Burgess Hill School

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Burgess Hill School for Girls is an independent school located in the West Sussex town of Burgess Hill. It is an independent girls' day and boarding school with around 700 girls aged between 2 1/2 and 18. The school also has a small number of boys attending the nursery.

BHSFG is situated on Keymer Road in Burgess Hill. It has extensive grounds and listed Regency style buildings. The boarding houses lie along Silverdale Road, which borders the North side of the grounds. The school is within easy reach of Burgess Hill Station and the shopping centre.

The majority of the girls are day pupils or casual boarders. The boarding facilities cater for a large number of overseas students, as well as girls from around the UK. Frequent boarders' outings and trips add to the overall education of girls. The school's current headmistress is Mrs Ann Aughwane BSc (Hons), PGCE.

1 History
2 Facilities
3 General information
4 External links

[edit] History

The school celebrated its centenary in 2006. It was founded in 1906 by Miss Beatrice Goode, making it one of the oldest girls' schools in England. Miss Beatrice Goode, along with her sisters Ada and Patricia, aimed to give girls an education equal to that of boys. The school was originally a PNEU school, a fairer system of schooling set up by Charlotte Mason and takes its motto from there; "I am, I can, I ought, I will", which translates in Latin to 'Sum, Possum, Debeo, Efficiam'.

[edit] Facilities

Burgess Hill School has recently built a new sixth form centre, astroturf, extra tennis/netball/badminton courts, and maintenance buildings. A new, larger environmentally friendly gymnasium is due to be built, as is a new set of buildings for the nursery and pre-prep. Other existing facilities include a large dining room, sports pavillion, computer rooms, Learning Resources Centre, subject libraries, music block, drama studio, lecture room and an extensive stage in Croft Hall. All teaching rooms are equipped with the latest SmartBoard technology, allowing a variety of teaching methods to be used.

[edit] General information

The school consistently features at the top of the league tables, with the best GCSE results in the South of England and also the best A-Level results. The school is the only Premier League school in Sussex. Despite this, the school is relatively unselective, with higher value-added scores than many other more well known public schools. Emphasis is put as much on musical, sporting, and creative studies as on academic work. Extra-curricular activities are greatly encouraged.

The school has links with Worth School, a Benedictine boys' independent day and boarding school, performing plays, concerts and socials with the boys.