Brighton Girls

Brighton Girls, formerly Brighton and Hove High School, is a private day school for girls aged 4 to 18 in the city of Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England and is part of the Girls' Day School Trust.

Brighton Girls GDST
Address
Montpelier Road (High&Sixth);
Temple Gardens (Prep)

Brighton and Hove, East Sussex
,
BN1 3AT (High&Sixth);
BN1 3AS (Prep)

England
Coordinates50.828°N 0.152°W / 50.828; -0.152
Information
TypePrivate day school
MottoVeritas est via
Established1876
FounderGirls’ Public Day School Company
Head teacherRosie McColl[1]
GenderGirls
Colour(s)Dark green and turquoise
Websitewww.brightongirls.gdst.net

Brighton Girls GDST is ISI rated ‘Excellent’. The school was founded in 1876 and has 450 pupils. The school has a Prep School (Early Years, Key stages 1 & 2), High and Sixth Form, making it the only all-through girls’ school in Brighton.

Brighton Girls is one of the schools of the GDST (Girls' Day School Trust). Its main site is at Montpelier Road and includes the Temple building in the Montpelier area of the city with the Prep School opposite on Temple Gardens. In addition to netball courts, sports hall, gym and dance studio, the school also has its Astroturf playing field and further sports facilities on nearby Radinden Manor Road.

The Head of Brighton Girls is Rosie McColl, who started in the autumn term of 2019.

The Good Schools Guide describes Brighton Girls as a school that is “certain of its own value and ethos, with individual encouragement producing fantastic results and grounded girls”.[2]

History
The main part of the school is housed in The Temple, Thomas Read Kemp's former home situated in the heart of Brighton.

Brighton Girls School was the tenth school founded by the Girls' Day School Trust in 1876.[3] The first head of the school was Edith Creak who at twenty years old appointed the first staff. Creak had broken glass ceilings as one of the first women to study at Cambridge and to graduate from London University.[3]

Its founders had radical ideas about education for women. The school founders' names are now used as the houses, Stanley, Lyttleton, Grey and Gurney. Their Latin motto is translated as "Truth is the way".

Academics

Entrance examinations consist of: 11 + Maths, English & VR; 13+ Maths, English, Science, MFL; 16+ Minimum of 5 GCSE passes (including English Language & Maths) with 8/7 s in subjects to be pursued; applicants are also interviewed.

Pupils can take part in a number of societies and extra-curricular activities. School pupils are divided into four Houses: Grey, Gurney, Lyttelton and Stanley; the Houses compete in a series of events and competitions to earn points, which go towards the House Cup, also known as the Banfora Cup, at the end of each academic year.

In 2021, 26 per cent of the school's GCSE grades were grade 9, the highest, and another 26 per cent were grade 8.[1]

Creativity

Since 2018, the school has had an artist-in-residence, Crimson Trebar, and has held open houses and art displays.

The school has had a resident dance company, Penny & Jules Youth Dance, for many years. This company, alongside the school's own dance clubs and groups, works towards the annual dance show, 'Momentum', which is held at the Old Market in Brighton.

Rebranding

The school underwent a rebranding in late 2019, including the change of name (from 'Brighton and Hove High School' to 'Brighton Girls'), as a well as an updated logo.[4]

Notable former pupils

Notable staff
  • Gabrielle Lambrick (1913-1968), civil servant, educator and historian taught at the school.

See also

References
  1. Henry Tomlinson, "GCSEs: Brighton Girls Headmistress slams grade critics", The Argus, 12 August 2021
  2. "Brighton and Hove High School, Brighton | The Good Schools Guide". The Good Schools Guide. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  3. Matthew, H. C. G.; Harrison, B., eds. (23 September 2004), "Edith Creak", The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford: Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/51760, retrieved 24 July 2023
  4. "profile picture update". Facebook. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  5. "Senior Circuit Judge, Resident Judge Appointment: Rosa Dean".
  6. "Superleague stars selected in Scotland squad". 22 November 2021.
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