Why Choose All-Girls?

For us, #MadeForGirls is more than a motto – it is a long-standing, proven commitment to empower the girls in our charge with the life-long skills to lead them into happy and fulfilled futures.

Imagine your daughter stepping into a school built entirely around how girls learn best – where every lesson, every leadership opportunity and every corner of the community is built to empower her.

A place where academic rigour is balanced by emotional intelligence, where ambition isn’t something to hide but a thing to be proud of, and where confidence and leadership are the absolute norm. Few other schools can boast the same vibrant atmosphere with a genuine sense of community and friendship spanning the year groups – of girls not competing but cheering each other on.

This is the absolute essence of a single-sex education. It is what we mean by Made for Girls. And it is the embodiment of The Maynard.

Subconscious Bias in the Education Sector

True fact: co-educational schools were never designed with girls in mind.

Girls were integrated into these systems later, often without any substantial redesign of curricula or teaching styles to reflect their distinct learning needs and experiences. The result is a structure where girls are expected to adapt to a model that was never truly built for them.

	Girls in Co-Ed State Schools	The Maynard
Academic Performance	Varies widely	Consistently high, with tailored stretch and support
STEM Uptake	Lower participation due to stereotypes	2–3× more likely to take Physics, Computing, Further Maths
Confidence & Voice	Girls less likely to speak up in class, dips further in adolescence	Strong self-belief, high classroom engagement
Leadership	Competitive, often male-dominated	Girls lead everything – debate, sport, councils, clubs, assemblies, House Systems, Head Girl Team
Pastoral & Wellbeing	Inconsistent support	Deeply embedded support, award-winning wellbeing and strong teacher-student bonds
University & Careers	Influenced by stereotype and peer dynamics	Expert guidance, strong alumnae, elite placements, higher aspirations
School Culture	Shared focus, less gender-responsive	Entirely designed around how girls learn and grow
Teacher Training	General training, less focus on gendered learning	Teachers trained in how girls learn best; pedagogy rooted in female development and confidence-building
Social Pressures	Greater distraction from social dynamics; girls often moderate behaviour to fit in	Fewer distractions; girls are authentically themselves and free to focus fully on learning and growth

It is so protective, supportive and carefree. Every girl is allowed to develop as the person she wants to become by doing what she loves every single day!
Isla, Current Student

Why Girls’ Schools Work

Something powerful happens when girls are given the space to be completely themselves. In our setting, designed entirely how girls learn best, they are encouraged to try everything … and they do, unabashed!

Various academic studies show that girls who attend girls’ schools have unique advantages. They:

Perform better in examinations (by an average of one full GCSE grade per subject)*

Are far more likely to show leadership (and have many more opportunities to do so)

Remain active in sport for much longer (again, because the provision is 100% geared towards female participation)

Show a greater propensity to take risks and innovate

Are less constrained in their subject choices as they are less likely to conform to gender stereotypes. Participation in STEM subjects, for example, is much higher in girls’ only schools

Are significantly more engaged in public speaking

Are more likely to continue STEM or unconventionally “female” careers after school

Are more successful in the job market

*FFT Education Datalab (independent research experts in the education sector)

My time at The Maynard gave me a strong foundation in resilience and a drive to bring fresh perspectives and positive change to any situation.
Alice, Alumna