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Girls' Day School Trust

Discover the Girls’ Day School Trust and what it does. Learn how education charities and trusts support schools, students, and opportunities for learning across different ages.

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Fascinating Fact:

GDST says it is a family of 23 independent schools and two academies across the UK. These schools educate girls from early years through to sixth form.

In Specialist Charities, this quiz explores the Girls’ Day School Trust (GDST) and how education-focused organisations support learning. It looks at how school trusts can run networks of schools, set shared values, and provide opportunities and support that help pupils thrive throughout their education.

Key Terms

Trust: An organisation that oversees and supports schools, helping with leadership, standards, and shared goals.
Independent school: A school that is not funded by the government in the same way as state schools and may charge fees.
Academy: A publicly funded school in England that is run by an academy trust and has more freedom over how it operates than many local authority schools.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

What is the Girls’ Day School Trust (GDST)?

The Girls’ Day School Trust (GDST) is an organisation that runs and supports a group of schools for girls in the UK. It provides leadership, shared values, and support across its schools.

What is the difference between an independent school and an academy?

An independent school is usually funded by fees and is not state funded in the same way as other schools. An academy is state funded but run by an academy trust, with extra freedom over decisions like curriculum and budgeting.

How can school trusts support students and education?

School trusts can support education by sharing resources, training staff, setting consistent standards, and offering wider opportunities such as enrichment activities, support programmes, and strong pastoral care.

Try These Related Quizzes

1 .

Which was the first GDST school to open outside London?

Brighton & Hove High School

Central Newcastle High School

Norwich High School

Oxford High School

2 .

What year was the GDST (originally called the Girls' Public Day School Company) founded?

1865

1872

1877

1882

3 .

Until 2011, the GDST logo included the head of which Roman goddess?

Diana

Juno

Minerva

Venus

4 .

What percentage of pupils at GDST senior schools receive a bursary or scholarship to help towards their fees?

10%

15%

20%

25%

5 .

Which one of these women was NOT one of the four founders of the Girls' Day School Trust (GDST)?

Lady Henrietta Stanley

Miss Frances Buss

Miss Mary Gurney

Mrs Maria Grey

6 .

Which GDST school was the first independent fee-paying school to become a government-funded Academy?

Colston's Girls' School

Swansea High School

The Belvedere School

Westcliff High School for Girls

7 .

Which one of these well-known women did NOT go to a GDST school?

Angellica Bell

Konnie Huq

Margaret Thatcher

Stella Rimington

8 .

How many schools and Academies are in the GDST network?

9 .

Who is the current Chief Executive of the GDST?

Chris Keates

Christine Blower

Cheryl Giovannoni

Michael Gove

10 .

Which of these schools joined the GDST network most recently?

Heathfield School, Pinner

Howell’s School, Llandaff

Kensington Prep School

Northampton High School

Find more information at the GDST website. Many thanks to Maureen Bosch, Head of Communications at The Girls' Day School Trust for her valued help with this quiz.

Author: Andy Lawson

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