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To celebrate 30 years since girls joined the School and the instrumental role co-education has played in Hurst’s success, we hosted a special International Women’s Day event at the House of Commons to honour the trailblazing women who have helped shape Hurst’s history and continue to inspire future generations.

The event featured a series of inspirational conversations covering the importance of female leadership and representation from speakers across a diverse range of fields including politics, media, tech, aviation, and the arts:

• Saqib Bhatti MBE – Shadow Minister for Education .
• Mims Davies MP for East Grinstead, Uckfield and villages – MP for East Grinstead and Uckfield.
• Alison Bennett – MP for Mid Sussex.
• Gillian Robinson – BBC News Broadcast Journalist (Hurstpierpoint College alumna).
• Natasha Kaplinsky OBE – TV Presenter and Journalist.
• Phoebe Perry – creator of VOTE, an original musical about the Suffragette movement (Hurstpierpoint College alumna).
• Katherine Moloney – Founder of , an organisation dedicated to raising the percentage of women in aviation careers globally (Hurstpierpoint College alumna).

The talks covered a cross-section of topics reflecting the official theme of ‘Give To Gain’, which encourages a mindset of generosity and collaboration:

• Empowering Educational Environments: the value of schools that nurture girls’ confidence, ambition, and leadership.
• Role Models and Representation: unique career pathways, which inspire the next generation of women in the workplace.
• Preparing Young People for the Future: how to equip young women for opportunities in emerging and under-represented fields.

We are particularly grateful to Mims for her time in helping arrange the evening, and for giving our Lower Sixth girls a tour of the House of Commons.

Commenting on the transformational impact of co-education at the School, Dominic Mott shared: “It is a privilege to be at the helm as we mark 30 years of co-education. Over the last ten years, we have reached genuine parity across the College as the number of girls has continued to grow. We now have equal numbers of boys and girls, and our House structure reflects this milestone. For those trailblazers who arrived in 1995, the Hurst of today would feel remarkably different.’

Alongside this milestone year, the College is championing its Engage Bursary Campaign, a long term initiative to widen access to a Hurst education. The campaign aims to raise vital funds to support talented young people who would otherwise be unable to attend the School, ensuring that opportunity, ambition, and potential remain at the heart of Hurst’s mission. Visit to find out more.