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.

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	A*, A and B %	Name	Day / Board	Boy / Girl	Day £	Board £
1	98.69	Wycombe Abbey School - Buckinghamshire	Boarding	Girls	NA	30,600
2	96.02	St Swithun's School - Winchester	Both	Girls	15,720	25,920
3	93.65	St Mary's School - Ascot	Both	Girls	20,790	29,220
4	93.20	Cheltenham Ladies' College	Both	Girls	22,020	32,493
5	91.60	St Catherine's School - Guildford	Both	Girls	15,090	24,825
6	91.41	St Mary's School - Calne	Both	Girls	21,690	29,694
7	91.16	Badminton School - Bristol	Both	Girls	15,810	29,640
8	90.56	Downe House School - Berks	Both	Girls	NA	NA
9	90.31	Headington School - Oxford	Both	Girls	14,403	27,885
10	88.89	Luckley-Oakfield School - Wokingham	Both	Girls	13,476	23,586
11	88.81	Moreton Hall School - Oswestry	Both	Girls	NA	NA
12	87.18	St George's School for Girls - Edinburgh	Both	Girls	11,130	22,590
13	85.93	Royal Masonic School for Girls - Rickmansworth	Both	Girls	14,190	23,190
14	85.88	Queen Margaret's School - York	Both	Girls	16,539	26,100
15	84.17	Burgess Hill School for Girls	Both	Girls (Co-ed 2 - 7)	13,560	23,910
16	83.81	Leweston School - Sherborne	Both	Girls (Co-ed 2-11)	15,885	24,585
17	83.64	St Mary's School - Cambridge	Boarding from age 13	Girls	12,690	27,330
18	83.00	St Mary's School - Shaftesbury	Both	Girls	16,350	23,790
19	82.95	Woldingham School - Caterham	Both	Girls	17,775	28,410
20	82.69	Mount School - York	Both	Girls	14,700	22,875
21	82.16	Royal High School - Bath	Both	Girls	10,257	20,481
22	81.53	Tudor Hall School - Banbury	Both	Girls	NA	NA
23	81.06	Stamford High School	Both	Girls	12,252	22,356
24	81.00	St George's School - Ascot	Both	Girls	18,450	28,380
25	80.85	Truro High School	Both	Girls (Co-ed 3 - 5)	10,608	20,163
26	80.46	Heathfield School - Ascot	Boarding	Girls	NA	28,950
27	80.36	Queenswood School - Hatfield	Both	Girls	21,825	28,665
28	79.89	Malvern St James	Both	Girls	14,790	31,950
29	79.76	Haberdashers' Monmouth School for Girls	Both	Girls	11,737	22,143
30	79.75	St Margaret's School - Bushey	Both	Girls	13,500	25,050
31	79.26	Harrogate Ladies College	Both	Girls	13,443	28,251
32	78.26	Royal School - Haslemere	Both	Girls (Boys 2-4)	NA	NA
33	77.11	Beechwood Sacred Heart - Tunbridge Wells	Both (Girls only boarding)	Co-ed	14,505	24,060
34	76.76	Sherborne School for Girls	Both	Girls	20,595	28,350
35	75.20	Kent College - Pembury	Both	Girls	16,092	25,944
36	74.85	St Leonards-Mayfield	Both	Girls	16,620	25,740
37	74.77	St Teresa's School - Dorking	Both	Girls	13,935	24,015
38	73.33	Casterton School - Cumbria	Both (Boys - Day)	Girls (Co-ed 3-11)	15,246	25,560
39	73.02	Howell's School - Denbigh	Both	Girls	11,700	20,700
40	71.08	Moira House Girls' School - Eastbourne	Both	Girls	14,295	25,530
41	67.61	Wychwood School - Oxford	Both	Girls	NA	NA
42	67.57	Queen Anne's School - Reading	Both	Girls	18,270	26,925
43	66.81	Godolphin School - Salisbury	Both	Girls	17,202	24,819
44	66.22	Rye St Antony School - Oxford	Both	Girls	12,300	19,950
45	65.69	Westonbirt School - Gloucs	Both	Girls	19,770	29,970
46	64.86	Prior's Field School - Godalming	Both	Girls	14,985	23,985
47	64.47	Princess Helena College - Hitchin	Both	Girls	NA	NA
48	61.67	Farlington School - Horsham	Both	Girls	14,493	23,655
49	61.54	Stonar School - Melksham	Both	Girls	13,365	23,550

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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