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
Benenden School, Benenden
An independent boarding school for girls aged 11-18 years old in Benenden, Kent.
Kent
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
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