Brighton Girls GDSTThe Montessori Place
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Hove.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Brighton Girls GDST and The Montessori Place.
Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 65.4 for Brighton Girls GDST and 17.0 for The Montessori Place.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Brighton Girls GDST (71.7 in 2021-22, 65.4 in 2025-26) and has risen at The Montessori Place (14.5 in 2021-22, 17.0 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | Brighton Girls GDST | HoveThe Montessori Place | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Independent School | Independent School | |
| School type | Other independent school | Other independent school | |
| Age range | 3-18 | 1-19 | |
| Gender | Girls | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 405 | 165 | |
| Capacity | 868 | 180 | |
| Location | BN1 3AT | Hove, BN3 3ER | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 65.4 Stronger figure | 17.0 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 77.2% Stronger figure | 42.9% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 91.2% Stronger figure | 71.4% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 57 | 14 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 14 | 8 | |
| A-level average points | 37.1 | 45.5 Stronger figure | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B- | A- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 37.1 | 46.1 Stronger figure | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 21.4% | 33.3% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 412 | 164 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| SEN support | 32.0% | 18.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.2% | 1.2% | |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
A-level average points
Pupils on roll
Full profiles: Brighton Girls GDST · The Montessori Place