ocated in central Cambridge, St Mary’s School has been paving the way for girls since 1898, developing curious, creative and compassionate young women who have the confidence to be themselves and realise their own potential. Students’ academic excellence and personal development flourish side-by-side in the school’s supportive environment. From the moment they start at St Mary’s, girls are encouraged to be ambitious and have high aspirations about who they want to become. DESIGNED FOR GIRLS St Mary’s stands out as the only single-sex school in Cambridgeshire. Here, girls from the ages of three to 18 are taught in
a space where gender stereotypes cannot persevere and all opportunities are open to all students. No subjects are seen as ‘just for boys’ – indeed, research from the Girls’ Schools Association shows that girls in single-sex schools are 2.7 times more likely to take Further Maths and more than twice as likely to study Physics and Computer Science at A-level compared to their peers in co-educational schools. Its first-class educational status is exemplified by its last ISI inspection, when it was given the highest grade of ‘excellent’. St Mary’s achieved this top rating in both aspects of the education quality inspection – covering pupils’ academic achievements and personal
St Mary’s School
Bateman Street, Cambridge CB2 1LY
01223 224167
stmaryscambridge.co.uk
44 AUTUMN/WINTER 2025
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