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Withington Girls’ School

Independent secondary

National rank

25=

Rank last year

91.3^%

A-level

92.9^%

GCSE

Independent Secondary School of the Year in the Northwest for Academic Excellence 2026

Need to know

Head teacher Sarah Haslam

Gender of entry Girls

Total pupils 756 (7-18)

UK day fees per term* £6,666 (11-18) includes lunch

Our methodology

Results

Grade

41.2

33.9

16.3

A*/A

75.1

A*-B

91.3

Grade

9/8

82.1

10.8

9/8/7

92.9

What the school inspection says

“The aim is for all pupils to achieve their full potential in every sphere ... Pupils throughout the school are lively and inquisitive learners .... They are highly articulate in debate and discussion, in lessons and in all areas of school life ... Pupils’ successes and achievements in a very wide range of extracurricular activities are outstanding … Self-understanding is excellent … Pupils speak purposefully about their ambitions and recognise the need to work hard in order to achieve as highly as possible ... Pupils have a clear sense of morality and a strong sense of community which is shaped by their commitment to the school’s values.” There was a short visit in 2022.

Inspection

2022

In detail

Read the full report

About the school

Withington Girls’ School, in Manchester, has the Eco-Schools Green Flag international accreditation, which recognises pupils’ exceptional work in promoting sustainability and raising environmental awareness.
Music ensembles, sports clubs, the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award scheme, Model United Nations and the student newsletter are among the huge selection of extracurricular activities on offer. School trips range from museum and theatre visits, to fieldwork, weekend residentials, foreign exchanges, sports tours and cultural trips.
Pupils are monitored and supported by form tutors, shadow form tutors, heads of year and sixth-form peer supporters.
One in six senior-school students is supported by a means-tested bursary. The equivalent of 4 per cent of fee income each year is donated to the WGS Trust for bursary provision.

admissions@wgs.org

Telephone

0161 249 3371

Website

wgs.org

Address

100 Wellington Road, Fallowfield, Manchester, M14 6BL

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