Released today, research from The Girls’ Schools Association, The Academic Attainment and Representation of Girls in STEM, overwhelmingly, proves girls’ schools’ on-going dominance in inspiring young women into STEM subjects, and into successful STEM careers.  

Analysing recent datasets from the Department for Education and UCAS, alongside findings from a bespoke survey of girls’ school alumnae conducted by the GSA, the paper demonstrates the power of all girls’ sixth forms in fostering a love of STEM at A level and goes further to reveal that girls from GSA schools are significantly more likely to study STEM based degrees, and enter STEM based careers, breaking glass ceilings and challenging stereotypes. 

Girls in girls’ schools continue to perform better than students in co-ed schools across all schools.