School Reviews
Unique, independent, honest. Our ‘insider’ guides give a genuine insight into each school we visit, with informal, super-useful advice from our editors – parents, just like you.
Girls
Abbot’s Hill, Hemel Hempstead
Looking for a girls' school that offers a supportive, nurturing environment, while developing confident leaders in preparation for Sixth Form? Try Abbot's Hill with its spacious gr...
Hertfordshire
Adcote School for Girls, Shropshire
This small, non-selective school manages to be a triple threat in academics, sports, and pastoral care all at once. The last five years have seen it turn from middle-of-the-road to...
Shropshire
Badminton School, Bristol
A dynamic day and boarding school for girls aged 4-18, the school's careful balance of intellectual firepower with common courtesy and support stands its girls out from the crowd
Somerset
Bedford Girls’ School, Bedford
This school for girls age 7-18 is a truly refreshing environment, with outstanding facilities, where girls can try everything, take responsibility for their choices and feel comple...
Bedfordshire
Charlotte House Prep School for Girls, Rickmansworth
A Prep school for girls aged 3-11, in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire.
Hertfordshire
Cheltenham Ladies College, Gloucestershire
An independent boarding and day school for girls aged 11-18 years old in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire,
Gloucestershire
Cobham Hall School, Gravesend
A boarding and day school for girls aged 11-18 and co-educational sixth form in Gravesend, Kent.
Kent
Cumnor House School for Girls, Purley
A small independent school for girls tucked away in the exclusive and gated Webb Estate in Purley – it’s friendly and inclusive with a super strong community feel. Academics ar...
Surrey
Downe House School, Thatcham
Top senior girls’ school Downe House in West Berkshire has a well-deserved reputation for its academic results, sporting prowess and pastoral care, Intrigued? Read on.
Berkshire
Edgbaston High Prep School
On the outskirts of central Birmingham sits this outstanding all-rounder for girls with top facilities and great pastoral care.
West midlands
Edgbaston High School, Birmingham
An academically outstanding day school for girls aged 2½ to 18 on the outskirts of Birmingham.
West midlands
Falkner House Girls’ School, South Kensington
A nursery and day school for girls aged 4-11 years old in South Kensington, London.
London
Farnborough Hill, Farnborough
An all-girls independent day school with magnificent heritage buildings, excellent academics and a ‘wholehearted’ approach to educating independent women.
Hampshire
Glendower Preparatory School, South Kensington
An independent preparatory day school for girls aged 3-11 years in South Kensington, London.
London
Godstowe School, High Wycombe
This small day and boarding school for girls strikes the perfect balance between a stellar academic record and a nurturing, inclusive environment.
Buckinghamshire
Guildford High School for Girls, Guildford
An independent girls' day school for pupils aged 4 -18, in Guildford, Surrey.
Surrey
Halstead Preparatory School for Girls, Woking
This small girls' school tucked away in a leafy part of Woking is warm and nurturing and for an academically non-selective school, the girls do particularly well. It's a good all-r...
Surrey
Hanford School, near Blandford Forum
This quintessentially English girls day and boarding school offers a true idyll of childhood with ponies, lots of quirky Hanford traditions and a strong family feel, but is also ac...
Dorset
Headington Rye Oxford School
This smart, selective all-girls' day school is a stone's throw from Oxford city centre, and offers the option to board as well as more facilities than you can shake a stick at.
Oxfordshire
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