girls school vs mixed (state)

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Hi, we seem to have a choice between comprehensive mixed and girls school. Academic results of girls at these 2 schools are comparable - both are very good schools. Reputation-wise the girls school seems to get more praise... I'm a bit biased against single sex schools - but my DD seems to be very open to the idea, and has a slight preference for the single sex one, although that's only because one of her best friends will definitely go there.

What school would you choose and why - trying to put pros and cons on paper for both schools. We need to decide the order in which to list these schools on the application form.

Many thanks.

We have 4 grammars in our town , 2 boy , 2 girl and all mixed at 6 th form and the 6 th forms are generally just a reshuffle of the various grammar schools . I think more boys move to the girls school than the other way but certainly when my ds moved a few years back a lot of that was to do with the very different atmospheres in the schools .