Royal High School Bath, GDST

England , United Kingdom

  • Day & Boarding

  • 1875

  • £ 3.9K-5.5K

    • British

School History & Details

The Royal High School Bath, which is part of the Girls' Day School Trust, has a long history dating back to the late 19th century. In 1875, the Girls' Public Day School Company, now known as the Girls' Day School Trust, established the Bath High School for Girls. From 1946 to 1976, it operated as a direct grant grammar school. In 1998, a merger between Bath High School (day) and the Royal School (day and boarding), which was founded in 1864, led to the creation of the Royal High School Bath. This made it the sole member of the Girls' Day School Trust to offer boarding facilities. Presently, the Prep School primarily operates from Cranwell House, while the Senior School and the sixth form students utilize the main school building and the Winfield centre, both of which are located on Lansdown Road.

    School Values

  • Academic Excellence
  • Integrity
  • Respect
  • Compassion
School Achievements

Achievements

The Royal High School Bath, GDST frequently ranks among the top Bath schools for its impressive GCSE and A-Level results. It offers a variety of Modern Languages including French, which is introduced to girls from reception class, as well as German, Spanish, Italian, Mandarin, Arabic, and Japanese. The school is also part of the IB Programme and in 2019 it achieved an average score of 37 points, with almost half of the students scoring over 40 points. Currently, the school is listed as one of the top 50 boarding schools in the UK.
School Achievements

Non-Academic Achievements

Unspecified
Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni

Some of the alumni members are- Foundation, and CEO of the Big Lottery Fund Mary Berry, food writer Jennie Formby, senior official in the United Trade union and General Secretary of the Labour Party Elspeth Howe, Baroness Howe of Idlicote, wife of Geoffrey Howe, and chair 1997–9 of the Broadcasting Standards Commission Joan Heal Actress Dr. Cicely Williams, advisor in Maternal and Child Health, a pioneer in the treatment of kwashiorkor, and the first Head of the maternal and child health section at the World Health Organization Bunny Guinness, landscape designer  

School Information

The Royal High School Bath, a part of the Girls' Day School Trust, is a private day and boarding school for girls located in the city of Bath, Somerset, England. It accommodates up to 650 students and...View moreView Less

Mrs Kate Reynolds

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+44 (0)1225 313877

Lansdown Road Bath BA1 5SZ United Kingdom

Subjects & Curriculum Offered

  • Chemistry
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Mathematics
  • Computer Science
  • Economics
  • Business Studies
  • History
  • Sociology
  • Geography
  • Political Science
  • Accounting
  • Information and Communication Technology
  • Art & Design
  • French
  • English – Language & Literature 
  • Drama
  • Ancient History
  • Food Preparation & Nutrition
  • Geology
  • Moral Education
  • Science
  • English
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Social Studies
  • Foreign Languages
  • Design Technology
  • Music
  • Further Mathematics

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