Data profile
St Albans High School for Girls
Independent girls senior school.
- Fees £29.3k/yr
- girls
- St Albans
Outcomes
Where leavers go after sixth form.
- Cohort
- 85
- Oxbridge
- 10
- Russell Group
- 82%
- US Ivy
- 0
- Medicine
- 5
Class of 2025
of leavers
Exam results
A level A*–A and GCSE 9–7, recalibrated for 2026.
- A-level A*–A
- 78%
- GCSE 9–7
- 40%
- Oxbridge rate
- 12%
- Russell Group rate
- 82%
Recalibrated
Entry points & fees
| Entry | Year | Places | Assessment | Day fee (max) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11+MAIN | Year 7 | — | ISEB Common Pre-Test · School's own exam · Interview | £29.3k |
| 14+ | Year 10 | — | School's own exam · Interview | £29.3k |
| 16+ | Year 12 | — | School's own exam · Interview | £29.3k |
| 4+ | Reception | — | School's own exam · Interview | £29.3k |
| 7+ | Year 3 | — | School's own exam · Interview | £29.3k |
Inspections
ISI
met
Inspected 2024-02-01
The February 2024 ISI inspection found St Albans High School for Girls met all five key criteria, reflecting an exceptional academic, pastoral and co-curricular experience.
Read full ISI report →Key people
Assistant Head Teaching, Learning And Teacher Development
Stephen Ramsbottom
Assistant Head for Teaching, Learning and Teacher Development at STAHS Senior School.
Head Of Pre-Prep
Francesca Pay
Head of Pre-Prep at STAHS Prep School.
Assistant Head Co-Curriculum And Operations
Sophie Tomlinson
Assistant Head for Co-curriculum and Operations at STAHS Prep School.
Principal
Amber Waite
Principal of St Albans Education Group (STAEG). Former research scientist specialising in deep-sea oceanography, monitoring geochemical environments of hydrothermal vents. Worked in the South Pacific, North Atlantic, Galapagos Islands and Gulf of Mexico. Previously at St Dunstan's College in south London and Abingdon School in Oxford before joining STAHS. Went to university on a soccer scholarship. Introduced football, environmental science and new brand identity at STAHS. Jewish background leading a Christian foundation school.
Chief Operating Officer
Mike Lewis MBE
Chief Operating Officer of the St Albans Education Group. Awarded MBE. (MBE)
Head Of Sixth Form (Assistant Head)
Helen Monighan
Head of Sixth Form and Assistant Head at STAHS Senior School.
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- Fees £27.2kA*-A 86%Oxbridge 8%
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Reading Blue Coat School is a day school within the same fee tier, located 51km away, with 11+ and 16+ entry phases and a strong academic record, making it a plausible co-ed Plan B.
How peers are chosen
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