Brighton Girls A GSG School
- Brighton Girls
Montpelier Road
Brighton
East Sussex
BN1 3AT - Head: Rosie McColl
- T 01273 280280
- F 01273 280281
- E [email protected]
- W www.brightongirls.gdst.net
- A mainstream independent school for girls aged from 11 to 18 with a linked junior school
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Brighton and Hove
- Pupils: 287; sixth formers: 23
- Religion: Does not apply
- Fees: £16,533 - £17,070 pa
- Open days: Autumn and Spring (see school website)
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
- ISI report: View the ISI report
- Linked schools: Brighton Girls Prep
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Science is very popular, young and dynamic rather than geeky – the worktops in the revamped labs wouldn’t look out of place in a kitchen showroom in Hove. Each sixth former has her own tray of instruments and test-tubes, encouraging responsibility and continuity. The pleasant walk to the courts in St Ann’s Well Garden is enjoyed by tennis players, girls are minibussed to Brighton Swimming Centre to swim, and the fitness studio is hugely popular. Main hall, used for two assemblies each week and performances, has retractable seating – when we visited, a vicar had just given a thoughtful address...
What the school says...
We understand what makes girls tick and we support every student to learn without limits. We offer excellent teaching in all subjects and encourage innovative approaches to learning. This is supported by an exciting range of co-curricular activities, including skateboarding, netball, football, coding, dance and much more.
Located in the heart of Brighton, the creative capital of the UK, we tap into a rich cultural offering and are as dynamic and enterprising as the community that is on our doorstep.
Our values are Kind and Bold, and our aim is for our students to develop the confidence and the character to go out and make a positive difference in the world.
Part of the Girls’ Days School Trust (GDST), thought leaders in girls’ education. Scholarships and Bursaries are available. ...Read more
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Curricula
Cambridge Pre-U - an alternative to A levels, with all exams at the end of the two-year course.
Other features
All-through school (for example 3-18 years). - An all-through school covers junior and senior education. It may start at 3 or 4, or later, and continue through to 16 or 18. Some all-through schools set exams at 11 or 13 that pupils must pass to move on.
What The Good Schools Guide says
Head
Since January 2020, Rosie McColl. Previously deputy head at Wellington College and before that, deputy head at Berkhamsted School. Studied at Trinity College Dublin (M Phil) and at Oxford (MA English language and literature).
Entrance
At 11+ from a wide range of local maintained and independent schools and also the prep school. A recent rise in the intake at Year 7 is hoped to swell the sixth form numbers. GDST entrance assessment for the main school – selective, but not super selective. Entry at sixth form requires five GCSEs at 5 grade or above, with 9-6 in subjects to be taken at A level; girls come from Davison, Bedes, The Towers, Warden Park and Shoreham College.
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Overall school performance (for comparison or review only)
Results by exam and subject
Subject results
Entry/Exit
Special Education Needs
A careful register is kept of special needs, and individual support clinics are offered, as needed. Teaching staff are advised regularly of developments and special support needed. In the Junior School pupils are supported within the class. In the Senior School there are, or have been, pupils with registered special needs. Some are dyslexic or dyspraxic, others mildly so. There are, or have been, pupils with hearing or visual difficulties, and others with motor difficulties of various kinds. No current pupils have EFL requirements.
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancing Prep Hove | 2022 | 1 | 2 | 1 Dance and Drama Scholarship; 1 Music Exhibition (voice) |
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