Nottingham Girls' High School GDST
School summary
Founded in 1875 and part of the Girls' Day School Trust, Nottingham Girls' High School has educated girls in the city for nearly 150 years. It is an independent day school of around 658 pupils, taking girls from age 3 through to a sixth form of 115. The ISI judged the school excellent for both education and personal development at its most recent inspection, with compliance requirements fully met. With no boarding, it suits Nottingham families seeking an academically strong all-through education for their daughters.
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Latest results
GCSE grade 9-7
60%
National average 23%
A-level A*-A
49%
National average 28%
A-level A*-B
83%
National average 55%
Inspection reports
- ISI rating
- excellent
- ISI personal development
- excellent
- Last inspected
- 19 March 2024
Teaching & academics
Results sit well above national benchmarks: 60% of GCSE entries reached grades 9-7, against a national average of 23%, while at A-level 49% of grades were A*-A and 83% A*-B, comfortably ahead of the 28% and 55% norms. The sciences and mathematics feature strongly at both GCSE and sixth form, alongside humanities, languages and subjects such as psychology and economics. An EPQ is offered to stretch independent research, and almost a quarter of pupils receive SEN support.
Languages
GCSE subjects
Head · Julie Keller
Sixth form
- Sixth-form pupils
- 115
A-level subjects
Qualifications offered
School life & ethos
- Founded
- 1875
- Religious character
- None
- Boarding
- No
- SEN support
- 23.98%
- EHC plans
- 0.3%
Fees & bursaries
- Day fees (per year)
- £14,352 - £19,317
- Bursaries up to
- 100% of fees
Up to 10 students a year benefit from full-fee bursaries out of a cohort of up to 80 students. All bursaries means tested.
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A long-established GDST girls' school with results that consistently outpace the national average, and means-tested bursaries that open the doors a little wider.
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Compiled from public data. Last checked 5 June 2026.