Tatler magazine produces an annual Schools’ Guide research and reviewing establishments. To earn an entry in the Tatler Schools Guide, a school must offer the whole package: holistic pastoral care; a focus on character-forming as much as pure academics; and the ability to accommodate and nurture all their pupils so that they leave as well-educated and, most importantly, happy young people.

Westonbirt School features in the current online 2025 Schools’ Guide, with a review, including the following:

“The key strength of this ‘family-feel’ school, according to one parent, is that ‘it’s large enough to provide breadth academically and to field decent sports teams, but small enough to get t0 know the children, and for parents to know the staff well.’ Pupils also praised the small class sizes, especially in the Sixth Form, and the community spirit. ”

The Good Schools Guide reviews 1,300 schools, covering state and independent, boarding and day, mainstream and special sectors.  In addition, the website has details of all 30,000+ schools in the UK, plus a wealth of insightful information on virtually all English schools. The Good Schools Guide describes itself as independent, forthright, well-informed and unbiased, which gives it unique authority and has earned the trust of parents and educational organisations worldwide.

From the current online review (full review here)

“Westonbirt’s historic buildings and bucolic grounds have always lent a quiet, quintessentially English, glamour to its educational offering. Now, with the move to co-ed in full swing, there’s a new energy about the place. Definitely one to watch, it seems set to rival some of the more established through schools in the south-west.”