Burgess Hill Girls
Keymer Road, Burgess Hill, RH15 0EG
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 2 to 19
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Heather Cavanagh
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Mid Sussex
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 720
- Pupils on roll
- 440
- URN
- 126134
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Telephone
- 01444241050
About this school
Burgess Hill Girls is a girls' independent school in Burgess Hill. It teaches children aged 2 to 19 and has 440 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Burgess Hill Girls 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
Burgess Hill Girls has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1922, 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 | 67 | 62 | 54 |
| Attainment 8 score | 51.9 | 37.9 | 39.0 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.0 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
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 Burgess Hill Girls has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | West Sussex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 51.9 | 37.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 37.9 | 37.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 39 | 36 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 566 |
| 2023/24 | 510 |
| 2024/25 | 474 |
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
- 3
- Pupils on SEN support
- 61
Location
Nearby schools
-
Woodlands Meed0.4 miles
Special schools · Burgess Hill
-
Hambrook School0.8 miles
Special schools · Burgess Hill
-
West Sussex Alternative Provision College1.6 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Burgess Hill
-
Hurstpierpoint College1.8 miles
Independent schools · Hassocks
-
Chalkhill Education Centre, Chalkhill Hospital3.1 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Haywards Heath
Other schools in Burgess Hill
- Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess Hill Primary
- London Meed Community Primary School Primary
- Oak Tree Primary School Primary
- Sheddingdean Community Primary School Primary
- Southway Junior School Primary
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School Primary
- The Gattons Infant School Primary
- St Paul's Catholic College Secondary
- The Burgess Hill Academy Secondary
- Hambrook School Special schools
- West Sussex Alternative Provision College Local authority maintained schools
- Woodlands Meed Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Burgess Hill Girls teach?
- Burgess Hill Girls teaches children aged 2 to 19. It is an independent school in Burgess Hill.
- Who is the headteacher of Burgess Hill Girls?
- The headteacher of Burgess Hill Girls is Mrs Heather Cavanagh, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Burgess Hill Girls been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Burgess Hill Girls 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 many pupils are at Burgess Hill Girls?
- Burgess Hill Girls has 440 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 19.
- Is Burgess Hill Girls full?
- Burgess Hill Girls has capacity for 720 pupils and 440 on roll (61%), 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 Burgess Hill Girls a faith school?
- No. Burgess Hill Girls has no designated religious character.
- How have Burgess Hill Girls's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 51.9 in 2022/23 and 39 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Burgess Hill Girls's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Burgess Hill Girls'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.