• Wycombe Abbey is ambitious, curious and leadership minded and aims to give girls a world-class education that opens minds as well as doors.

• Will suit bright, motivated girls who want a top-tier boarding education and will relish being stretched.

Admissions at Wycombe Abbey should appeal to families seeking one of the country's most selective girls' boarding schools, where academic stretch, high expectation and exceptional opportunity come together. It should suit bright, motivated girls who will actively enjoy a demanding environment and the strongly boarding-shaped culture that comes with it.

Scholarships and bursaries are a significant part of the admissions picture, especially at the main 11+, 13+ and 16+ entry points. Even so, they are only one part of a wider proposition built around high academic standards, deep co-curricular opportunity and a very distinctive boarding culture.

The current picture is polished, ambitious and intellectually serious, with the school foregrounding world-class teaching, strong boarding life and a learning environment that is described as supportive yet challenging. Parents should still visit because the decisive question is whether the school's intensity and style of ambition feel exhilarating rather than overwhelming for the girl involved.