What are the best girls schools in East of England?

Based on Ofsted ratings and exam results, the top-ranked girls schools in East of England include 1st Friends Nursery, 2inspire Education, and 2 Little Birds Parker Road. Rankings are updated regularly using the latest data from the Department for Education.

How many Ofsted Outstanding girls schools are in East of England?

East of England has 265 girls schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 1771 are rated Good, meaning 92% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.

How are girls schools in East of England ranked on Eduscope?

Schools are ranked using a composite score that combines Ofsted or ISI inspection ratings, Key Stage exam results, pupil progress measures, and other performance indicators published by the Department for Education. The score is recalculated regularly as new data becomes available.

What is the average class size in East of England girls schools?

The average pupil-teacher ratio across girls schools in East of England is 20:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Best Girls Schools in East of England

34 girls schools found

Key Facts

There are 34 single-sex girls' schools in the East of England, accounting for 0.6% of all schools in the region, which is in line with the national average of 0.8%.
The pupil-teacher ratio in these schools is 17.52, which is slightly lower than the national average of 18.10, and they have 24,617 pupils in total.
Of the 20 inspected schools, 12 are Outstanding and 6 are Good, with 8.3% of pupils eligible for free school meals, compared to 23.8% nationally, and 24.3% having English as an additional language.
These schools have a Progress 8 score of 0.72 and an Attainment 8 score of 59.20, with 63.1% of pupils achieving grade 5+ in English and maths, and a persistent absence rate of 16.9%, lower than the national rate of 20.0% in the East of England.

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Bedford Girls' School

Bedford, MK42 0BX

Independent · Primary · Ages 7–18 · Girls

KS2 Expected–

Absence–

Pupils906

P/T Ratio–

Cambridge Muslim Secondary School

Cambridge, CB1 3RH

Independent · Primary · Ages 11–16 · Girls

Charlotte House Preparatory School

Rickmansworth, WD3 4DU

Independent · Primary · Ages 3–11 · Girls

KS2 Expected–

Absence–

Pupils89

P/T Ratio–

Clare Lodge

Peterborough, PE1 1HF

Primary · Ages 10–17 · Girls

Haberdashers' Girls' School

Borehamwood, WD6 3BT

Independent · Primary · Ages 4–18 · Girls

KS2 Expected–

Absence–

Pupils1,132

P/T Ratio–

Norwich High School for Girls GDST

NR2 2HU

Independent · Primary · Ages 3–19 · Girls

KS2 Expected–

Absence–

Pupils563

P/T Ratio–

Queenswood School

Hatfield, AL9 6NS

Independent · Primary · Ages 11–18 · Girls

KS2 Expected–

Absence–

Pupils463

P/T Ratio–

Royal Masonic School for Girls

Rickmansworth, WD3 4HF

Independent · Primary · Ages 2–19 · Girls

KS2 Expected–

Absence–

Pupils928

P/T Ratio–

St Albans High School for Girls

AL1 3SJ

Independent · Primary · Ages 4–18 · Girls

KS2 Expected–

Absence–

Pupils1,128

P/T Ratio–

St Francis College

Letchworth Garden City, SG6 3PJ

Independent · Primary · Ages 3–18 · Girls

KS2 Expected–

Absence–

Pupils287

P/T Ratio–

St Hilda's School

Harpenden, AL5 2ES

Independent · Primary · Ages 2–11 · Girls

KS2 Expected–

Absence–

Pupils136

P/T Ratio–

St Mary's School

Cambridge, CB2 1LY

Independent · Primary · Ages 3–19 · Girls

KS2 Expected–

Absence–

Pupils586

P/T Ratio–

St Mary's School for Girls

Colchester, CO3 3RB

Independent · Primary · Ages 2–17 · Girls

KS2 Expected–

Absence–

Pupils419

P/T Ratio–

Stormont School

Potters Bar, EN6 5HA

Independent · Primary · Ages 4–11 · Girls

KS2 Expected–

Absence–

Pupils121

P/T Ratio–

Colchester County High School for Girls

Ofsted

Outstanding

Colchester, CO3 3US

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–18 · Girls

Progress 8+0.99

Attainment 880.8

Eng+Maths100%

Pupils1,210

Westcliff High School for Girls

Ofsted

Outstanding

Westcliff-On-Sea, SS0 0BS

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–18 · Girls

Progress 8+0.90

Attainment 876.9

Eng+Maths100%

Pupils1,342

Chelmsford County High School for Girls

Ofsted

Outstanding

Chelmsford, CM1 1RW

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–18 · Girls

Progress 8+0.76

Attainment 880.6

Eng+Maths100%

Pupils1,236

Southend High School for Girls

Ofsted

Outstanding

Southend-On-Sea, SS2 4UZ

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–18 · Girls

Progress 8+0.74

Attainment 875.8

Eng+Maths100%

Pupils1,253

Watford Grammar School for Girls

Ofsted

Outstanding

Watford, WD18 0AE

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–18 · Girls

Progress 8+0.74

Attainment 866.9

Eng+Maths92%

Pupils1,429

Presdales School

Ofsted

Outstanding

Ware, SG12 9NX

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–18 · Girls

Progress 8+0.61

Attainment 858.8

Eng+Maths93%

Pupils1,166

Acorn Cottage The Lodge

Ipswich, IP7 6NY

Independent · Primary · Ages 11–16 · Girls

KS2 Expected–

Absence–

Pupils3

P/T Ratio–

Hope Tree School

Cambridgeshire, CB24 9NG

Independent · Primary · Ages 7–16 · Girls

KS2 Expected–

Absence–

Pupils22

P/T Ratio–

Iqra Academy

Peterborough, PE3 8YQ

Independent · Primary · Ages 11–19 · Girls

KS2 Expected–

Absence–

Pupils94

P/T Ratio–

The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College

Ofsted

Outstanding

Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5NJ

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–18 · Girls

Progress 8+0.65

Attainment 863.3

Eng+Maths89%

Pupils1,450

Frequently Asked Questions

There are 6,052 girls schools in East of England, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.

Area Benchmarks

Metric	East of England	England
School QualityGood or Outstanding (Ofsted)	90%	90%
Primary ResultsKS2 Expected Standard	59%	61%
Secondary ResultsProgress 8	+0.72	+0.00
Attainment 8	59.2	46.1
AttendancePersistent Absence	17%	20%
ResourcesPupil-Teacher Ratio	17.5:1	18.1:1
Spending per Pupil	£7,187	£7,460

About This Data

•School information is sourced from Get Information About Schools (GIAS), the official UK government register maintained by the Department for Education.
•Inspection ratings are from Ofsted (state schools) and ISI (independent schools).
•Performance data includes Key Stage 2, GCSE, and A-Level results from the Department for Education.

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Best Girls Schools in East of England

Key Facts

Bedford Girls' School

Cambridge Muslim Secondary School

Charlotte House Preparatory School

Clare Lodge

Haberdashers' Girls' School

Norwich High School for Girls GDST

Queenswood School

Royal Masonic School for Girls

St Albans High School for Girls

St Francis College

St Hilda's School

St Mary's School

St Mary's School for Girls

Stormont School

Colchester County High School for Girls

Westcliff High School for Girls

Chelmsford County High School for Girls

Southend High School for Girls

Watford Grammar School for Girls

Presdales School

Acorn Cottage The Lodge

Hope Tree School

Iqra Academy

The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College

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What are the best girls schools in East of England?

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How are girls schools in East of England ranked on Eduscope?

What is the average class size in East of England girls schools?

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