Burgess Hill Girls A GSG School
- Burgess Hill Girls
Keymer Road
Burgess Hill
West Sussex
RH15 0EG - Head: Mr Lars Fox
- T 01444 241050
- F 01444 870314
- E [email protected]
- W burgesshillgirls.com/
- A mainstream independent school for girls aged from 11 to 18 with a linked prep school
- Read about the best schools in West Sussex
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: West Sussex
- Pupils: 431; sixth formers: 58
- Religion: Non-denominational
- Fees: Day £10,500 - £23,400; Boarding £30,210 - £42,000 pa
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
- ISI report: View the ISI report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
The school does not have a narrow view of success and girls are celebrated for who they are as people - soft skills are equally as important as academic qualifications. ‘Girls must feel happy and enjoy their education’, says the head and it is ‘about empowering young women and discovering what they want to do; whether it is art, engineering or fashion, the school will support them to achieve their dream’. Former pupils are known as 'Bold girls', which probably says it all ...
What the school says...
At Burgess Hill Girls our focus is on girls and the way they learn, the skills and talents they have and the best way to encourage their personal development. Every year students at Burgess Hill Girls perform exceptionally well in their external examinations, but this is only part of the story. We offer all our students a wide range of opportunities to challenge and bring out the best in them, so that they are able to find and develop their individual interests and talents.
Burgess Hill Girls is a successful day and boarding school for girls between 2 and 18 years of age, with boys welcome in the Nursery. The school is small enough that children are known as individuals yet large enough to offer breadth, choice and opportunity. The Sixth Form are given responsibility and independence which prepares them well for the next stage of their lives. The vast majority go on to universities the length and breadth of the UK, from Exeter to London, Oxford to Cambridge, Cardiff or St Andrews to name but a few. Our girls are enthusiastic and motivated learners and their attitude to learning is evident in everything they do, including our consistently excellent examination results.
The interests of our students are diverse and our single-sex environment encourages the girls to enjoy and thrive in all subjects. ...Read more
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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.
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Head
Since 2022, Lars Fox, previously acting head of a girls’ school in York. German-born, he has spent the last 20 years in the sector, in Newcastle, Durham and then York.
Head of the prep school since 2011 is Heather Cavanagh, who is also deputy head of the whole school. Studied at Canterbury Christ Church University and is doing a part-time master’s in educational leadership.
Entrance
Entrance into reception to year 2 is via informal assessment at taster days; those entering year 3 and above sit written tests but school looks beyond the academic. Will accept girls mid-year if there is a place.
Almost all prep school pupils move on to the senior school – this is automatic as long as the head feels a girl will cope with the...
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Overall school performance (for comparison or review only)
Results by exam and subject
Subject results
Entry/Exit
Special Education Needs
In the Prep School we pride ourselves on swiftly identifying any possible SEND requirements. Following this, we put in place a tailored support programme, which entails support delivered in small groups. If the SEND support required is more significant and complex, parents are offered the option to pay for 1:1 specialist support. This style of support programme, along with the tailored educational provision throughout the school, means that the value-added measure for the whole school is rated by ISI as exceptional. The senior school's learning support framework aims to identify the needs of every pupil including those with SEND, EAL or the more able. A staff learning support group allows members of each department to meet regularly and share classroom strategies to cater for those on the SEND register. Pupils with special needs are supported within the classroom, and a small number are withdrawn for special help in our newly established Learning Support Centre. Our belief is that no pupil should slip through the net. The 2014 inspection recognised excellent support for SEND, EAL and pupils of all abilities. Many parents wax lyrical about the support for able pupils.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
| Aspergers | |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | Y |
| Dysgraphia | Y |
| Dyslexia | Y |
| Dyspraxia | Y |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | Y |
| Genetic | |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
| Has SEN unit or class | |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | Y |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | |
| Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | Y |
| PD - Physical Disability | |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | Y |
| VI - Visual Impairment |
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