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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]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
Earlier years
YearA-level average grade
2023/24 A+[10]
2022/23 A+[11]
2021/22 A+[12]
2018/19 A+[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]

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.
    Quote
    The school has identified 227 pupils as having SEND. (p. 17)