbd2026 #poetry #illustration @authorsabroad
Today’s #britishscienceweek Senior School lunchtime challenge put our pupils’ engineering skills to the test with a thrilling Marble Rollercoaster Challenge!
Using creativity, teamwork and plenty of problem‑solving, pupils designed and built their own marble rollercoasters - all judged on creativity, speed and teamwork.
🥇 First Place: Afsheen & Maliha
🥈 Second Place: Faye & Kaitlyn
Huge congratulations to our winners and a big well done to everyone who took part. It was fantastic to see such imagination and teamwork in action!
#STEM #GirlsInSTEM #bsw2026 IndependentSchool FutureEngineers
We launched our #britishscienceweek celebrations in our Science Lab at lunchtime today with a fascinating Moss Safari.
Using microscopes, our Senior School pupils explored the hidden world living inside ordinary moss, searching for five multicellular organisms commonly found in these tiny ecosystems - with the much‑loved tardigrade (the “moss piglet”!) as the ultimate discovery.
A brilliant start to a week which will be filled with curiosity, hands‑on experiments and scientific adventure. We can’t wait to share more!
#bsw2026 #futurescientists #girlsinstem #scienceweekuk
