Girls at Westminster

Day girls

Day girls were first admitted to Westminster in significant numbers in 1973, with the first boarders joining in 1981. There are around 130 girls in the Sixth Form, about a third of whom are boarders. Day girls, like the day boys, are similarly assigned to Houses.

Boarding girls

Girl boarders are accommodated in Purcell's, Busby's or Liddell's. Purcell's, which looks after some 21 girls, is an all-girls House situated in Barton Street, a two minute walk from the main school. Busby's and Liddell's are both mixed houses in Little Dean's Yard with eleven and seven places for girls respectively. Both houses have private areas for girls, supervised by the matron or female resident tutor.

Care and support

As with all pupils, the housemaster is the first point of contact for parents; girls are also assigned a Tutor within the House system. A senior female member of staff is Head of Girls and her responsibility is to look after the interests of girls in the school. When new girls first arrive, there is an induction programme to help them settle in; and within a very short time girls find that they are fully integrated into the academic and extra-curricular life of the School.

Activities and Sport

Girls participate fully in all aspects of school life, including drama, music and sport. For more information please see our hard-copy prospectus.