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Best School for Science 'A' levels for Girls

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INEEDanIpad · 22/03/2012 21:31

I'm struggling to find a school that has a decent number (more than 10) girls taking Further Maths and Phsyics at 'A' level, whilst also offering Product Design 'A' level.

Anyone able to recommend any schools either independent or state, not FE colleges?

We are in the New Forest, so anywhere a distance from there would need to be boarding, but that will be considered.

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goinggetstough · 23/03/2012 09:07

Millfield has an amazing design department and has A level product design.
www.millfieldschool.com/assets/PDFs/Product_Design.pdfNot sure on the number of further maths students but they have 4 Oxbridge maths offers this year. It is difficult to find the exact numbers from the website but I expect their admissions department would be helpful.

thetasigmamum · 23/03/2012 08:49

@ineed When I did further maths A level, back before the dawn of time, there were only 3 of us in the class. The year above, there were two. The year above that was a bumper crop, with 4. We were all fine. I know that these days further maths A level is a more popular A level but I don't see what would be your problem with a tutor group of

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INEEDanIpad · 23/03/2012 07:10

I appreciate Hants schools don't have 6th forms, but that's why I'm happy to look further a field - Dorset, Bucks, Surrey, Wilts etc for a school.

At the moment we have Bryanstone, KES and Welbeck on the list. But those are the only one's I've found.

Not bothered if majority of class are boys, just want girls accepted (i.e. not boys only school) and a tutor group no smaller than 10.

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chopchopbusybusy · 22/03/2012 22:57

Unless she boards she will still have frees in school though. Most schools do allow a lot more freedom to 6th formers to come and go during the school day. As another poster said most Hampshire schools don't have 6th forms.

chopchopbusybusy · 22/03/2012 22:52

My DD is doing maths and sciences at one of the colleges mentioned by talkinpeace. I'm sure there are other girls in her classes. Most of her friends are boys though
My opinion is that 6th form college is a good stepping stone between school and university.
I will say I don't think Ringwood school enters many candidates for sciences.

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INEEDanIpad · 22/03/2012 22:37

What's proles?

Not a formal structered regimental environment for our preference. Not a criticism, just not how my dd operates, and I'm the same and understand what she means.

She doesn't want to only attend for lessons, and have all the free time.

It's more routined and set within school environment than FE.

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TalkinPeace2 · 22/03/2012 21:59

What is your problem with 6th form college?
its not just for proles you know
PS gets amazing A level results, fab numbers into RG unis and as is well known, over 50 kids a year into Oxbridge

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INEEDanIpad · 22/03/2012 21:45

Wycombe Abbey only had 2 sit Design & Technology and unlikely it would have been Product Design.

It's that combination that's difficult to find in the big name girls schools.

My dd and I don't like the idea of 6th form college, hence why would prefer to not do college.

But may have to, if we can't find anywhere offering the subjects, with a suitable number of candidates.

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EdithWeston · 22/03/2012 21:38

A friend's DD went on to do physics at Imperial; she went to Wycombe Abbey. I've just googled and in last year's results they 12 doing further maths (all getting A/A) and 16 doing physics (15 A/A).

I should imagine all the big name girls schools are similar.

TalkinPeace2 · 22/03/2012 21:35

Peter Symonds
Brockenhust College
Barton Peverill
Ringwood School

in Hampshire most schools stop at 16 and all the kids go to 6th form college
if PSs busload of Oxbridge is not academic enough, I start to run out of ideas

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