| Date | 30 January – 2 February 1956 |
|---|---|
| Location | Stadio del Ghiaccio, Cortina d'Ampezzo |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Ordinals | Total Points | Compulsory Figures Points | Free Skating Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tenley Albright |  USA | 1.0 | 168.23 | 98.3 | 69.93 | |||
| 2 | Carol Heiss | USA | 2.0 | 166.45 | 94.0 | 72.45 | |||
| 3 | Yvonne Sugden |  GBR | 3.0 | 156.39 | 91.5 | 64.89 | |||
| 4 | Hanna Eigel |  AUT | 4.0 | 156.38 | 89.6 | 66.78 | |||
| 5 | Carole Jane Pachl |  CAN | 5.0 | 155.14 | 87.1 | 68.04 | |||
| 6 | Hanna Walter | AUT | 6.0 | 155.08 | 88.3 | 66.78 | |||
| 7 | Rose Pettinger |  GER | 7.0 | 154.21 | 86.8 | 67.41 | |||
| 8 | Ingrid Wendl | AUT | 8.0 | 152.95 | 86.8 | 66.15 | |||
| 9 | Ann Johnston | CAN | 9.0 | 152.35 | 86.2 | 66.15 | |||
| 10 | Cathy Machado | USA | 10.0 | 151.10 | 81.8 | 69.30 | |||
| 11 | Dianne Peach | GBR | 11.0 | 145.80 | 82.8 | 63.00 | |||
| 12 | Sjoukje Dijkstra |  NED | 12.0 | 145.48 | 85.0 | 60.48 | |||
| 13 | Erica Batchelor | GBR | 13.0 | 144.66 | 80.4 | 64.26 | |||
| 14 | Joan Haanappel | NED | 14.0 | 143.53 | 79.9 | 63.63 | |||
| 15 | Carine Borner |  SUI | 15.0 | 140.61 | 79.5 | 61.11 | |||
| 16 | Ally Lundström |  SWE | 16.0 | 137.21 | 76.1 | 61.11 | |||
| 17 | Alice Fischer | SUI | 17.0 | 136.86 | 78.9 | 57.96 | |||
| 18 | Fiorella Negro |  ITA | 18.0 | 135.65 | 75.8 | 59.85 | |||
| 19 | Maryvonne Huet |  FRA | 19.0 | 134.59 | 76.0 | 58.59 | |||
| 20 | Jindra Kramperová |  TCH | 20.0 | 130.58 | 76.4 | 54.18 | |||
| 21 | Manuela Angeli | ITA | 21.0 | 127.24 | 71.8 | 55.44 |
