Sheffield High School

Welcome

The Girls’ Day School Trust

Sheffield High School is part of The Girls’ Day School Trust – the GDST. Since its foundation in 1872, the Trust has been at the forefront of education for girls and a strong voice promoting opportunities for women.

The GDST consists of 29 schools throughout England and Wales and, with an annual turnover in excess of £130m, is the largest group of independent schools in the UK. The GDST is also involved in a franchise for a small number of schools in China. More than 250,000 girls have benefited from the Trust’s distinctive brand of academic quality, educational breadth and intellectual openness which provides quality control over the breadth of the country and a female network for life.

Sheffield High School offers –

  • Excellent quality of education

    • Trust results are consistently well above the national average at Key Stage 2, GCSE and A-level
  • Competitive fees

    • Our high quality education for girls of educational promise is outstanding value for money – the Trust consistently features at the top of national newspaper league tables in terms of value as represented by results against fees
  • Accessibility

    • Bursaries and scholarships make a Trust education available to those who would benefit, irrespective of means, religion or personal circumstances – the Minerva Fund currently supports bursary places for 20% of current senior pupils
  • Central funding of facilities and equipment

    • This allows for major capital building projects and facilities development
  • National careers network

    • This provides careers links across the whole body of the Trust
  • Trust National events

    • These offer participation at an extremely high level in sporting, musical, public speaking and other artistic events
  • Trust Northern Events

    • These events provide opportunities to develop relationships with nearby Trust schools through e-mails, penfriends and sport
  • Trust prizes and awards

These offer national recognition for individual excellence


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