Best Girls' Schools in England
Girls' schools in England ranked by A-level results. Whether single-sex suits a particular child is a separate question from results — as with any league table, position reflects intake as much as teaching.
Ranked by A-level (A*–B). Showing the top 50 of 156 schools with published results.
- 1St Paul's Girls' SchoolLondon· Senior· Girls83.9%A*–B
- 2Guildford High SchoolGuildford· All-Through· Girls78.9%A*–B
- 3City of London School for GirlsLondon· Senior· Girls70.8%A*–B
- 4The Henrietta Barnett SchoolLondon· Grammar· Girls70.4%A*–B
- 5Putney High School GDST—· All-Through· Girls68.1%A*–B
- 6The Godolphin and Latymer SchoolLondon· Senior· Girls67.6%A*–B
- 7The Tiffin Girls' SchoolKingston upon Thames· Grammar· Girls67%A*–B
- 8James Allen's Girls' SchoolLondon· All-Through· Girls65.7%A*–B
- 9King Edward VI High School for GirlsBirmingham· Senior· Girls65.2%A*–B
- 10Wycombe AbbeyHigh Wycombe· Senior· Girls· Boarding63.9%A*–B
- 11Haberdashers' Girls' SchoolBorehamwood· All-Through· Girls63.6%A*–B
- 12Altrincham Grammar School for GirlsAltrincham· Grammar· Girls62.4%A*–B
- 13South Hampstead High School GDSTLondon· All-Through· Girls60.6%A*–B
- 14Cheltenham Ladies' CollegeCheltenham· Senior· Girls· Boarding60%A*–B
- 15North London Collegiate SchoolMiddlesex· All-Through· Girls60%A*–B
- 16St Albans High School for Girls—· All-Through· Girls60%A*–B
- 17Nonsuch High School for GirlsSutton· Grammar· Girls58.9%A*–B
- 18St Swithuns—· All-Through· Girls· Boarding58.3%A*–B
- 19Sir William Perkins's School—· Senior· Girls58.1%A*–B
- 20Wimbledon High School GDST—· All-Through· Girls58%A*–B
- 21Lady Eleanor Holles SchoolHampton· Senior· Girls57.9%A*–B
- 22St Helen and St KatharineAbingdon· Senior· Girls57.6%A*–B
- 23Chelmsford County High School for GirlsChelmsford· Grammar· Girls56%A*–B
- 24King Edward VI Camp Hill School for GirlsBirmingham· Grammar· Girls55.1%A*–B
- 25Withington Girls' SchoolManchester· Senior· Girls52.2%A*–B
- 26St Michael's Catholic Grammar SchoolLondon· Grammar· Girls52%A*–B
- 27Loughborough High School—· Senior· Girls51.9%A*–B
- 28Kendrick SchoolReading· Grammar· Girls51.4%A*–B
- 29Notting Hill & Ealing High School GDST—· All-Through· Girls50.7%A*–B
- 30Sheffield High School GDSTSheffield· All-Through· Girls48.6%A*–B
- 31St Catherine's SchoolGuildford· All-Through· Girls· Boarding47.4%A*–B
- 32Redmaids' High SchoolBristol· Senior· Girls47.2%A*–B
- 33Headington Rye OxfordOxford· All-Through· Girls· Boarding47.1%A*–B
- 34St Francis CollegeLetchworth Garden City· All-Through· Girls· Boarding45.5%A*–B
- 35The Maynard SchoolExeter· All-Through· Girls45.5%A*–B
- 36The Queen's SchoolChester· All-Through· Girls45.5%A*–B
- 37Sutton High School GDST—· All-Through· Girls45.2%A*–B
- 38Oxford High School GDSTOxford· All-Through· Girls44.3%A*–B
- 39Colchester County High School for GirlsColchester· Grammar· Girls44%A*–B
- 40St Helen's SchoolNorthwood· All-Through· Girls43.9%A*–B
- 41Wolverhampton Girls' High SchoolWolverhampton· Grammar· Girls43.2%A*–B
- 42Adcote School for GirlsShrewsbury· All-Through· Girls· Boarding42.9%A*–B
- 43Francis Holland SchoolLondon· Senior· Girls42.6%A*–B
- 44St Mary's Schoolcambridge· All-Through· Girls· Boarding41.9%A*–B
- 45Wallington High School for GirlsWallington· Grammar· Girls41.5%A*–B
- 46Benenden SchoolCranbrook· Senior· Girls· Boarding41.3%A*–B
- 47St Mary's School AscotAscot· Senior· Girls· Boarding41.2%A*–B
- 48Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for GirlsSutton Coldfield· Grammar· Girls40.9%A*–B
- 49Dr Challoner's High SchoolAmersham· Grammar· Girls40.7%A*–B
- 50Queen's College, LondonLondon· All-Through· Girls40.7%A*–B