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Royal High School Bath, GDST

Girls’ day and boarding school in Lansdown with all-through provision, a substantial sixth form and broad A-level take-up in psychology and sciences.

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A-level Results

% A*–A41%
% A*–B72%
Different A-level subjects25

Popular Subjects

Psychology13%
Mathematics12%
Art10%
Languages8%
Biology7%

Parents Like

  • Families often like the girls-only senior environment combined with all-through continuity.
  • The sixth form still offers real breadth despite the school’s more focused feel.
  • Boarding is there if needed, but the school still reads primarily as a Bath day option.

How the School Describes Itself

  • The school frames itself as confident, empowering and academically serious.
  • Its own tone is about ambitious girls, individual character and a strong sense of belonging.
  • It also leans on the wider GDST network as part of its offer.

Fee Profile

Annual fees including VAT.

Reception£14,501
Year 1£14,501
Year 2£14,501
Year 3£15,278
Year 4£15,278
Year 5£15,278
Year 6£15,278
Year 7£19,696
Year 8£19,696
Year 9£19,696
Year 10£20,071
Year 11£20,071
Year 12£20,557
Year 13£20,557
Year 7£44,716
Year 8£44,716
Year 9£44,716
Year 10£45,368
Year 11£45,368
Year 12£47,005
Year 13£47,005

Bursaries

Royal High Bath offers GDST means-tested bursaries for girls entering Year 7, external Year 9 and Sixth Form. Awards are for students with strong all-round academic ability whose families cannot cover the full fees; both income and assets are assessed, and bursaries are reviewed annually. The school says around 9% of pupils currently receive financial assistance, with all or part of fees paid.