St Mary's Calne

Oxbridge

1

Russell Group

13

US Ivy

3

Medicine

1

A-level A*–A

88%

Recalibrated

GCSE 9–7

71%

• Head

  Mrs Anne Wakefield

  Mrs Anne Wakefield has been Head of St Mary's and St Margaret's Calne since 2024. A girls' education specialist, she has worked in a number of leading schools including Benenden and Queenswood. She holds a BMus from the University of Sheffield and QTS from Hertfordshire. (BMus (Sheffield), QTS (Hertfordshire))

• Deputy Head Academic

  Mr Michael Smyth

  Deputy Head Academic at St Mary's Calne. Also teaches Biology. Praised 2025 A-Level results publicly as reflecting pupils' resilience and rigour. (BSc (Newcastle), PGCE (Cantab), MSc (Oxon))

• Deputy Head Pastoral And DSL

  Mrs Sophie Toland

  Deputy Head Pastoral and Designated Safeguarding Lead at St Mary's Calne. Also teaches English and acts as Deputy DSL. (MA (Cantab), PGCE (Brunel), CPP (Roehampton))

• Director Of External Relations

  Ms Jenny Rawlinson

  Director of External Relations at St Mary's Calne. (BA (Hull), MA (Florida))

• Chief Operations Officer

  Mr Ross Cleland

  Chief Operations Officer at St Mary's Calne. (BA LLB (Rhodes, Grahamstown, S.A.))

• Head Of St Mary'S And St Margaret'S Calne

  Anne Wakefield

  Head of St Mary's and St Margaret's Calne since 2024. A girls' education specialist who has worked in a number of leading schools including Benenden and Queenswood.

• 1St Swithun's SchoolWinchester

  Fees £34.2kA*-A 77%Oxbridge 3%Rank #361

  St Swithun's School is a girls' school offering both day and boarding options, with 11+ and 13+ entry phases, located within a reasonable 65km commute, and fees (£34.2k) in a similar selectivity tier.

• 2Epsom CollegeEpsom

  Fees £38.8kA*-A 66%Oxbridge 3%Rank #353

  Epsom College is co-educational with both day and boarding, offers 11+ and 13+ entry phases, has fees (£38.8k) close to the target, and is within a 123km commute.

• 3Sir William Perkins's SchoolChertsey

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

  Sir William Perkins's School is a girls' day school with 11+ and 13+ entry phases, fees (£27.2k) in a comparable tier, and is located within 104km, making it a plausible Plan B.

• 4d'Overbroeck'sOxford

  Fees £44.5kA*-A 63%Oxbridge 4%Rank #394

  d'Overbroeck's offers both day and boarding options, has 11+ and 13+ entry phases, fees (£44.5k) similar to the target, and is within a 64km commute.

• 5Thomas's AcademyWandsworth

  Fees £33.2kA*-A 0%Oxbridge 0%Rank #365

  Thomas's Academy is co-educational with both day and boarding, offers 13+ entry, fees (£33.2k) in a comparable tier, and is located within 125km.

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.