League tables, car park gossip, Open Days, websites, prospectuses, current school……who to believe? How to decide? Who should decide – you or your daughter? Many factors will come into play when you choose a school for your daughter. If you are lucky enough to live near a school which would be perfect even if location was irrelevant, congratulations! If not, like most people, you will have decisions to make…
The Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) is a body approved for the purpose of inspection under Section 162A of the Education Act 2002. As such, it reports to the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) on ...
Unique, straight talking, indispensible The Good Schools Guide was founded in 1985 by Amanda Atha and Sarah Drummond, two parents in search of schools for their children. They visited hundreds of schools and wrote about t...
The Independent Schools Council (ISC) works with its member schools to promote the quality, diversity and excellence of UK independent education.
Do your homework before you visit – look at the website, send for a prospectus and school magazine, read the latest Ofsted or ISI inspection report. Questions to ask yourself: What are the girls like? Do I want my da...
Read other families experiences of raising and educating girls. How did they research, debate and decide on the best school for their daughters? Was it the right choice for their daughter and how do they know? Read the real-life stories…
Read our experts’ replies to those questions that every parent asks. Our “agony aunts” draw on their experience as parents, teachers and Heads to offer suggestions, explanations and solutions