News - Camden Rise

Yesterday (Thursday 20 August), Camden students celebrated receiving their GCSE results. Provisional results show that that 73.7% of Camden schools’ GCSE exam entries in 2026 were awarded grade 4 or above, higher than this year’s national average of 67%. 7.2% of GCSE exam entries by Camden schools gained the top grade 9 this year, which was also above the 2026 national average of 5%,...

Year 13 students celebrated across Camden as they received their 2026 A-level, T-level and vocational results last Thursday (13 August). This year, the average point score per A-level entry in Camden was 35.9, compared with 35.4 in 2025. 98.1% of A-level exam entries were awarded grades A* to E – in line with the national average. For vocational qualifications, the average point...

The MenB vaccine is available for free this summer, to protect young people against life-threatening meningitis and sepsis. The MenB bacteria can be spread by kissing, sharing drinks or vapes or being in close contact for a long time (like living in the same home) with someone who has the bacteria. Being around lots of new people in shared living spaces makes it easier for...

We’re delighted to invite young people - and their schools or youth centres - to take part in Camden’s annual Youth Safety Multi-Media Competition - with the winner and runners-up to be unveiled during Youth Celebration Week 2026 later this year. The competition is open to 10 to 18 year-olds in Camden and entries must be by children and young people in partnership with their...

Hannaan Abdalla has been elected as Camden’s new Youth MP in a boroughwide election held in schools and youth centres. Hannaan, who is a student at Maria Fidelis Catholic School, received 648 votes out of 3,404 votes cast - an amazing 19% of the total. Meanwhile, Ibrahim Abukar, of Regent High School, and Mohammed Asim Khan, of Haverstock School, have been...