Oxford High School GDST is celebrating a strong set of A-level results as the Oxford school marks its 150th anniversary year, with students achieving particularly notable results across the arts, sciences, mathematics and modern languages.
The school reports that 40% of this year’s A-level grades were awarded at A*, while 73% were at A-A and 87% at A-B**. In addition, 43% of the year group achieved at least two A* grades.
The results come during a landmark year for the independent girls’ school, which was founded in 1875 and describes itself as the oldest all-girls school in Oxford.
Several individual subjects recorded particularly high levels of attainment.
In Art, all nine candidates achieved an A*, with seven receiving full marks. Physics saw 44% of grades awarded at A*, while 80% of Maths grades were at A*-A.
Modern Foreign Languages were another strong area, with 75% of students across the six languages offered achieving an A*. All six students taking Russian achieved an A*.
The school said its STEM provision remained a particular strength, with 35% of students progressing to study Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Engineering or Computer Science.
Students prepare for universities across the UK
The results will see Oxford High students progress to universities including Oxford and Cambridge, with leavers pursuing subjects ranging from Medicine, Mathematics and Engineering to English, History, Palaeontology and Evolution and Theatre Production.
Among this year’s students is Nora, who achieved AAA and will study French and Spanish at Cambridge. Her extended research project examining violence against women was submitted to Parliament’s Select Committee on gender-based violence.
Lexi achieved AAA*A and will study French and Linguistics at Leeds. In October 2025, she organised and led Oxford High’s first Linguistics conference, bringing together leading academics and more than 1,200 students from 75 schools.
Katherine, who achieved four A* grades, will study Classics with German, Greek, History and Latin at Oxford after taking up Greek in Year 12.
Other students have combined academic achievement with commitments beyond the classroom. Caoimhe achieved three A* grades and played the lead role in the school’s 150th anniversary production of Les Misérables. She will now study History at Cambridge.
Emily, meanwhile, is the 2026 Under-19 British and English Junior Squash Champion. She has secured a place at her first-choice university to study Psychology while continuing her competitive squash career.
Marking 150 years of girls’ education in Oxford
The results form part of a year of celebrations at Oxford High School, which has spent 150 years providing education for girls in the city.
The school said this year’s leavers are joining a long-established alumnae community that includes women who have gone on to make contributions across business, science, academia, culture and public life.
Among the current cohort, Catherine, who achieved AAA*A, will take up an organ scholarship at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, following in the footsteps of organist Anna Lapwood. Ka Sin is heading to Edinburgh to study Computational Physics, inspired by astrophysicist Professor Samaya Nissanke.
Marina Gardiner Legge, Head of Oxford High School GDST, said the anniversary gave this year’s results “a particular significance”.
“For generations, Oxford High students have combined academic ambition with the confidence to think independently and pursue the things that matter to them,” she said.
“I am so proud of what this year’s students have achieved, but just as importantly, I am really excited about what comes next. They are now pioneers for the next 150 years of Oxford High; women boldly pursuing their ambitions and shaping the world for the benefit of others.”
Oxford High School will welcome visitors on 26 September as part of its anniversary year, giving prospective families and members of the community an opportunity to learn more about the school and its history.
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The school is an independent girls’ school for pupils aged four to 18 and is part of the Girls’ Day School Trust (GDST).
