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Brighton College[1]

Independent · ages 11–19

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Headline results

A-level average grade
AL A+ A+ 2024/25[2]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
57.3 2025/26[3]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
0% 2025/26[3]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
0% 2025/26[3]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[4]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[4]

IGCSEs don't count towards Attainment 8, so it understates many independent schools.

Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths
2024/25 57.9[5] 0%[5]
2023/24 66.1[6] 0%[6]
2022/23 81.8[7] 99%[7]
2021/22 83[8] 100%[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
A+ 2024/25[2]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
70.5% 2024/25[2]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 A+[10] 66.7%[10]
2022/23 A+[11] 67.3%[11]
2021/22 A+[12] 70.8%[12]
2018/19 A+[13] 67.7%[13]

Ofsted

No published data for this school.

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Admissions

Test registration closes
16 Nov 2026 Entry Sept 2027[14]
Entrance test date
8 Jan 2027 Entry Sept 2027[14]

Character & practicalities

Type
Other independent school[1]
Ages
11–19[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Admissions
Selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
Boarding school[1]
Capacity
1600[1]
Local authority
Brighton and Hove[1]
Website
https://www.brightoncollege.org.uk/[1]
District
Brighton and Hove[15]
Postcode
BN2 0AL[1]
URN
114614[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
1287 2024/25[16]
SEN support
18.5% 2024/25[16]
EHC plan
0.1% 2024/25[16]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
0% 2024/25[16]

Practicalities

Open events
Brighton College has an Open Morning on Saturday 10th October 2026 and another on Saturday 30th January 2027. Entry Sept 2027[17]
SEND provision
227 Entry Sept 2024[18]

In the inspectors' and the school's words

Academic
Pupils demonstrate the desire to do well, driven by a culture that promotes intellectual engagement and academic challenge.[18]
Warmth
Leaders communicate clear and well-articulated aims and vision which focus on creating an inclusive and welcoming environment[18]
Pastoral care
leaders have recently expanded the health and wellbeing centre and organised the construction of spaces where pupils can relax and unwind. Teachers understand the pressures that pupils can exert on themselves and provide opportunities to learn relaxation strategies[18]
Behaviour
Consequently, pupils are considerate and polite in their day-to-day interactions with other people, and their behaviour is exemplary. pupils move between classes and during breaktimes in an orderly and purposeful manner.[18]
Learning support
The learning support team train staff effectively to enable them to provide pupils with highly effective support when needed. ensures that pupils who have SEND make good progress, and perform highly in external examinations.[18]
Enrichment
The school’s enriching curriculum and activities programme is a significant strength. pursuing interests in a large and diverse co-curricular programme, and being involved in a programme of service, volunteering and charity projects.[18]
Pupil voice
‘respect ambassadors’ who elicit pupils’ views and help shape aspects, such as the introduction of a course on digital wellbeing. Leaders foster a culture where pupils and staff are encouraged to innovate and initiate change.[18]
Independence
High-quality teaching helps pupils to write effectively and develop investigative skills, gradually becoming increasingly independent learners.[18]
Collaboration
develops pupils who are confident, keen to support others and mutually respectful.[18]
Structure
The school’s behaviour policy and associated sanctions are understood by all and applied consistently. Pupils wear a ‘kindness’ wristband that serves as a constant reminder of these expectations.[18]
Diversity
The school develops pupils’ understanding and appreciation of diversity in many ways, for example, by providing a float for pupils to participate in ‘Brighton pride’.[18]
Sport
Pupils benefit from specialist and knowledgeable teaching across an extensive sports programme. As a result, participation in sport is high, and many individuals and teams enjoy national success.[18]
Performing arts
Pupils demonstrate music making to a very high standard, engage effectively in dance and drama performances additional sixth-form spaces and opportunities for creative and performing arts have recently been added.[18]
Visual arts
The creative and aesthetic curriculum includes a wide variety of options, such as dance and photography. engage effectively in dance and drama performances and produce sophisticated artwork.[18]

Sources

  1. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  2. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  3. Department for Education: Performance tables schools data (explore education statistics). Period 2025/26, provisional, published 2026-10-15. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  4. Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance 2024/25: data guidance. Period 2024/25. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
  5. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  6. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  7. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  8. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  9. Department for Education: A level and other 16 to 18 results 2020/21. Period 2020/21. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021, and alternative processes were set up to award grades.
  10. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  11. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  12. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  13. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2018/19, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  14. brightoncollege.org.uk: brightoncollege.org.uk — Scholarship brochure 11 plus 2027 (PDF). Period 2026-10-14. Licence: copyright-quoted.
    Quotes (2)
    Closing date for applications is Monday 16 November 2026 (p. 2)
    Assessment date is Friday 8 January 2027 (p. 2)
  15. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  16. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  17. brightoncollege.openapply.com: brightoncollege.openapply.com — Brightoncollege openapply com. Period 2026-10-09. Archived copy; original. Licence: copyright-quoted.
    Quote
    Our available dates are Saturday 10th October 2026 (spaces still available, please contact your coordinator) and Saturday 30th January 2027 (p. 1)
  18. brightoncollege.org.uk: brightoncollege.org.uk — Isi report 2024 (PDF). Period 2026-10-14. Licence: copyright-quoted.
    Quotes (24)
    The school has identified 227 pupils as having SEND. (p. 17)
    Pupils benefit from specialist and knowledgeable teaching across an extensive sports programme (p. 10)
    As a result, participation in sport is high, and many individuals and teams enjoy national success (p. 10)
    Leaders communicate clear and well-articulated aims and vision which focus on creating an inclusive and welcoming environment (p. 6)
    Pupils demonstrate the desire to do well, driven by a culture that promotes intellectual engagement and academic challenge (p. 8)
    leaders have recently expanded the health and wellbeing centre and organised the construction of spaces where pupils can relax and unwind (p. 6)
    Teachers understand the pressures that pupils can exert on themselves and provide opportunities to learn relaxation strategies (p. 10)
    Consequently, pupils are considerate and polite in their day-to-day interactions with other people, and their behaviour is exemplary (p. 11)
    pupils move between classes and during breaktimes in an orderly and purposeful manner (p. 11)
    The school develops pupils' understanding and appreciation of diversity in many ways, for example, by providing a float for pupils to participate in 'Brighton pride' (p. 13)
    The school's behaviour policy and associated sanctions are understood by all and applied consistently (p. 11)
    Pupils wear a 'kindness' wristband that serves as a constant reminder of these expectations (p. 6)
    The school's enriching curriculum and activities programme is a significant strength (p. 3)
    pursuing interests in a large and diverse co-curricular programme, and being involved in a programme of service, volunteering and charity projects (p. 3)
    'respect ambassadors' who elicit pupils' views and help shape aspects, such as the introduction of a course on digital wellbeing (p. 10)
    Leaders foster a culture where pupils and staff are encouraged to innovate and initiate change (p. 6)
    The creative and aesthetic curriculum includes a wide variety of options, such as dance and photography (p. 8)
    engage effectively in dance and drama performances and produce sophisticated artwork (p. 8)
    High-quality teaching helps pupils to write effectively and develop investigative skills, gradually becoming increasingly independent learners (p. 8)
    develops pupils who are confident, keen to support others and mutually respectful (p. 3)
    Pupils demonstrate music making to a very high standard, engage effectively in dance and drama performances (p. 8)
    additional sixth-form spaces and opportunities for creative and performing arts have recently been added (p. 3)
    The learning support team train staff effectively to enable them to provide pupils with highly effective support when needed (p. 8)
    ensures that pupils who have SEND make good progress, and perform highly in external examinations (p. 8)