Tapton School Competitors

A family of 25 girls’ schools, including 23 independent schools and two academies, across England and Wales. We have over 4,000 staff, over 19,000 students between the ages of three and 18, and an alumnae network of over 100,000 - the largest of its kind in the UK. As a charity that owns and runs a network of girls' schools in England and Wales, it reinvests all its income in its schools. Founded in 1872, the GDST has a long history of pioneering innovation in the education of girls, and is the largest single educator of girls in the UK (and the UK’s largest educational charity). GDST schools and academies: ● The Belvedere Academy, Liverpool ● Birkenhead High School Academy ● Blackheath High School ● Brighton Girls ● Bromley High School ● Croydon High School ● Howell’s School, Llandaff, Cardiff ● Kensington Prep School ● Newcastle High School for Girls ● Northampton High School ● Northwood College for Girls ● Norwich High School for Girls ● Notting Hill & Ealing High School ● Nottingham Girls’ High School ● Oxford High School ● Portsmouth High School ● Putney High School ● Redmaids' High School, Bristol ● Royal High School, Bath ● Sheffield Girls' ● South Hampstead High School ● Streatham & Clapham High School ● Sutton High School ● Sydenham & Dulwich Girls ● Wimbledon High School

Woodhouse Grove School, and its preparatory junior school Brontë House, is an independent, coeducational, day and boarding public school and Sixth Form college in Apperley Bridge, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England for children aged between 3 and 18. Founded in 1812 by the Methodist Conference for the education of the sons of ministers, The Grove now welcomes pupils and staff of all denominations and none. We have achieved excellent exam results at both A Level and GCSE. Our average A*-E pass rate is 97.2% with around a third of our pupils achieving ABB or better in their results at A Level. Additionally, 89% of the 2023 class achieved 5 or more passes at GCSE including English and Maths, with 35% achieving 6 or more high grades (7, 8, 9). Our existing sports facilities include a multi-use indoor sports hall, school Multigym, Aerobics Studio, Fitness Suite, Fencing Salle, Jubilee Pool, indoor and outdoor Cricket Nets, Netball Courts, Tennis Courts, 3 strip 1st XI Cricket Pitch and Athletics facilities. We are also very excited to announce that our covered all year-round Netball and Tennis courts will be completed and available to use by Spring 2024. The Davy block was purpose built in 2009 to house the Grove’s Performing Arts and links through to The McCarthy Theatre. It consists of a music recital room, drama studio, classrooms, a keyboard room, computer room, a recording studio and 12 practice rooms. The McCarthy Theatre provides an excellent multi-functional, flexible performance space for theatrical productions and musical events with seating for up to 230. A new additional Sixth Form building is due to be completed later this year and will be fully operational early in 2024. This will provide additional study space for individuals or small groups as well as Sixth Form classrooms and seminar rooms. In recent years the school has grown (now 750 in the senior school from age 11) but we are still small enough for all pupils to be known.

Tracing its roots back to 1548, Bradford Grammar School, is a leading independent school in West Yorkshire, providing an ‘outstanding education’ (ISI) for girls and boys aged 4 to 18. Pupils from diverse backgrounds are happy, valued and encouraged to flourish in an academic environment designed to inspire them to reach their full potential and equip them for life in a global society. At GCSE, our results far exceed the national average. In 2025, 71% of all GCSE exams taken were awarded 9-7 grades (equivalent A/A*. The national figure of 22%. In 2025, 98 A Level students celebrated outstanding success with 58% achieving A*/A grades. Overall, 97% of students at BGS secured A*-C grades. 89% of students continued to higher education in the UK or abroad. Six students achieved Oxbridge places. A broad curriculum is supported by excellent pastoral care. Extensive facilities including workshops, laboratories, a 25m swimming pool, sports’ pavilion, all weather sports’ barn and pitch, squash and tennis courts, recording studio, music auditorium, state of the art library and the Hockney Theatre. Pupils can choose from over 60 clubs and societies, from rowing and orienteering, to table tennis, debating and chess. Former pupils include David Hockney, Denis Healey, Sir Ken Morrison, Olympic champions Alistair and Jonny Brownlee, Adrian Moorhouse MBE, long distance runner Emile Cairess and cyclist Abby-Mae Parkinson to name but a few. Follow our OB LinkedIn page to keep up-to-date on alumni-related news and events >> https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/bgs-obs