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The GDST has over 20,000 students at its 26 schools
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Nearly 8% of all the girls in independent education are at GDST schools.
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24 of the GDST schools are High (senior) schools with junior schools and Sixth Forms, one (Kensington) is a stand-alone preparatory school, and two (The Belvedere, in Liverpool, and Birkenhead High School) are Academies and no longer charge fees.
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Historically, the GDST has pioneered the education of girls and young women since 1872. While we remain committed to single-sex teaching at our all-through schools, particularly between the ages of 11 and 16, we have broadened our charitable objects to facilitate greater diversity in other phases.
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Two GDST schools (Howell’s in Cardiff and The Royal High, Bath) have a coeducational Sixth Form Colleges, and the latter offers the International Baccalaureate (IB) as well as
A Levels.
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The GDST has over 4,000 staff.
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The GDST is the third largest supporter of young people doing the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (only the Scouts and Girl Guides put more young people through the programme every year).
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GDST schools are enthusiastic participants in Young Enterprise, and our teams frequently win regional and national awards for their entrepreneurial achievements.
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GDST schools are non-denominational, and students have always been admitted irrespective of background or beliefs.
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In 2009, over 8% of GDST A Level students gained places at Oxford or Cambridge. In the same year, over 35% of our leavers are doing a science, medicine, maths, engineering or related subject. A further 5% study one of these subjects as part of a combined degree course. 16% went on to study medicine, dentistry and related subjects (including pharmacy). Nearly twice as many of our students took a language at university as the national average.
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Nearly 47% of our students take at least one science subject at A Level.
Comparative statistics: 2003-2009 Public Examination Results
GDST percentage of A and B grades at A-Level 2004-2010
GDST percentage of A* and A grades at GCSE 2004-2010
2009 Public Examination Results
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A Levels |
GDST |
All Independent Schools |
All Schools Independent and Maintained |
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2009 |
2008 |
2009 |
2008 |
2009 |
2008 |
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% of A grades |
58.4% (+2.4%) |
56.0% |
52.3% (+1.6%) |
50.7% |
26.7% (+0.8%) |
25.9% |
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% of A & B grades |
83.2% (+1.0%) |
82.2% |
77.9% (+1.0%) |
76.9% |
52.0% (+1.2%) |
50.8% |
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% of overall passes grades A to E |
99.7% (-0.1%) |
99.8% |
99.4% (0%) |
99.4% |
97.5% (+0.3%) |
97.2% |
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GCSE |
GDST |
All Independent Schools |
All Schools Independent and Maintained |
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2009 |
2008 |
2009 |
2008 |
2009 |
2008 |
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% of A* grades |
39.0% (+0.5%) |
38.5% |
28.9% (+0.4%) |
28.5% |
7.1% (+0.3%) |
6.8% |
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% of A*/A grades |
73.0% (+0.3%) |
72.7% |
59.8% (+0.6%) |
59.2% |
21.6% (+0.9%) |
20.7% |
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% of overall passes grades A* to C |
98.3% (-0.4%) |
98.7% |
95.1% (-0.2%) |
95.3% |
67.1% (+1.4%) |
65.7% |
Top ten HE destinations for GDST Sixth Formers
| 2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| Bristol |
Leeds |
Leeds |
| Manchester |
Cambridge |
Bristol |
| Cambridge |
Manchester |
Manchester |
| Leeds |
Nottingham |
Nottingham |
| Nottingham |
Bristol |
Cambridge |
| Oxford |
Oxford |
Oxford |
| UCL |
Durham |
Birmingham |
| Kings College London |
UCL |
Durham |
| Durham |
Kings College London |
UCL |
| Birmingham |
Birmingham |
Kings College London |