St Albans High School for Girls
School summary
Founded in 1889, St Albans High School for Girls has grown into a large multi-faith independent day school in Hertfordshire, educating around 820 girls from age 4 through to 18. Its sixth form of roughly 180 students sits at the top of an academic community that the Independent Schools Inspectorate judged excellent across both education and personal development. With strong results and a broad curriculum, it is well suited to academically ambitious girls and to families looking for a single-sex environment with serious intellectual ambition.
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Latest results
GCSE grade 9-7
85%
National average 23%
A-level A*-A
72%
National average 28%
A-level A*-B
92%
National average 55%
Inspection reports
- ISI rating
- excellent
- ISI personal development
- excellent
- Last inspected
- 27 February 2024
Teaching & academics
Results are a clear strength: 85 per cent of GCSE entries reach grades 9-7, against a national average of 23 per cent, and at A-level 72 per cent of grades are A*-A and 92 per cent A*-B, far ahead of national figures. The science and mathematics offer is notably deep, with Further Mathematics, the three separate sciences, Economics and an unusually wide languages programme spanning French, German, Spanish and Chinese. The EPQ alongside GCSE and A-level gives pupils scope to pursue independent research before university.
Languages
GCSE subjects
Head · Ann Massey
Sixth form
- Sixth-form pupils
- 180
A-level subjects
Qualifications offered
Beyond the classroom
Drama and music are recognised through dedicated scholarships and feature prominently in the curriculum, while netball anchors the sporting programme. Scholarships in academic study, drama, music and sport reward girls who excel across these areas.
Main sports
School life & ethos
- Founded
- 1889
- Religious character
- Multi-faith
- Boarding
- No
- SEN support
- 12.68%
- EHC plans
- 0.09%
Mobile phone policy
Phones are not permitted for use at school by any pupil below sixth form. Any phone brought in must be placed in locker on arrival and be switched to DND. In an emergency, pupils go to reception, where parents can be called from the school landline. For sixth form, phones are permitted in the sixth form centre and school café only.
Fees & bursaries
- Day fees (per year)
- £28,476
- Bursaries up to
- 100% of fees
Means tested support of up to 100 per cent available
Schools nearby
St Albans Independent College
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St Columba's College
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Aldwickbury School
Harpenden, East of England
St Albans High School for Girls Prep
Wheathampstead, East of England
Abbot's Hill School
Hemel Hempstead, East of England
Stanborough Primary School
Watford, East of England
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Compiled from public data. Last checked 5 June 2026.