Brighton Girls GDST
Montpelier Road, Brighton, BN1 3AT
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 3 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Head
- Ms Melinda English
- Constituency
- Brighton Pavilion
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 868
- Pupils on roll
- 405
- URN
- 114658
- Local authority
- Brighton and Hove
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01273280280
About this school
Brighton Girls GDST is a girls' independent school in Brighton and Hove. It teaches children aged 3 to 18 and has 405 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Brighton Girls GDST under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Brighton Girls GDST has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 1980, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 65 | 64 | 47 |
| Attainment 8 score | 61.1 | 66.5 | 62.5 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 75% | 76.6% | 74.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 91% | 93.8% | 91.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 34% | 53.1% | 42.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.3 | 6.0 | 5.5 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Brighton Girls GDST has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Brighton and Hove average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 61.1 | 40.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 66.5 | 36.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 62.5 | 37.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 416 |
| 2023/24 | 400 |
| 2024/25 | 412 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 4
- Pupils on SEN support
- 146
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Montessori Place0.6 miles
Independent schools · Hove
-
Windlesham School0.6 miles
Independent schools
-
Team Domenica0.7 miles
Other types · Brighton
-
Kings Brighton0.8 miles
Independent schools · Brighton
-
Lancing College Preparatory School At Hove1.0 miles
Independent schools · Hove
Common questions
- What year groups does Brighton Girls GDST teach?
- Brighton Girls GDST teaches children aged 3 to 18. It is an independent school in Brighton and Hove.
- Who is the head of Brighton Girls GDST?
- The head of Brighton Girls GDST is Ms Melinda English, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Brighton Girls GDST been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Brighton Girls GDST under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Brighton Girls GDST?
- Brighton Girls GDST has 405 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 18.
- Is Brighton Girls GDST full?
- Brighton Girls GDST has capacity for 868 pupils and 405 on roll (47%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Brighton Girls GDST a faith school?
- No. Brighton Girls GDST has no designated religious character.
- How have Brighton Girls GDST's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 61.1 in 2022/23 and 62.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Brighton Girls GDST's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Brighton Girls GDST's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.