Edgbaston High School for Girls
Founded in 1876, Edgbaston High School for Girls is an independent day school in Birmingham educating girls from age 2 through to 18. With around 360 pupils, it is a relatively intimate school where a sixth form of 117 means senior pupils are far from anonymous. The Independent Schools Inspectorate rated the school excellent both overall and for personal development, and found it fully compliant with regulatory standards. Non-denominational in character, it offers academic scholarships and bursaries at entry to reception and Year 3.
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Latest results
GCSE grade 9-7
63%
National average 23%
A-level A*-A
44%
National average 28%
A-level A*-B
74%
National average 55%
Inspection reports
- ISI rating
- excellent
- ISI personal development
- excellent
- Last inspected
- 13 January 2026
Teaching & academics
Results sit well above national benchmarks: 63% of GCSE grades reach 9-7, against a national average of 23%, while at A-level 44% of grades are A*-A and 74% A*-B, both comfortably ahead of the national picture. The sciences and mathematics feature strongly at GCSE and continue to dominate at sixth form, where Further Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology and Economics are popular choices. An EPQ is offered alongside GCSE and A-level, and language provision is unusually broad for a school of this size, spanning French, Spanish, German and Chinese.
Languages
GCSE subjects
Headmistress · Mrs N Hobson
Sixth form
- Sixth-form pupils
- 117
A-level subjects
Qualifications offered
School life & ethos
- Founded
- 1876
- Religious character
- Non-denom
- Boarding
- No
- SEN support
- 0%
- EHC plans
- 0%
Mobile phone policy
Mobile phones and smart watches are not permitted during the school day, so pupils leave them with the school office for safety and collect them when they go home at the end of the day.
Fees & bursaries
- Day fees (per year)
- £13,098 - £18,969
Available on entry to reception and year 3
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Compiled from public data. Last checked 5 June 2026.