James Allen's Girls' School

JAGS might be the oldest independent girls’ school in London, but there’s nothing fusty or old-fashioned about this place. Forward-thinking, progressive and fervently non-elitist, JAGS girls are a lively bunch – and jolly clever too. This is a school that looks way beyond its own four walls while nurturing a strong and diverse community of its own. We’re seriously impressed. Everyone knows JAGS for its blockbuster academics, but what really attracts so many to this leafy pocket of south-east London are the buckets of green space. Out front, an attractive Victorian red-...