Brighton & Hove High School is an independent day school for girls aged 3 – 18 in the city of Brighton and Hove, East Sussex

East Sussex

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, England

England

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Founded in 1876, the school has expanded from being a very small school for less than twenty pupils to its present size of taking some 700 students. The school has a broadly Christian ethos, and comprises a Junior School (Early Years, Key stages 1 & 2), Senior and Sixth Form.

The school is one of the schools of the Girls' Day School Trust

Girls' Day School Trust

The Girls' Day School Trust is a group of 26 independent schools - 24 schools and two Academies - in England and Wales, catering for pupils aged 3 to 18. It is the largest group of independent schools in the UK, and educates 20,000 girls each year...

, which is the largest group of independent schools in the UK, with 26 member schools nationwide. It is a selective, academic day school for girls. The main site is at Montpelier Road in the Montpelier

Montpelier, Brighton

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 area of the city; the Senior school and Sixth Form, run as a single unit, are located there. There are about 20 girls in the sixth form, which has its own building, the Old Vicarage. The Junior School is located on Radinden Manor Road in Hove, along with the School's hockey pitch and athletics facilities.

History

Brighton and Hove High School is the seventh oldest school founded under the Girls' Public Day School Trust (1876). Upon leaving, pupils are invited into the Minerva Old Girls network.

Academics

Pupils participate in a large number of societies and extra-curricular opportunities including Music and Drama . An annual November Fair is held, which is followed by an alumni lunch organised by the Old Girls' Association. The school maintains high academic standards

Girls can participate in charity events including the Duke of Edinburgh award scheme and Young Enterprise Scheme. The school also participates in the annual GDST Minerva Prize for Sixth-Form students, with a BHHS student placed first in 2005. Entrance examinations consist of: 11 - Maths, English & VR. 16 - Minimum of 5 A-Cs (including English Language & Maths) with A/Bs in subjects to be pursued; an interview is also included.

The school

School pupils are divided into four Houses: Grey, Gurney, Lyttelton and Stanley. Houses compete against one another in annual and termly events, including House sports (netball, hockey, tennis) and House plays. The latter competition is traditionally judged by BHHS alumni who are invited to attend the day.

The Head is Lorna Duggleby. The Deputy Head is Sarah Mashford.

Notable former pupils

• Ida Lupino
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  , actress
• Alexandra Bastedo
  Alexandra Bastedo
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  , actress
• Elizabeth Beresford, creator of The Wombles
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• Amy Levy
  Amy Levy
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  , poet and writer
• Constance Garnett
  Constance Garnett
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  , translator
• Martha Kearney
  Martha Kearney
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  , journalist
• Suzy Menkes
  Suzy Menkes
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  , Editor for the International Herald Tribune, journalist, fashion journalist
• Lindsay Northover, Baroness Northover
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  , politician
• Karen Pickering
  Karen Pickering
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   MBE, swimmer
• Helen David
  Helen David
  Helen David was born in Brighton. After her A-levels, she moved to London and gained a first-class honours degree at Camberwell School of Art and Crafts, where she studied textiles and fine art print-making. She then studied fashion as a post-graduate at the famous Central St...
  
  , artist
• Maureen Muggeridge
  Maureen Muggeridge
  Maureen Muggeridge was a niece of Malcolm Muggeridge but made her name in a very different field. After graduating in Geology from the University of St Andrews, she made her own way to Perth, Western Australia, with support from her family...
  
  , geologist and gemologist
• Karen Barber
  Karen Barber
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  , Dancing On Ice
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  Head Coach

External links

• Official website
• UK Independent Schools Directory & Guide: http://www.emetis.com
• UK Independent Schools Council: http://www.isc.co.uk
• UK Independent Schools Inspectorate: http://www.isinspect.org.uk