Now it is winning praise for its sporting achievements in 2025 from School Sport Magazine. READ MORE: Independent girls' school ranked highlyIn 2024, St Helen's was ranked fourth girls' school for sport in the country, and it has been placed sixth for 2025. Pupils at St Helen and St Katharine in Abingdon enjoy white water rafting (Image: St Helen and St Katharine school)"The breadth and depth of activity is paramount to the success, from netball and lacrosse to football, cricket and tennis." In October, the school was named Independent Girls’ School of the Year at the national Independent Schools of the Year Awards 2025. At St Helen and St Katharine, 92.1 per cent of GCSE grades were 9–7 and 87.5 per cent of A-level grades were A*–B.

Source: The Times January 28, 2026 17:06 UTC