Cheltenham Ladies’ College

Our GCSE, A Level and International Baccalaureate (IB) results are consistently excellent, leading to College being named South West Independent Secondary School of the Decade by ‘Parent Power’, The Sunday Times Schools Guide.

College has topped the tables for its IB provision, and the Class of 2023 achieved an average of 39.1 points, a UCAS tariff equivalent to 3 A*s at A Level. We were delighted to be named Top Boarding School in the UK for the International Baccalaureate (IB) for 2022 by the Best UK Schools Table, and the Top Girls’ Boarding School in the World for the IB in the Global Top 50 IB Schools Table.

Girls can choose many subject areas, building their timetable and discussing options with their tutors. Classes are small, and girls are encouraged to take an active part in lessons, challenging, debating, and developing their point of view.

Pastoral care
While at College, girls make the transition from childhood to adulthood. That’s why pastoral care isn’t just something that happens when things go wrong; it’s a constant support network for girls at College.

The three academic Divisions (Lower College, Upper College and Sixth Form College), tutor groups and House system, as well as College’s Wellbeing Programme, create interlocking layers that enable every girl, the reserved as well as the extrovert, to find opportunities to lead a confident, fulfilled and enjoyable life at College.

Co-curricular activities
Each girl is supported in striking a successful balance between academic and co-curricular activities. With over 140 opportunities available, our co-curricular provision is exciting and well-resourced, and presents every girl with an opportunity to find her niche. We recognise that every girl is an individual, so there is no fixed formula for the number and type of activities that a girl can do.

Girls are encouraged to embrace a range of activities to suit their passions and interests, from musical and sporting to intellectual and cultural. A global outlook also encourages girls to play a part in the wider world, creating young women who value the communities to which they belong.