Confused About British Boarding Schools

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<p>I apologize if this is a dumb question. I have looked at previous threads and many school websites, and I was just hoping that maybe someone here could fill in the blanks for me. High schools referred to as "college" is also confusing me - are all higher ed / post-secondary institutions "university" and secondary is "college," or can "university" be "college," too? Anyway, here's my question.</p>

<p>What are the top British boarding schools that accept girls? I've noticed that many seem to be for boys only. </p>

<p>I visited the Westminster School website, which is a co-ed school (and seems to be a great one, if Oxbridge matriculation rates are any indication), but girls aren't accepted until age 16, whereas boys may board starting at age 13. If someone knowledgeable about the British boarding school system could educate me on the subject and list 3-5 good boarding schools that accept international girls, I'd really appreciate it.</p>

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<p>Here, have alook at this website :slight_smile: <a href=“http://www.ukboardingschools.com%5B/url%5D”>http://www.ukboardingschools.com</a></p>

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<p>I’m at Westminster, and it is brilliant, even though I only get to spend 2 years here.
Wycombe Abbey is probably the top girls’ boarding school. Others include St Swithuns, Cheltenham Ladies College and Badminton School. Wellington is co-ed.
These are just some of the ones that I know about, they’re not all ‘top’ schools but they are good.</p>

<p>Generally we only talk about colleges at university when referring to the colleges at Oxbridge, they’re not really whole institutions. Generally secondary schools aren’t called College, although that might be in the school name.</p>