Royal High School Bath

About Royal High School Bath

Royal High Bath is a leading independent day and boarding school for girls aged 3-18, situated on the edge of the beautiful city of Bath.

We provide an outstanding, girl-centred, contemporary education as individual as the students in our school. We are proud to be part of the Girls’ Day School Trust (GDST), the leading network of independent girls’ schools in the UK. As the only boarding school in the group, Royal High School Bath offers homely and stylish living for girls in Years 7-11.

Sixth Form students can choose either A Level or International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme as their pathway to university. Students consistently achieve excellent grades and access to their first-choice university.

Royal High Bath is a school where every girl matters, every voice is heard and every girl is empowered to explore and try anything. It’s a school that nurtures compassion as much as excellence, where girls spark off one another and support each other as they build skills and confidence for life.

 Royal High Bath

For Girls. For Life.

Boarding at Royal High School Bath

Our accommodation is set in secure grounds and within walking distance of the UNESCO World Heritage City of Bath, in Somerset. We pride ourselves in providing a home away from home where girls can develop their sense of confidence and network of international friendships that will span a lifetime. With spacious common rooms, quiet study areas and stylish bedrooms, our girls are supported both academically and pastorally through their formative years at senior school. Gloucester House offers Sixth Formers an exclusive space to socialise, study and enjoy their home. With the choice of a single or twin study bedroom, the girls have access to comfortable communal areas, a large modern kitchen and quiet study areas.

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Type of School All girls aged 3 to 18
School Address Royal High School, Lansdown Rd, Bath, Somerset BA1 5SZ
Number of Pupils 576 (including Prep)
Number of Boarders 115
Age Range 11 to 18 years
Religious Tradition Non-denominational
Distance from Airports

Bristol Airport – 20 miles

London Heathrow – 100 miles
Distance from London

113 miles
Contact
School Links

Royal High Prep School, GDST

Educational Programmes

GCSEs, A Levels, International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

Co-Curricular Programmes

Royal High Bath regularly achieves high GCSE, A Level and International Baccalaureate results. Our curriculum is designed to provide students with a wide variety of intellectual experiences. These will bring them the skills they need to succeed and thrive, and the wide and secure knowledge base they will need later in life for further study. Our teaching aims for the best possible grades, but it continues to go well beyond the test, combining enjoyment and enthusiasm with rigour and challenge.

Royal High Bath maintains a commitment to breadth and balance during the GCSE years, with appropriate time given to creative arts, humanities and languages as well as core subjects. All students in Years 10 and 11 study English Language and English Literature, Mathematics, at least one Modern Language and Science. In Science, students achieve either a Science Double Award or a Triple Award International GCSE in Biology, Chemistry and/or Physics. Additional subjects including Dance and Classical options are also available. Our teaching aims for the best possible grades, but also continues to go beyond the test, combining enjoyment and enthusiasm with rigour and challenge.

We are proud to offer two distinct Sixth Form pathways, A Levels and the International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma. Our A Level programme allows students to focus on three main subjects with additional enrichment subjects, the Tripos and the EPQ (Extended Project Qualification). The IB Diploma is a highly regarded qualification enabling students to take a selection of subjects across six disciplines and is united by the Core of the diploma: Theory of Knowledge, CAS (Creativity, Activity, Service) and the Extended Essay. There is a greater focus on coursework and a wider variety of forms of assessment.