Results from a Girl-Centred Learning Environment

Published by Queen Anne's School on Monday 24th of August 2026

Queen Anne’s School is celebrating an exceptional year of results — and further evidence of what can happen when girls learn in an environment designed entirely around them.

At A Level, 48% of grades were A*–A, including 23% at A*, the school’s highest proportion of A* grades in eight years. At GCSE, 68% of grades were 9–7, with 100% of girls achieving at least five grades at 9–4, including English and Mathematics.

But these results tell only part of the story. Queen Anne’s is ranked 5th in the UK for GCSE pupil progress and No.1 for progress in English, demonstrating how far girls travel academically during their time at the school. Beyond the classroom, Queen Anne’s is also recognised as one of the UK’s Top 200 sporting schools.

This comes as recent BBC reporting highlighted a more concerning national picture: while girls still outperform boys overall, girls’ attainment has fallen from pre-Covid levels and the gap is narrowing. At Queen Anne’s, girls are bucking that trend. Our GCSE performance over the past three years has remained above pre-Covid levels, while A Level results continue to strengthen.

There is a growing body of research supporting the benefits of girls-only education. Studies drawing on Department for Education data show that girls in single-sex schools achieve strong academic outcomes and are significantly more likely to choose subjects traditionally dominated by boys. Girls in girls’ schools are more likely to study Physics, Further Maths and Computer Science at A Level, while wider research points to benefits in confidence, motivation, leadership and self-belief. In an environment where every leadership role, sporting opportunity and academic pathway is occupied by girls, stereotypes about what girls should be good at are harder to sustain.

At Queen Anne’s, that means girls are encouraged to lead, compete, experiment, speak up and take risks. The result is not simply strong grades, but confident young women ready to fulfil their potential.

Where she starts is only the beginning.