Data profile

Cheltenham Ladies' College

Independent girls school in Gloucestershire for ages 11–18. Selective entry, top-tier London fees.

  • Rank #27
  • ISI excellent
  • Fees £43.0k/yr
  • girls
  • both
  • Gloucestershire

01 · Module

Outcomes

Where leavers go after sixth form.

Cohort
164

Class of 2025

Oxbridge
23
Russell Group
77
US Ivy
12

Top destinations

  • UCL
  • Durham University
  • University of St Andrews
  • University of Cambridge
  • University of Exeter
  • Imperial College London
  • Bristol
  • KCL

02 · Module

Exam results

A-level top grades and GCSE 9–7, post-2026 methodology recalibration.

A-level A*–A
71%

Recalibrated

GCSE 9–7
83%
Oxbridge rate
14%
Russell Group rate
47%

03 · Module

Entry points & fees

Ages, deadlines and annual fees per route.

EntryYearPlacesAssessmentDay fee (max)Boarding fee (max)
11+Year 7school_own_exam, interview, reference£43.0k£66.9k
13+Year 9school_own_exam, interview, reference£43.0k£66.9k
16+Year 12school_own_exam, interview, reference£43.0k£66.9k

04 · Module

Houseroom Index

Composite score blending owned data with external consensus.

Index score

78

/ 100

National rank #27

Academic82
Destinations71
Future-ready55
Pastoral95
Value-add74
Access & breadth90
Parent70
External consensus70

05 · Module

Inspections

Latest inspection rating and report.

ISI

excellent

Inspected 2025-12-09

Read full report →

06 · Module

Key people

Head, senior leadership and governance.

  • Principal

    Eve Jardine-Young

    Principal of Cheltenham Ladies' College.

08 · Module

Compare with peers

The schools a family applying here would also be considering — chosen by sex, boarding, entry phase, geography, fees, tier and outcomes, with an admissions-adviser AI re-rank.

  • 1Wycombe AbbeyBuckinghamshire
    Fees £46.8kA*-A 80%Oxbridge 23%Rank #16

    Wycombe Abbey matches on girls/both boarding, similar entry phases 11–18, and is in the top selectivity tier with fees slightly above Cheltenham Ladies' College.

  • Fees £35.1kA*-A 83%Oxbridge 8%Rank #34

    Godolphin and Latymer shares girls/day entry at 11–18, is in the same selectivity tier, and has a similar fee bracket with a C of E ethos.

  • Fees £24.4kA*-A 63%Oxbridge 7%Rank #41

    Oxford High School GDST matches girls/day, overlaps entry phases 11–18, and is geographically close with fees slightly lower but within the same tier.

  • 4St Paul's Girls' SchoolHammersmith and Fulham
    Fees £40.2kA*-A 93%Oxbridge 43%Rank #2

    St Paul's Girls' School matches girls/day, overlaps entry phases 11–18, and shares top-tier fees and a C of E ethos with strong Oxbridge destinations.

  • 5Downe HouseBerkshire
    Fees £33.6kA*-A 67%Oxbridge 3%Rank #56

    Downe House matches girls/both boarding, overlaps entry phases 11–18, and is within the same selectivity tier with fees slightly lower but comparable.

Peers refreshed annually plus on-write. Filters: sex, boarding, entry phase, geography, fee band, tier. Scoring: 0.45 outcome similarity + 0.25 structured + 0.10 embedding + 0.20 AI re-rank.

09 · Module

Top feeder prep schools

Preps that have sent the most pupils here over the last few years.

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