The Top 50 Girls Only Senior Boarding Schools by A Levels

In this section we give you our own assessment of the Top 50 girls only independent senior boarding schools in the UK for 2011. These positions are compiled from the % of A*, A and B grades scored at A levels. Note that some Girls Only schools are converting to co-educational at sixth form level.

Click on the name of a school to find out its type, contact details, day or boarding and the annual fees.

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A*, A
and B %
NameDay / BoardBoy / GirlDay £Board £
198.69Wycombe Abbey School - BuckinghamshireBoardingGirlsNA30,600
296.02St Swithun's School - WinchesterBothGirls15,72025,920
393.65St Mary's School - AscotBoth Girls20,79029,220
493.20Cheltenham Ladies' CollegeBothGirls22,02032,493
591.60St Catherine's School - GuildfordBothGirls15,09024,825
691.41St Mary's School - CalneBothGirls21,69029,694
791.16Badminton School - BristolBothGirls15,81029,640
890.56Downe House School - BerksBothGirlsNANA
990.31Headington School - OxfordBothGirls14,40327,885
1088.89Luckley-Oakfield School - WokinghamBothGirls13,47623,586
1188.81Moreton Hall School - OswestryBothGirlsNANA
1287.18St George's School for Girls - EdinburghBothGirls11,13022,590
1385.93Royal Masonic School for Girls - RickmansworthBothGirls14,19023,190
1485.88Queen Margaret's School - YorkBothGirls16,53926,100
1584.17Burgess Hill School for GirlsBothGirls (Co-ed 2 - 7)13,56023,910
1683.81Leweston School - SherborneBothGirls (Co-ed 2-11)15,88524,585
1783.64St Mary's School - CambridgeBoarding from age 13Girls12,69027,330
1883.00St Mary's School - ShaftesburyBothGirls16,35023,790
1982.95Woldingham School - CaterhamBothGirls17,77528,410
2082.69Mount School - YorkBothGirls14,70022,875
2182.16Royal High School - BathBothGirls10,25720,481
2281.53Tudor Hall School - BanburyBothGirlsNANA
2381.06Stamford High SchoolBothGirls12,25222,356
2481.00St George's School - AscotBothGirls18,45028,380
2580.85Truro High SchoolBothGirls (Co-ed 3 - 5)10,60820,163
2680.46Heathfield School - AscotBoardingGirlsNA28,950
2780.36Queenswood School - HatfieldBothGirls21,82528,665
2879.89Malvern St JamesBothGirls14,79031,950
2979.76Haberdashers' Monmouth School for GirlsBothGirls11,73722,143
3079.75St Margaret's School - BusheyBothGirls13,50025,050
3179.26Harrogate Ladies CollegeBothGirls 13,44328,251
3278.26Royal School - HaslemereBothGirls (Boys 2-4)NANA
3377.11Beechwood Sacred Heart - Tunbridge WellsBoth (Girls only boarding)Co-ed14,50524,060
3476.76Sherborne School for GirlsBothGirls20,59528,350
3575.20Kent College - PemburyBothGirls16,09225,944
3674.85St Leonards-MayfieldBothGirls16,62025,740
3774.77St Teresa's School - DorkingBothGirls13,93524,015
3873.33Casterton School - CumbriaBoth (Boys - Day)Girls (Co-ed 3-11)15,24625,560
3973.02Howell's School - DenbighBothGirls11,70020,700
4071.08Moira House Girls' School - EastbourneBothGirls14,29525,530
4167.61Wychwood School - OxfordBothGirlsNANA
4267.57Queen Anne's School - ReadingBothGirls18,27026,925
4366.81Godolphin School - SalisburyBothGirls17,20224,819
4466.22Rye St Antony School - OxfordBothGirls12,30019,950
4565.69Westonbirt School - GloucsBothGirls19,77029,970
4664.86Prior's Field School - GodalmingBothGirls14,98523,985
4764.47Princess Helena College - HitchinBothGirlsNANA
4861.67Farlington School - HorshamBothGirls14,49323,655
4961.54Stonar School - MelkshamBothGirls13,36523,550

Note.1. Sometimes there are a few gaps in our data, because the information is not freely available or a school will not supply it. In general this applies to lower graded schools in the TOP 50. Sometimes grades improve as a result of appeals on exam results and we will update the data periodically. We encourage all schools to supply corrections or additions (click here).

Note 2. Exam results are not the only criteria by which to judge a school (read our eGuide on selection factors click here). Indeed some of the schools in this TOP 50 table are quite selective on their admissions. Be aware your child may not necessarily thrive in a high pressure academic environment – take advice.

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