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 is ISI rated ‘Excellent’.[citation needed] The school was founded in 1876 and has 450 pupils.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed]
Brighton Girls is one of the schools of the GDST (Girls' Day School Trust).[citation needed] 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.[citation needed]
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
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.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed]
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]
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
- Karen Barber, ice dancer
- Alexandra Bastedo, actress
- Blanche Baughan, poet, writer, penal reformer
- Jasmine Birtles, financial and business journalist, author and presenter
- Elizabeth Beresford, creator of The Wombles
- Rosemary Coogan, astrophysicist, astronaut
- Beth Cordingly, actress
- Helen David, artist
- Grace Eyre Woodhead, Philanthropist, pioneer of disability rights and mental health care
- Constance Garnett, translator
- Sally Greengross, equality campaigner, politician
- Louise Gullifer, Professor of English Law
- Margaret Joachim, politician and campaigner
- Martha Kearney, journalist
- Barbara Levick, historian
- Amy Levy, poet and writer
- Ida Lupino, actress
- Louisa Martindale, surgeon
- Hilda Martindale, British civil servant and author
- Suzy Menkes, Editor of the International Herald Tribune, journalist
- Gwenda Morgan, artist
- Maureen Muggeridge, geologist and gemologist
- Geraldine Newman, actress
- Lindsay Northover, Baroness Northover, politician
- Karen Pickering, swimmer
- Frances Stead Sellers, journalist
- Rebecca Stott, author
- Faynia Williams, international director, BBC Producer of drama and documentaries[5]
- Fiona Murray, Dame Fiona Elizabeth Murray DCMG CBE is the Associate Dean for Innovation at the MIT Sloan School of Management
- Theodora Lisle Prankerd, British botanist who worked on the growth of ferns, and lectured at Bedford College and the University of Reading
- Silkie Carlo, Advocate
- Janet Mary Campbell, Physician and Medical Officer
Notable staff
- Gabrielle Lambrick (1913-1968), civil servant, educator and historian taught at the school.
See also
- Grade II listed buildings in Brighton and Hove: A–B
References
- ^ a b Henry Tomlinson, "GCSEs: Brighton Girls Headmistress slams grade critics", The Argus, 12 August 2021
- ^ "Brighton and Hove High School, Brighton | The Good Schools Guide". The Good Schools Guide. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ^ a b 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
- ^ "profile picture update". Facebook. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ "People".
External links
- Official website
- Profile on the Independent Schools Council website
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- Conservation areas
- Listed buildings: Grade I
- Grade II*
- Grade II: A–B
- C–D
- E–H
- I–L
- M
- N–O
- P–R
- S
- T–V
- W–Z
![Royal Pavilion](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Brighton_Royal_Pavilion.jpg/90px-Brighton_Royal_Pavilion.jpg)
![Regency Square (north side)](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/26%E2%80%9337_Regency_Square%2C_Brighton_%28IoE_Code_481129%29.jpg/90px-26%E2%80%9337_Regency_Square%2C_Brighton_%28IoE_Code_481129%29.jpg)
![Hove Club](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Hove_Club%2C_28_Fourth_Street%2C_Hove_%28IoE_Code_365527%29.jpg/90px-Hove_Club%2C_28_Fourth_Street%2C_Hove_%28IoE_Code_365527%29.jpg)
![Van Alen Building](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Van_Alen_Building%2C_Marine_Parade%2C_Brighton.jpg/90px-Van_Alen_Building%2C_Marine_Parade%2C_Brighton.jpg)
![An ammonite capital](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Ammonite_Capital_at_Montpelier_Crescent%2C_Brighton.jpg/90px-Ammonite_Capital_at_Montpelier_Crescent%2C_Brighton.jpg)
