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 2012. These positions are compiled from the % of A* and A 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* %	Name	Day / Board	Boy / Girl	Day £	Board £
1	92.81	Wycombe Abbey School - Buckinghamshire	Boarding	Girls	NA	31,950
2	81.73	Cheltenham Ladies' College	Both	Girls	22,461	33,144
3	75.45	St Swithun's School - Winchester	Both	Girls (Co-ed 3-7)	16,815	27,210
4	75.33	Headington School - Oxford	Both	Girls	15,084	29,205
5	74.12	Benenden School - Kent	Boarding	Girls	NA	31,410
6	72.94	St Catherine's School - Guildford	Both	Girls	15,660	25,770
7	71.88	St Mary's School - Ascot	Both	Girls	21,510	30,240
8	67.44	Badminton School - Bristol	Both	Girls	16,440	30,840
9	66.46	St Mary's School - Cambridge	Boarding from age 13	Girls	13,065	28,140
10	65.03	St Mary's School - Calne	Both	Girls	23,001	31,500
11	62.64	Burgess Hill School for Girls	Both	Girls (Co-ed 2 - 7)	14,250	25,200
12	60.58	Malvern St James	Both	Girls	15,645	33,075
13	58.82	St George's School for Girls - Edinburgh	Both	Girls	11,460	23,265
14	57.10	Stonar School - Melksham	Both	Girls	13,965	24,960
15	55.98	Queen Margaret's School - York	Both	Girls	17,100	26,988
16	55.50	Queenswood School - Hatfield	Both	Girls	22,770	29,970
17	55.28	Woldingham School - Caterham	Both	Girls	18,615	29,760
18	55.15	Casterton School - Cumbria	Both (Boys - Day)	Girls (Co-ed 3-11)	15,750	26,400
19	55.06	Royal High School - Bath	Both	Girls	11,130	22,530
20	54.74	Sherborne School for Girls	Both	Girls	21,210	29,205
21	53.73	Roedean School - Brighton	Both	Girls	18,150	31,350
22	52.36	Godolphin School - Salisbury	Both	Girls	17,919	25,935
23	52.32	Haberdashers' Monmouth School for Girls	Both	Girls	12,141	23,112
24	51.35	St Mary's School - Shaftesbury	Both	Girls	17,169	24,981
25	50.00	Downe House School - Berks	Both	Girls	NA	NA
25 =	50.00	Moreton Hall School - Oswestry	Both	Girls	23,220	28,170
27	49.43	Royal Masonic School for Girls - Rickmansworth	Both	Girls	14,550	24,120
28	49.38	Mount School - York	Both	Girls	15,435	23,985
29	47.83	St Leonards-Mayfield	Both	Girls	17,625	27,810
30	47.26	Moira House Girls' School - Eastbourne	Both	Girls	14,655	26,550
31	46.48	Royal School, Haslemere - Senior Girls & Co-ed Sixth Form	Both	Girls	14,310	30,000
32	46.15	St Margaret's School - Bushey	Both	Girls	13,920	25,770
33	46.00	Queen Anne's School - Reading	Both	Girls	18,915	27,870
34	45.71	St Teresa's School - Dorking	Both	Girls	14,730	25,275
35	44.95	Prior's Field School - Godalming	Both	Girls	15,435	24,885
36	44.74	Kent College - Pembury	Both	Girls	16,656	26,850
37	44.44	Bruton School For Girls	Both	Girls (Co-ed 2 - 7)	13,620	22,890
38	44.15	Stamford High School	Both	Girls	12,624	23,028
39	43.92	Tudor Hall School - Banbury	Both	Girls	17,862	28,035
40	43.18	Harrogate Ladies College	Both	Girls	13,950	29,670
41	42.53	Truro High School	Both	Girls (Co-ed 3 - 5)	10,890	21,003
42	42.00	St George's School - Ascot	Both	Girls	18,975	29,175
43	41.03	Westonbirt School - Gloucs	Both	Girls	20,265	30,720
44	40.45	Luckley-Oakfield School - Wokingham	Both	Girls	13,947	24,411
45	29.60	Howell's School - Denbigh	Both	Girls	NA	NA
46	29.23	Princess Helena College - Hitchin	Both	Girls	NA	NA
47	26.19	Rye St Antony School - Oxford	Both	Girls	NA	NA

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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