Notre Dame Preparatory School

"We have been educating young women for more than 400 years and we know that a single-sex educational environment works for girls." Heads' Welcome Notre Dame has always been a visionary and future-facing school with a unique sense of community underpinned by our foundress Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac who instilled the importance of a whole approach to education.

The academic, creative, physical, moral, and intellectual challenges expected in all good schools, complete with state-of-the-art facilities, are balanced with fun and laughter and a trusting and compassionate atmosphere, which enables everyone within our community to fulfil their potential.

Girls in girls' schools are almost three times more likely to take Further Maths and more than twice more likely to take Physics and Computer Science A Levels – compared with girls in co-educational schools.

The uptake of other science subjects is higher: Biology 43% higher, Chemistry 85% higher and Maths 87% higher in girls' schools compared with girls in co-educational schools. Computer Science has the largest uptake for girls in GSA (Girls' School Association) schools: almost 14% higher than in 2023.