Downs View School Competitors

A family of 25 girls’ schools, including 23 independent schools and two academies, across England and Wales. We have over 4,000 staff, over 19,000 students between the ages of three and 18, and an alumnae network of over 100,000 - the largest of its kind in the UK. As a charity that owns and runs a network of girls' schools in England and Wales, it reinvests all its income in its schools. Founded in 1872, the GDST has a long history of pioneering innovation in the education of girls, and is the largest single educator of girls in the UK (and the UK’s largest educational charity). GDST schools and academies: ● The Belvedere Academy, Liverpool ● Birkenhead High School Academy ● Blackheath High School ● Brighton Girls ● Bromley High School ● Croydon High School ● Howell’s School, Llandaff, Cardiff ● Kensington Prep School ● Newcastle High School for Girls ● Northampton High School ● Northwood College for Girls ● Norwich High School for Girls ● Notting Hill & Ealing High School ● Nottingham Girls’ High School ● Oxford High School ● Portsmouth High School ● Putney High School ● Redmaids' High School, Bristol ● Royal High School, Bath ● Sheffield Girls' ● South Hampstead High School ● Streatham & Clapham High School ● Sutton High School ● Sydenham & Dulwich Girls ● Wimbledon High School

Brighton College is one of the country’s leading independent schools for girls and boys aged 3-18. The College regularly achieves the best A-level and GCSE results of any co-educational school in the UK, whilst ensuring children enjoy a wealth of extracurricular opportunities. Renowned for its focus on kindness, the College also excels in art, music, dance, drama and sporting achievements. Named 'Independent Secondary School of the Decade' by The Sunday Times in November 2020, the College was previously named 'England's Independent School of the Year' in 2018-19 and 2011-12 by the publication. Brighton College has also recently been called ‘Britain's most forward-thinking school' two years running by The Week.

Lancing College is situated on the South Downs, near Brighton and Hove, in several hundred acres of an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It has a reputation for academic excellence in all subjects and a strong performance in value-added terms. There are 600 students in the school, which was founded in 1848 by the forward thinking Revd Nathaniel Woodard, whose aim was to provide a good and complete education… of sound principle and sound knowledge, firmly grounded in the Christian faith. Lancing is an ideal size: big enough to offer a diverse range of opportunities; small enough for everybody to be known and appreciated.