The Girls’ Day School Trust (GDST) is a group of 29 independent schools throughout England and Wales with around 20,000 pupils and 3,500 staff. Since its foundation in 1872, the GDST has been at the forefront of education for girls and a strong voice in promoting opportunities for young women. GDST strategic planning places emphasis on encouraging diversity across its schools, which is being supported through selective growth and acquisition and the development of a group of prep schools, some of which are co-educational. There are also some opportunities for co-educational diversity post-16, and one GDST school, in Cardiff, has a co-educational sixth form college. International links and collaboration are actively pursued and each school seeks to incorporate an international dimension to the educational experience.

The 29 schools of the GDST are some of the very best in the country, with levels of fees that are regarded as highly competitive. Each school is characterised by its broad curriculum, record of academic achievement and rich programme of extra-curricular activities. Together they make up the largest group of independent schools in the UK.

The GDST aims to help each pupil attain their best academic results within a distinctive and inclusive educational framework. It encourages pupils to cultivate a lively intellectual curiosity and a wide range of interests and life skills.

The GDST organisational vision is to create a flexible framework which will:

• invest, grow and diversify;
• recruit and develop imaginative leaders;
• maintain GDST’s commitment to girls and society through the belief in the power of education to effect change;
• retain relevance, significance and appeal;
• maximise GDST’s impact as a charity.

If you would like to know more about the GDST please visit GDST website .

The Girls’ Day School Trust
A Limited Company Registered in England No. 6400.
Registered Charity No. 306983
Registered Office: 100 Rochester Row, London SW1P 1JP
VAT Registration No. 627697394