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 2009. These positions are compiled from the % of A + 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 + B %	Name	Day / Board	Boy / Girl	Day £	Board £
1	97.30	St George's School for Girls - Edinburgh	Both	Girls	10,470	20,970
1 =	97.30	Wycombe Abbey School - Buckinghamshire	Boarding	Girls	NA	28,200
3	95.11	Downe House School - Berks	Both	Girls	NA	NA
4	94.30	St Mary's School - Calne	Both	Girls	20,250	27,900
5	94.16	St Mary's School - Ascot	Both	Girls	19,500	27,420
6	93.85	Cheltenham Ladies' College	Both	Girls	20,253	29,883
7	93.19	St Catherine's School - Guildford	Both	Girls	13,176	21,690
8	92.35	St Margaret's School - Bushey	Both	Girls	12,660	22,800
9	92.06	St Swithun's School - Winchester	Both	Girls	14,400	23,745
10	91.35	Badminton School - Bristol	Both	Girls	14,910	26,520
11	91.34	Headington School - Oxford	Both	Girls	12,510	23,985
12	91.16	Benenden School - Kent	Boarding	Girls	NA	28,050
13	88.06	Woldingham School - Caterham	Both	Girls	15,405	25,305
14	86.72	St Mary's School - Shaftesbury	Both	Girls	14,970	21,780
15	86.55	Mount School - York	Both	Girls	13,395	20,835
16	85.14	Farlington School - Horsham	Both	Girls	12,966	20,619
17	85.00	Roedean School - Brighton	Both	Girls	16,350	28,200
18	84.81	Queenswood School - Hatfield	Both	Girls	20,175	26,115
19	84.69	Casterton School - Cumbria	Both (Boys - Day)	Girls/Boys 3-11	12,945	21,633
20	84.68	Tudor Hall School - Banbury	Boarding	Girls	15,774	24,270
21	84.25	St Leonards-Mayfield	Both	Girls	15,285	23,010
22	83.55	Moreton Hall School - Oswestry	Both	Girls	20,580	25,530
23	82.84	Malvern St James	Both	Girls	13,215	28,860
24	81.41	St George's School - Ascot	Both	Girls	NA	NA
25	81.10	Burgess Hill School for Girls	Both	Girls (boys pre-prep only)	12,450	21,630
26	80.24	Kent College - Pembury	Both	Girls	14,952	24,102
27	78.90	Royal Masonic School for Girls - Rickmansworth	Both	Girls	13,380	21,390
28	78.77	Queen Anne's School - Reading	Both	Girls	17,085	25,185
29	78.68	Sherborne School for Girls	Both	Girls	19,620	26,985
30	77.91	Royal High School - Bath	Both	Girls	9,300	18,231
31	77.72	Queen Margaret's School - York	Both	Girls	14,361	22,665
32	76.89	Harrogate Ladies College	Both	Girls	NA	NA
33	76.87	St Mary's School - Cambridge	Boarding from age 13	Girls	12,120	25,584
34	73.77	Abbots Bromley School For Girls	Both	Girls	NA	NA
35	73.39	Leweston School - Sherborne	Both	Girls (Boys 2-11)	14,820	22,710
36	72.73	Haberdashers' Monmouth School for Girls	Both	Girls	10,902	19,995
37	72.22	Luckley-Oakfield School - Wokingham	Both	Girls	12,735	21,699
38	68.97	Royal School - Haslemere	Both	Girls (Boys 2-4)	13,911	22,500
39	68.64	Stamford High School	Both	Girls	11,400	20,808
40	68.32	Bruton School For Girls	Both	Girls (Boys 2 - 7)	12,105	20,403
41	67.35	Truro High School	Both	Girls (Boys 3-5)	9,750	18,375
42	65.59	Stonar School - Melksham	Both	Girls	12,390	21,810
43	64.21	Westonbirt School - Gloucs	Both	Girls	17,535	26,085
44	63.83	Rye St Antony School - Oxford	Both	Girls	11,025	18,600
45	63.55	Polam Hall School - County Durham	Both	Girls	10,785	20,685
46	61.65	Moira House Girls' School - Eastbourne	Both	Girls	13,560	23,610
47	57.58	Prior's Field School - Godalming	Both	Girls	13,665	22,095
48	55.73	St Teresa's School - Dorking	Both	Girls	13,440	22,875
49	52.70	Farringtons - Chislehurst	Both	Girls (co-ed 4-11)	11,220	21,300
50	47.50	Princess Helena College - Hitchin	Both	Girls	15,240	22,005

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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