Cheltenham Ladies College

About the college

Cheltenham Ladies College is known across the world as a top girls boarding school, and is very popular with international students due to its academic excellence. Based in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire in the South West Region of the UK.

Entry for International Students into Cheltenham Ladies.

YES Guardians offer various Guardianship packages for your Son or Daughter to be able to study at the college, and offer a key role in their academic achievements. We already work hand in hand with a number of staff members here across all age groups – and have worked with and seen many of our student fly and end up in higher education, and have achieved academic excellence.

Cheltenham Ladies College require a named Guardian, who are AEGIS accredited. This is needed for the young women who are studying here on their VISA and CAS form.

We can help with the entire application process – and recommend the GOLD package for students at Cheltenham ladies college, as this school regularly has exeat weekends and school holidays where it is closed.

Cheltenham Ladies College Guardian

Have a read through our packages, and contact us with any of your questions you may have, even if it just something you want to ask us. We are local to the school, within a 10 minute drive, so can offer an exceptional level of service.

On offer is a named personal Guardian is who is available for you 24/7, who is here for you for travel arrangements, school uniform help, speaking with college staff, or to more complicated issues such as organising transport to the airport to fly home.

History and Heritage

• Founded in 1853 to provide “a sound academic education for girls”

• Consistently ranked as one of the top all-girls’ schools nationally

• Dorothea Beale, a prominent suffragist educator, became the Principal in 1858 and later founded St Hilda’s College, Oxford

Academic Excellence

Structure and Academic Results

• Divided into three divisions: Lower College (KS3), Upper College (KS4), and Sixth Form College (KS5)

• Offers a range of subject combinations, including GCSE, A-level, and International Baccalaureate (IB)

• Consistently achieves excellent GCSE, A Level, and IB results, with 76.6% A*/A grades at A Level

• Academic community committed to making girls ready for their lives beyond College, with a global outlook and emphasis on intellectual curiosity

Boarding School Experience

Life at Our Girls Boarding School

• Around 80% boarders and 20% day girls

• Pupils are part of a junior or senior house and are supervised by a Housemistress and a team of House Staff

• Every girl, regardless of personality type, can find opportunities to lead a confident, fulfilled, and enjoyable life at College

Co-Curricular Activities

Music, Drama, and Sports

• Offers over 160 co-curricular activities, providing every girl with an opportunity to find her niche

• Music and Drama departments offer productions and concerts each year involving all age groups

• Over 30 sports are offered, and students are encouraged to maintain their fitness and wellbeing through physical exercise

• Sport sixth form.

Admissions and Scholarships

Admissions Process

• Entry to Cheltenham Ladies’ College is by examination for girls aged 11+, 13+, and 16+

• Scholarship Awards do not carry fee remission, but families can apply for assistance with fees through the Beale Award scheme

• Talented girls seeking either boarding or day places can apply for Beale Awards, which take into account both the financial circumstances of an applicant’s family and her performance in written entrance tests and interviews. Cheltenham ladies encourages girls ready for academic achievements through their tutor groups.

• Both boarding and day school options.

• Means tested bursaries.

Creating Young Women of the Future

Developing Skills and Values

The college aims to develop intellectually curious, self-motivated, and enthusiastic young women with an enduring love of learning. Co-curricular activities encourage girls to play a part in the wider world, creating young women who value the communities to which they belong.

The college recognizes that every girl is an individual and encourages them to find their own path.

Strong focus on outstanding education with well above national average, outstanding gcse results.

The ladies college has a focus and constant support network to focus on developing individual talent.

Opportunities aimed at talented girls, whilst fulfilling their own potential.

Why Choose this Boarding School

Unique Benefits and Opportunities

• Top girls boarding school with a strong reputation for IB provision.

• Academic excellence and a global outlook prepare girls for a rapidly changing world.

• Enriching Scholarship Programme to develop individual talent and benefit the whole community.

• Financial support options: contact the Admissions Department well in advance of the proposed date of admission to explore options, and partially funded places.

• Traditional school values and team spirit through their house system.

• Consistently excellent across all subject areas.

• A top boarding school celebrating exceptional pastoral care, with a successful balance between college and parent power.