The Good School’s Guide
“HelKats have a hunger about them, and not just for those legendary cookies. This is a place that bustles with energy and opportunity, nurturing both independence and a sense of belonging, keeping busy students on their toes yet firmly grounded. ‘I’m going to miss it so much; I love it here,’ one told us teary-eyed, and we don’t blame her: a humdinger of a school.”
The Times Parent Power
Ranked top girls’ school in Oxfordshire and 5th in the Southeast, for the fourth consecutive year, in The Times Parent Power Schools’ Guide 2025. We also rank 48th independent school overall in the UK – the only school in Abingdon to make the top 50.
School Sport Magazine
Ranked 4th girls’ school for sport in the country and cemented our position as the top school for sport overall in Oxfordshire in School Sport Magazine’s Top 200 list 2024.
Muddy Stilettos
Muddy Stilettos Best Schools Awards 2024
- Finalist: Excellence in STEM
- Highly Recommended: Passionate about sport
Muddy Stilettos Best Schools Awards 2023
- Highly Commended: Best eco initiative
- Highly Commended: Inventive sports programme
- Highly Commended: Special Sixth Form
“The word is… busy! The pupils are encouraged to get stuck in here and stretch themselves – for example, the Sixth Formers showing me around told me that anyone here who wants to apply for Oxbridge is given the support to have a go, rather than the school just cherry picking the dead certs. The teachers are regarded by parents and pupils to be passionate about their subjects.”
Tatler
“By all accounts, this selective Oxfordshire day school is a place where bright teenagers and inquiring minds bloom and grow into erudite young women (with 73 percent of A-levels graded A*-A).”
Tatler Schools Guide 2025
The Cricketer
Listed in The Cricketer Magazine Schools Guide top 20 girls’ schools for cricket in the UK for the third year in a row. Cricket is offered at St Helen’s from Year 5 all the way through to Sixth Form, and cricketers have the opportunity to play recreationally and competitively.
The Telegraph Money
Rated ‘very good’ value for money by The Telegraph Money league table 2024 and 2025. We received the ‘Very good’ rating in both the Year 11 and Year 13 (Upper Sixth) categories, reflecting the hard work and brilliance of our students and staff.
