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It was formed in 1872 to provide affordable day-school (non-boarding) education for girls as The Girls' Public Day School Company (1872–1905), then The Girls' Public Day School Trust (1906–1998). The GDST is a registered charity .
After a public meeting at the Royal Albert Hall in June 1872, the founders launched The Girls’ Public Day School Company, selling shares to raise the funds to open girls’ schools. In January 1873 the first school opened in Chelsea, with many more to follow.
It was formed in 1872 to provide affordable day-school (non-boarding) education for girls as The Girls' Public Day School Company (1872–1905), then The Girls' Public Day School Trust (1906–1998).
The Girls’ Day School Trust is the UK’s leading family of 25 girls’ schools including 23 independent schools and two academies. In all of our schools, academic excellence is a given – at the GDST we develop character beyond the curriculum.
The Girls' Day School Trust is an independently run but centrally supported group of girls' schools initially created in 1872 to advance the education of women. In 2007 the Trust was responsible for 29 schools located across England and Wales.
Mary Gurney (1836 – 1917) was a British educationist who was one of the founders and funders of what became the Girls' Day School Trust. Her contribution is said to be "largely excluded from the historical record".
In 1871 Maria Grey, one of the pioneers of female education, made an appeal for “the equal right of all women to the education recognised as the best for human beings”. Her bid for equality led to the founding of the Girls’ Public Day School Company (now the GDST) a year later.
