| 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 | 168.59 | 97.4 | 71.19 | |||
| 2 | Carol Heiss | USA | 2.0 | 168.45 | 96.0 | 72.45 | |||
| 3 | Carole Jane Pachl |  CAN | 3.0 | 156.88 | 90.1 | 66.78 | |||
| 4 | Ingrid Wendl |  AUT | 4.0 | 155.82 | 90.3 | 65.52 | |||
| 5 | Cathy Machado | USA | 5.0 | 155.26 | 84.7 | 70.56 | |||
| 6 | Hanna Eigel | AUT | 6.0 | 153.09 | 88.2 | 64.89 | |||
| 7 | Hanna Walter | AUT | 7.0 | 152.15 | 86.0 | 66.15 | |||
| 8 | Yvonne Sugden |  GBR | 8.0 | 151.56 | 87.3 | 64.26 | |||
| 9 | Ann Johnston | CAN | 9.0 | 151.13 | 87.5 | 63.63 | |||
| 10 | Rose Pettinger |  GER | 10.0 | 145.79 | 80.9 | 64.89 | |||
| 11 | Erica Batchelor | GBR | 11.0 | 145.70 | 82.7 | 63.00 | |||
| 12 | Joan Haanappel |  NED | 12.0 | 143.53 | 79.9 | 63.63 | |||
| 13 | Sjoukje Dijkstra | NED | 13.0 | 143.41 | 82.3 | 61.11 | |||
| 14 | Dianne Peach | GBR | 14.0 | 141.74 | 80.0 | 61.74 | |||
| 15 | Carine Borner |  SUI | 15.0 | 141.53 | 77.9 | 63.63 | |||
| 16 | Fiorella Negro |  ITA | 16.0 | 141.40 | 78.4 | 63.00 | |||
| 17 | Maryvonne Huet |  FRA | 17.0 | 140.68 | 80.2 | 60.48 | |||
| 18 | Alice Fischer | SUI | 18.0 | 138.28 | 77.8 | 60.48 | |||
| 19 | Ally Lundström |  SWE | 19.0 | 135.88 | 75.4 | 60.48 | |||
| 20 | Jindra Kramperová |  TCH | 20.0 | 133.13 | 75.8 | 57.33 | |||
| 21 | Manuela Angeli | ITA | 21.0 | 131.36 | 73.4 | 57.96 |
