GSA schools educate 94,396 girls in day and boarding schools in England, Wales and Scotland.
40% of GSA schools offer boarding facilities educating 9,729 boarders.
Eight of the top 10 ten places in the 2009 Financial Times A level league table are GSA schools.
GSA schools educate 47% of all girls in the independent sector.
In 34 local education authorities in England and Wales GSA schools offer the only single-sex education provision for girls.
A survey conducted by the Association showed that, compared to all girls nationally, in GSA schools over 70% more girls took A level maths; over 50% more girls took a science at A level; over 90% more girls took a physical science (physics or chemistry) at A level; over 80% more girls studied French, German or Spanish at A level.
Over 94% of girls leaving GSA schools after A levels move onto Higher Education.
GSA schools spent £118.8m during the last year on new buildings, equipment, and refurbishment amounting to £1,265 per pupil.
GSA boarding schools invested £13.8m on boarding accommodation amounting to £1,432 per boarding pupil.
Over a quarter of pupils in GSA schools receive some assistance with fees from their school.
