Withington Girls' School
11+ Admissions Guide 2026

Withington Girls' School is an academically selective independent day school for girls, founded in 1890 and situated on a single site since 1903. It is a charitable trust overseen by a board of governors, and it brings together a junior and a senior school, with some facilities and teaching staff shared between the two. The school aims to provide a high standard of education and care both inside and outside the classroom. A wide range of extra-curricular activities supports pupils in developing teamwork, leadership, responsibility and service, helping them to prepare for academic success and for life beyond school. The goal is for every pupil to reach her full potential and to grow into a mature, independent learner ready to meet the challenges and opportunities of adult life. The school community is geographically, socially, economically and ethnically diverse. Around one in six senior school pupils receives financial support through means-tested bursaries. The school supports pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities, as well as those who speak English as an additional language and those identified as having particular gifts and talents, offering varied learning approaches and a programme of extension activities to ensure every pupil can flourish.

Pupils in years 7-10 are required to hand in their phone at the start of the school day and collect it at the end of the day. Pupils in year 11 and the sixth form may keep their phones in bags or lockers but they must remain switched off and out of sight at all times. Any phones that are seen or heard by staff on school premises will be confiscated apart from those used in the Sixth form common room, in late stay or by pupils in line with a school medical plan.