- Girls have been educated at Wycombe Abbey since 1896 when the school was founded by Dame Frances Dove, the daughter of a Lincolnshire vicar.
- The school’s 170-acre campus includes the grade II* listed main house with its landscaped gardens, lake and Cold War bunker plus a 25-metre indoor pool, squash and tennis courts, and lacrosse, rounders and football pitches.
- Superb academic outcomes are a hallmark of a Wycombe Abbey education – girls achieved A*s in 41 per cent of their A-levels in 2025 – but the school looks beyond results to define success. Clubs and societies range from the Model United Nations club to African Society.
- Girls can join the school at 11, 13 or 16 and bursaries and scholarships are offered at each of these stages. It is primarily a boarding school, but there are a limited number of day places offered to girls living within 15 miles of the school.
- Notable former pupils include the retired judge Dame Elizabeth Butler-Sloss, the former BBC chief content officer Charlotte Moore and the journalist India Knight.
Results
A-level 2025 rank: 41=
Grade
%
A*
40.2
A
36.1
B
16.1
A*/A
76.2
A*-B
92.4
GCSE 2025 rank: 8=
Grade
%
9/8
86.1
7
10.6
9/8/7
96.7