ʃiː wʌz ˈɛdʒuːkˌeɪɾᵻd æt ðɪ ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt wˈaɪkuːm ˈæbi skˈuːl ænd æt kɹˈaɪst tʃˈɜːtʃ, ˈɑːksfɚd, wˌɛɹ ʃiː stˈʌdid ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚ, ɹᵻsˈiːvɪŋ ɐ fˈɜːst klˈæs dᵻɡɹˈiː.
She was educated at the independent Wycombe Abbey School and at Christ Church, Oxford, where she studied English Literature, receiving a first class degree.