{"id":62550,"date":"2026-05-20T10:51:42","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T09:51:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/midsussex\/?p=62550"},"modified":"2026-05-20T10:53:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T09:53:17","slug":"burgess-hill-girls-to-join-st-bedes-school-trust-sussex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/midsussex\/2026\/05\/20\/burgess-hill-girls-to-join-st-bedes-school-trust-sussex\/","title":{"rendered":"Burgess Hill Girls to join St Bede\u2019s School Trust, Sussex"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"62550\" class=\"elementor elementor-62550\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff57d7d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ff57d7d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a81224a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a81224a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The merger brings together two leading Sussex independent schools with shared values and a commitment to providing an excellent, rounded education.<\/p><p>St Bede\u2019s School Trust, Sussex and <a href=\"https:\/\/burgesshillgirls.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Burgess Hill Girls<\/a> have today announced that Burgess Hill Girls has joined the Trust.<\/p><p>Burgess Hill Girls will continue to operate as an all-girls school on its current site, retaining its name, traditions, and ethos. The merger will enable Burgess Hill Girls to benefit from the wider expertise, resources and long-term support of Bede\u2019s Trust, while preserving the identity and heritage that are central to the Burgess Hill Girls community.<\/p><p>Nick Mercer, Chair of Governors of St Bede\u2019s School Trust, Sussex said:<\/p><p>\u201cWe are delighted to welcome Burgess Hill Girls into the Trust. This is a merger built on shared values, mutual respect and a common commitment to providing students with a rich and ambitious education.\u201d<\/p><p>\u201cBurgess Hill Girls has a proud identity and a distinctive ethos, and it is important to us that these are preserved. By coming together, both school communities will be able to benefit from shared expertise, broader opportunities and the strength of a larger educational trust.\u201d<\/p><p>Simon Thornton-Wood, Chair of Governors at Burgess Hill Girls, said:<\/p><p>\u201cThis is a significant and positive moment for Burgess Hill Girls. Throughout this process, Governors have been focused on the long-term interests of our students and the future strength of the school.\u201d<\/p><p>\u201cJoining Bede\u2019s Trust allows us to preserve what makes Burgess Hill Girls special, our commitment to an all-girls education, our ethos, our site, our heritage and our community, while opening up new opportunities and resources for current and future students. We look forward to beginning this next chapter with confidence and ambition.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The merger brings together two leading Sussex independent schools with shared values and a commitment to providing an excellent, rounded education. St Bede\u2019s School Trust, Sussex and Burgess Hill Girls have today announced that Burgess Hill Girls has joined the Trust. 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