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 England and Wales for 2008. 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.

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	A + B %	Name	Day / Board	Boy / Girl	Day £	Board £
1	99.03	Wycombe Abbey School - Buckinghamshire	Boarding	Girls	NA	27,300
2	95.79	St Catherine's School - Guildford	Both	Girls	12,465	20,520
3	95.56	St Mary's School - Ascot	Both	Girls	17,775	24,975
4	95.11	Badminton School - Bristol	Both	Girls	14,370	25,530
5	94.70	St Mary's School - Calne	Both	Girls	18,900	26,400
6	93.62	Cheltenham Ladies' College	Both	Girls	19,473	28,734
7	92.04	St Swithun's School - Winchester	Both	Girls	13,920	22,950
8	91.43	Casterton School - Cumbria	Both (Boys - Day)	Girls/Boys 3-11	12,945	21,633
9	91.40	Downe House School - Berks	Both	Girls	18,801	25,968
10	90.54	Headington School - Oxford	Both	Girls	12,150	23,325
11	89.89	Benenden School - Kent	Boarding	Girls	NA	27,540
12	89.64	Queenswood School - Hatfield	Both	Girls	19,860	25,485
13	88.63	Haberdashers' Monmouth School for Girls	Both	Girls	11,028	19,515
14	87.80	Tudor Hall School - Banbury	Boarding	Girls	15,336	23,595
15	85.95	St Mary's School - Shaftesbury	Both	Girls	14,970	21,780
16	85.71	St George's School - Ascot	Both	Girls	15,510	23,850
17	84.39	Woldingham School - Caterham	Both	Girls	14,985	24,870
18	82.24	Roedean School - Brighton	Both	Girls	15,750	29,400
19	82.19	Truro High School	Both	Girls (Boys 3-5)	NA	NA
20	81.82	Burgess Hill School for Girls	Both	Girls (boys pre-prep only)	12,000	20,850
20 =	81.82	Kent College - Pembury	Both	Girls	14,586	23,514
22	81.75	St Mary's School - Cambridge	Both	Girls	11,625	23,100
23	79.62	Malvern St James	Both	Girls	13,215	28,860
24	79.37	Stamford High School	Both	Girls	10,848	20,304
25	79.35	Leweston School - Sherborne	Both	Girls (Boys 2-11)	14,385	22,035
26	79.22	Westonbirt School - Gloucs	Both	Girls	17,280	24,900
27	78.87	St Margaret's School - Bushey	Both	Girls	12,240	22,035
28	78.46	Royal Masonic School for Girls - Rickmansworth	Both	Girls	12,780	19,920
29	77.71	Queen Margaret's School - York	Both	Girls	14,361	22,665
30	77.69	Mount School - York	Both	Girls	13,200	20,520
31	76.75	Sherborne School for Girls	Both	Girls	19,200	26,400
32	76.36	St Leonards-Mayfield	Both	Girls	14,985	22,560
33	76.24	Ashford School - Kent	Both	Girls	13,377	24,336
34	75.64	Harrogate Ladies College	Both	Girls	11,730	20,070
34 =	75.64	Bedford High School	Both	Girls	10,611	19,884
36	75.61	Moreton Hall School - Oswestry	Both	Girls	19,200	23,850
37	75.00	Howell's School - Denbigh	Both	Girls	11,100	18,150
38	73.43	Queen Anne's School - Reading	Both	Girls	16,275	24,015
39	73.15	St Teresa's School - Dorking	Both	Girls	12,300	20,910
40	68.67	Rye St Antony School - Oxford	Both	Girls	10,650	17,850
41	68.00	Abbots Bromley School For Girls	Both	Girls	11,955	20,010
42	62.30	Moira House Girls' School - Eastbourne	Both	Girls	13,110	22,590
43	59.02	Stonar School - Melksham	Both	Girls	10,800	19,050
44	58.33	Heathfield St Mary's School - Ascot	Boarding	Girls	NA	26,094
45	57.33	Beechwood Sacred Heart - Tunbridge Wells	Both	Girls (Boys 3-11)	12,945	21,945
46	56.67	Princess Helena College - Hitchin	Both	Girls	15,240	22,005
47	49.73	Bruton School For Girls	Both	Girls	11,571	20,889
48	49.35	Prior's Field School - Godalming	Both	Girls	13,260	21,450
49	46.00	Polam Hall School - County Durham	Both	Girls	10,560	19,710
50	41.54	St David's School - Ashford	Both	Girls	NA	NA
51	38.97	Farringtons - Chislehurst	Both	Girls (co-ed 4-11)	10,830	19,800

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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