St Albans High School for Girls

Cohort

85

Class of 2025

Oxbridge

10

Russell Group

82%

of leavers

US Ivy

0

Medicine

5

A-level A*–A

78%

Recalibrated

GCSE 9–7

40%

Oxbridge rate

12%

Russell Group rate

82%

• Assistant Head Teaching, Learning And Teacher Development

  Stephen Ramsbottom

  Assistant Head for Teaching, Learning and Teacher Development at STAHS Senior School.

• Head Of Pre-Prep

  Francesca Pay

  Head of Pre-Prep at STAHS Prep School.

• Assistant Head Co-Curriculum And Operations

  Sophie Tomlinson

  Assistant Head for Co-curriculum and Operations at STAHS Prep School.

• Principal

  Amber Waite

  Principal of St Albans Education Group (STAEG). Former research scientist specialising in deep-sea oceanography, monitoring geochemical environments of hydrothermal vents. Worked in the South Pacific, North Atlantic, Galapagos Islands and Gulf of Mexico. Previously at St Dunstan's College in south London and Abingdon School in Oxford before joining STAHS. Went to university on a soccer scholarship. Introduced football, environmental science and new brand identity at STAHS. Jewish background leading a Christian foundation school.

• Chief Operating Officer

  Mike Lewis MBE

  Chief Operating Officer of the St Albans Education Group. Awarded MBE. (MBE)

• Head Of Sixth Form (Assistant Head)

  Helen Monighan

  Head of Sixth Form and Assistant Head at STAHS Senior School.

• 1Sir William Perkins's SchoolChertsey

  Fees £27.2kA*-A 86%Oxbridge 8%Rank #283

  The Abbey School is a girls' day school with overlapping 11+ and 16+ entry phases, located within a reasonable commute in Reading, and falls within the same fee and selectivity tier.

• 2Shiras Devorah High SchoolBarnet

  Fees —Rank #448

  Shiras Devorah High School is a girls' day school with 11–18 age range, located within 22km, and matches the fee and selectivity tier of St Albans High School for Girls.

• 3Tayyibah Girls' SchoolHackney

  Fees —Rank #395

  Tayyibah Girls' School is an independent girls' senior day school in London with 11+ entry, within 28km, and aligns with the fee and selectivity tier.

• 4Croydon High SchoolCroydon

  Fees £25.5kA*-A 57%Oxbridge 4%Rank #175

  Croydon High School is a selective independent girls' day school with 11+ and 16+ entry phases, located within 50km, and fees slightly lower but in the same tier.

• 5Reading Blue Coat SchoolReading

  Fees £26.1kA*-A 60%Oxbridge 4%Rank #312

  Reading Blue Coat School is a day school within the same fee tier, located 51km away, with 11+ and 16+ entry phases and a strong academic record, making it a plausible co-ed Plan B.

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.