Data profile
Manchester High School for Girls
- Rank #306
- Fees £18.1k/yr
- girls
- Manchester
01 · Module
Outcomes
Where leavers go after sixth form.
- Cohort
- 86
- Oxbridge
- 8
- US Ivy
- 0
Class of 2025
Top destinations
- [{"university": "Cambridge"—
02 · Module
Exam results
A-level top grades and GCSE 9–7, post-2026 methodology recalibration.
- A-level A*–A
- 67%
- GCSE 9–7
- 78%
- Oxbridge rate
- 9%
Recalibrated
03 · Module
Entry points & fees
Ages, deadlines and annual fees per route.
| Entry | Year | Places | Assessment | Day fee (max) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11+MAIN | Year 7 | — | school_own_exam, verbal_reasoning, non_verbal_reasoning, interview | £18.1k |
| 16+MAIN | Year 12 | — | interview | £18.1k |
| 3+ | Pre-School | — | — | £18.1k |
| 4+MAIN | Reception | — | school_own_exam | £18.1k |
04 · Module
Houseroom Index
Composite score blending owned data with external consensus.
Index score
74
/ 100
National rank #306
06 · Module
Key people
Head, senior leadership and governance.
Head Mistress
Helen Jeys
Head Mistress of Manchester High School for Girls, an independent day school for girls aged 3-18. Leads a school that has been empowering girls since 1874. Oversees academic excellence, extra-curricular provision and the school's Sixth Form programme.
Head Of Preparatory School
Sam Gibbons
Senior Deputy Head Mistress
Jennie Hodson
Deputy Head (Pastoral)
Diana Bruce
Oversees pastoral care and is the Designated Safeguarding Lead.
Director Of Sixth Form
Robert Crumpton
Director of Sixth Form Studies, responsible for ensuring every pupil fulfils their potential academically and as confident, compassionate young people. Oversees A-level teaching, enrichment, leadership opportunities and higher education preparation.
Director Of Finance & Operations
Rebecca Fairgrieve
08 · Module
Compare with peers
The schools a family applying here would also be considering — chosen by sex, boarding, entry phase, geography, fees, tier and outcomes, with an admissions-adviser AI re-rank.
- Fees £16.4kA*-A 90%Oxbridge 6%Rank #344
The Queen's School, Chester is a girls' day school with overlapping entry phases, fees slightly lower than the target, and a similar selectivity tier within reasonable commuting distance.
- Fees £20.5kA*-A 88%Oxbridge 8%Rank #288
Sheffield High School for Girls matches the sex and day pattern, has overlapping entry phases, and is within a manageable commute while being in the same selectivity tier and fee bracket.
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.
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