Burgess Hill Girls

• Name — Burgess Hill Girls • Motto — I am, I can, I should, I will • Established — 1906 • Type — Independent day and boarding • Head Label — Head • Head — Heather Cavanagh • Chair Label — Chair of Governors • Chair — Simon Thorton- Wood • Founder — Beatrice Goode • Address — Keymer Road • City — Burgess Hill • County — West Sussex • Country — England • Postal Code — RH15 0EG • Local Authority — West Sussex • Staff — c.145 • Enrolment — c.488 • Gender — Girls (boys are accepted at the nursery) • Lower Age — 2½ • Upper Age — 18 • Houses — Pankhurst, Austen, Watson, Williams • Colours — White, yellow, and navy blue White Yellow Navy • Free Label1 — Former pupils • Free Text1 — Bold Girls • Free Label2 — Former pupils • Free Label3 — Former pupils • Free Text3 — Bold Girls • Website — http: www.burgesshillgirls.com/

• Illustration — Burgess Hill Girls School, 2010 The multi-building school is situated on Keymer Road, in the West Sussex town of Burgess Hill, and is a five-minute walk from Burgess Hill railway station, which is on the Brighton Main Line. Coaches and minibuses collect girls from outlying areas in Sussex. The school was last visited in 2023 by the Independent Schools Inspectorate. Both the Senior School and Sixth Form and Prep School and Nursery ISI reports judged the school as “excellent” in all areas. The full reports can be found on the school website. Mrs Kathryn Bell (Head 2014–2017) took the place of Mrs Ann Aughwane (Head 2006–2014) in 2014. In September 2015, she rebranded the school, changing its logo, colours, and name. The name changed from Burgess Hill School for Girls to Burgess Hill Girls. After 11 years as Deputy Head, Mrs Liz Laybourn became Head in 2017 until she retired in 2022. In August 2022, Mr Lars Fox became the new Head of Burgess Hill Girls. In August 2025, Mrs Heather Cavanagh was appointed as the Head

• Name — House colour — Namesake • Pankhurst — Blue — Emmeline Pankhurst • Austen — Yellow — Jane Austen • Watson — Red — Emma Watson • Williams — Green — Serena Williams

• Beatrice Goode (1906–1938)- founder of the school • Mary Gillies (1938–1955) • Margaret Morris (1955–1971) • Doreen Harford (1971–1979) • Barbara Webb (1979–1992) • Rosemary Lewis (1992–2001) • Susan Gorham (2001–2005) • Ann Aughwane (2006–2014) • Kathryn Bell (2014–2017) • Liz Laybourn (2017–2022) • Lars Fox (2022–2024) • Heather Cavanagh (2024 -)