Nottingham Girls' High School GDST
9 Arboretum Street, Nottingham, NG1 4JB
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 3 to 19
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Head
- Mrs Julie Keller
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Nottingham East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,097
- Pupils on roll
- 625
- URN
- 122936
- Local authority
- Nottingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01159417663
About this school
Nottingham Girls' High School GDST is a girls' independent school in Nottingham. It teaches children aged 3 to 19 and has 625 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Nottingham Girls' High School 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
Nottingham Girls' High School 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 | 68 | 90 | 80 |
| Attainment 8 score | 73.5 | 72.0 | 69.8 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 94% | 94.4% | 90% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 99% | 96.7% | 97.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 28% | 33.3% | 30% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.6 |
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 Nottingham Girls' High School 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 | Nottingham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 73.5 | 38.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 72 | 38 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 69.8 | 38.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 707 |
| 2023/24 | 672 |
| 2024/25 | 663 |
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
- 1
- Pupils on SEN support
- 98
Location
Nearby schools
-
Nottingham High School0.1 miles
Independent schools · Nottingham
-
Hollygirt School0.3 miles
Independent schools · Nottingham
-
Denewood Academy0.4 miles
Academies · Nottingham
-
Unity Academy0.4 miles
Academies · Nottingham
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Jamia Al-Hudaa Residential College0.4 miles
Independent schools · Nottingham
Common questions
- What year groups does Nottingham Girls' High School GDST teach?
- Nottingham Girls' High School GDST teaches children aged 3 to 19. It is an independent school in Nottingham.
- Who is the head of Nottingham Girls' High School GDST?
- The head of Nottingham Girls' High School GDST is Mrs Julie Keller, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Nottingham Girls' High School GDST been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Nottingham Girls' High School 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 Nottingham Girls' High School GDST?
- Nottingham Girls' High School GDST has 625 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 19.
- Is Nottingham Girls' High School GDST full?
- Nottingham Girls' High School GDST has capacity for 1,097 pupils and 625 on roll (57%), 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 Nottingham Girls' High School GDST a faith school?
- No. Nottingham Girls' High School GDST has no designated religious character.
- Is Nottingham Girls' High School GDST a selective school?
- Yes. Nottingham Girls' High School GDST is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- How have Nottingham Girls' High School GDST's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 73.5 in 2022/23 and 69.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Nottingham Girls' High School GDST's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Nottingham Girls' High School 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.