Why A Girls’ School
We are proud to be a founding member of the International Coalition of Girls’ Schools.
Why Choose a Girls’ School?
Girls can benefit tremendously from being in a school that provides an education uniquely tailored to their needs and development. Girls’ schools celebrate learning without social distractions, offering an environment in which girls are more likely to display their intelligence and curiosity. Students benefit from being taught by teachers who have specialist experience of teaching girls and whose approaches are tailored to their needs.
Academic Success
Girls from girls’ schools achieve higher grades at both GCSE and A-level compared to girls in co-educational (mixed) schools. Single sex schools for girls dominate the top of the exam results league tables. Research shows that in co-ed schools boys receive more attention from teachers, to the detriment of girls.
MAturity
Girls and boys mature at different rates. So, when it comes to learning, it makes sense to give each what they need in order for them to flourish. Your child can benefit from being in a school that recognises these differences and provide an education geared specifically to their needs and developmental stage.
Confidence
Girls generally acquire higher self-esteem and greater self-confidence at a girls’ school. Helping girls feel good about themselves and encouraging them to have faith in their capacity to face challenges is hugely important. With only their fellow girls in the classroom or on the sports field, girls in single sex schools have the space in which their intellectual and physical confidence can blossom.
Care & Support
We understand girls’ friendship dynamics, their preoccupations and occasional silliness, and that some can be timid and overly concerned with being correct. This understanding means we can give the right kind of support and create safe environments in which girls feel comfortable taking risks and asking questions. As a result, they become more resilient and self-assured.
Greater Opportunities
In single sex schools, girls don’t just enjoy equal opportunities, they enjoy ALL opportunities, whether it be in the arts, sport, science, expeditions, careers insights or other extra-curricular activities. We believe there should be no limitations on your child’s ambitions, professional and personal. Girls’ schools help their students to develop broad horizons, offering strong female role models and provide high expectations.