- List of places of worship (see list for links to individual articles)
- List of demolished places of worship
and mansions
- Adelaide Mansions
- Chartwell Court
- Courtenay Gate
- Embassy Court
- Fife House
- French Convalescent Home
- Grand Ocean, Saltdean
- Gwydyr Mansions
- 75 Holland Road
- Marine Gate
- Marlborough House
- Moulsecoomb Place
- New England Quarter
- Ovingdean Grange
- Ovingdean Rectory
- Patcham Place
- Pelham Institute
- Percy and Wagner Almshouses
- Portslade Manor (ruined)
- Preston Manor
- Regency Town House
- Southdown House
- Stanmer House
- Sussex Heights
- Tower House
- Van Alen Building
- Western Pavilion
squares and
terraces
- Adelaide Crescent
- Arundel Terrace
- Bedford Square
- Belgrave Place
- Bloomsbury Place
- Brunswick Town
- Eastern Terrace
- Hanover Crescent
- Kemp Town
- Lansdowne Square
- Marine Square
- Montpelier Crescent
- New Steine
- Norfolk Square
- Norfolk Terrace
- Old Steine
- Oriental Place
- Palmeira Square
- Park Crescent
- Pelham Square
- Powis Square
- Regency Square
- Roundhill Crescent
- Royal Crescent
- Russell Square
- Vernon Terrace
- Wykeham Terrace
buildings
civic buildings
- BHASVIC
- Brighton General Hospital
- Brighton Law Courts
- Brighton Town Hall
- Hove Library
- Hove Town Hall
- Hove Trial Centre
- Jubilee Library
- Kings House
- Ovingdean Hall School
- Police Convalescent Seaside Home (former)
- Preston Barracks
- Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital
- Royal Sussex County Hospital
- The Keep
- The Montefiore Hospital
- University of Brighton
- University of Sussex
- Varndean College
- Schools: List of former board schools
- Blatchington Mill School
- Brighton Aldridge Community Academy
- Brighton and Hove High School
- Brighton College
- Brighton College Preparatory School
- Cardinal Newman RC School
- Deepdene School
- Dorothy Stringer School
- Hove Park School
- King's School
- Longhill High School
- Ovingdean Hall School
- Patcham High School
- Portslade Aldridge Community Academy
- Roedean School
- St Aubyns School
- Varndean School
- Hotels: Bedford
- Clarence
- Grand (1984 bombing)
- Metropole
- Norfolk
- Old Ship
- Royal Albion
- Royal York
- Inns and pubs: The Cricketers
- Freemasons Tavern
- Hangleton Manor Inn
- King and Queen
- Prince Albert
- Royal Pavilion Tavern
and leisure
- The Arch
- Blind Tiger Club (former)
- Brighton Aquarium (Sea Life Brighton)
- Brighton Centre
- Brighton Marina
- Brighton Wheel (removed)
- Falmer Stadium
- King Alfred Centre
- Medina House (demolished)
- Pryzm
- Revenge
- Royal Pavilion
- Saltdean Lido
- Withdean Stadium
- Museums: Booth Museum
- Brighton Fishing Museum
- Brighton Museum and Art Gallery
- Brighton Toy and Model Museum
- British Engineerium
- Hove Museum and Art Gallery
- Cinemas and theatres: ABC Cinema (former)
- Astoria (demolished)
- Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts
- Brighton Dome and Studio (Pavilion) Theatre
- Brighton Hippodrome (former)
- Duke of York's Picture House
- Komedia
- Marlborough Pub and Theatre
- Old Market
- Open Air Theatre
- Regent Cinema (demolished)
- Theatre Royal
- Brighton Palace Pier
- Royal Suspension Chain Pier (demolished)
- West Pier
- Anthaeum (demolished)
- Barford Court
- Chattri
- Church Street Drill Hall (former)
- Clock Tower
- 11 Dyke Road
- Foredown Tower
- Hove War Memorial
- i360
- Madeira Terrace
- North Gate of the Royal Pavilion
- Patcham Pylons
- Peace Statue
- Pepper Pot
- Ralli Hall
- St Dunstan's
- Sassoon Mausoleum
- Statue of Queen Victoria, Hove
- Steine House (YMCA)
- Waste House
- Whitehawk Hill transmitting station
- Charles Busby
- Clayton & Black
- John Leopold Denman
- Thomas Lainson
- John Nash
- Gilbert Murray Simpson
- Thomas Simpson
- Basil Spence
- Amon Henry Wilds
- Amon Wilds