- The girls’ day and boarding school in Wiltshire celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2023. Its alumnae include the composer Nicola LeFanu and the historian and novelist Lucy Hughes-Hallett.
- The vast majority of girls board in the seven houses and live in a horizontal system among girls of their own age — they move houses every year but stay within their year group. From the age of 14, girls have their own room and a shared bathroom and in the sixth form a room with an en suite.
- An extensive range of co-curricular activities includes the Young Enterprise scheme, the Lawn Tennis Association Youth Tennis Leaders programme, and clubs for Lego, robotics, frisbee and fashion upcycling.
- Academic, art, drama, music, sport and all-rounder scholarships are available as well as means-tested bursaries. Means-tested armed forces discounts also apply.
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