MORE THAN
EVER BEFORE
MORE Medics MORE 9s
1,300 pupils achieved Grade 9s at GCSE
Award-Winning Family
Brighton
Hove
Best for Outdoor Learning
UK Co-educational School of the Year
Brighton UK Prep School of the Year
Lisbon
Opening in 2027
London
London Independent School of the Year
Handcross
UK Boarding School of the Year
Madrid
Opening in 2027
New School
Rome
Opening in 2027
New School
New School
Abu Dhabi
Independent Pre-Prep School of the Year
Al Ain
British International School of the Year
of Schools
OUR NEW GROUP PRINCIPAL UK Tatler Head of the Year twice
After almost 20 years of running the College, a period when the school rose from 147th in The Sunday Times UK rankings to 1st for A-levels, and from four Oxbridge places to 43, Richard Cairns has now become what The Good Schools Guide 2025 referred to as ‘Brighton’s overlord’, with the title of Principal.
He still has overall responsibility for Brighton College but also for all the other schools of the growing Brighton College family. The College’s Head Master is the equally wonderful Mr MarshallTaylor, who has been at Brighton College for 12 years.
Hanoi
Independent Prep School of the Year
Opened summer 2025
Opened summer 2023
Dubai Independent School of the Year for Student Wellbeing
School
School
International School of the Year
98%
9-7 GCSE GRADES FOR GIRLS
98%
9-7 GCSE GRADES FOR BOYS
Named The Sunday Times' Top Co-Educational School in the UK, Brighton College is a place where girls and boys thrive. The great honour that schools have is to help shape what our young people consider to be ‘normal’ – as they will take this with them into university, future careers and the rest of their lives.
At Brighton, it is just ‘normal’ that boys and girls have their lessons, their countless clubs and activities, their trips and their meals, and even lots of sport alongside one another. It is normal to have friends who are girls and to have friends who are boys. It is normal for boys to dance, for girls to play cricket, and for every individual, regardless of gender, to pursue the things they love and are passionate about, free from stereotypes and expectations. We think co-ed schools are kinder, gentler places. But, for us at Brighton, it is just ‘normal’!
98%
A*-B A-LEVEL GRADES FOR GIRLS
98%
A*-B A-LEVEL GRADES FOR BOYS
rank name
1 Brighton College
2 St Paul’s Girls’ School
3 St Paul’s School
4 King’s College School, Wimbledon
5= Cardiff Sixth Form College
5= North London Collegiate School
7= Reigate Grammar School
7= Westminster School
9= Queen Ethelburga’s College
9= St Michael’s School
11 City of London School for Girls
12 Godolphin and Latymer
13 Sevenoaks School
14 Haberdashers’ Girls’ School
15 The Cathedral School, Llandaff
16= Guildford High School
16= Highgate School
18 King Edward VI High School for Girls
19 Alleyn’s School
20= The Henrietta Barnett School
20= Queen Elizabeth’s School, Barnet
22= Kingston Grammar School
22= Lady Eleanor Holles
22= Magdalen College School
25= Notting Hill and Ealing High School GDST
25= Wycombe Abbey
rank name
27= City of London School
27= Tonbridge School
29= St John’s College, Cardiff
29= The Perse School
31 Latymer Upper School
32= Concord College
32= South Hampstead High School GDST
34 Francis Holland School, Sloane Square
35 Putney High School GDST
36 Hampton School
37= Eton College
37= Wilson’s School
39 St Olave’s Grammar School
40= St Mary’s School Ascot
40= University College Senior School
42= Royal Grammar School, Guildford
42= The Haberdashers’ Boys’ School
44= Whitgift School
44= Withington Girls’ School
46 Benenden School
47= Burgess Hill Girls
47= Tiffin School
49 St Swithun’s School
50 Pate’s Grammar School
51= Colchester Royal Grammar School
rank name
51= King Edward’s School, Birmingham
53 Queen’s College, London
54= Francis Holland, Regent’s Park
54= Wimbledon High School GDST
56= City of London Freemen’s School
56= Dartford Grammar School
56= James Allen’s Girls’ School
59= Bancroft’s
59= Radley College
59= St Helen and St Katharine
62 Merchant Taylors’ School
63 Trinity School, Croydon
64= Caterham School
64= Eltham College
66 Cheltenham Ladies’ College
67 Royal Grammar School, Newcastle
68 The Tiffin Girls’ School
69 Winchester College
70= King Edward VI School, Stratford
70= RGS Worcester
72= Emanuel School
72= Reading School
72= Tonbridge Grammar School
75 King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls
76 Abingdon School
rank name
77 Westbourne School
78 St Albans School
79 King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford
80= Altrincham Grammar School for Girls
80= Hurstpierpoint College
82 Channing School
83 St John’s School, Leatherhead
84 The Yehudi Menuhin School
85 Churcher’s College
86= Ardingly College
86= St Michael’s RC Grammar School, Finchley
88= Epsom College
88= St Dunstan’s College
88= St Gerard’s School
91 St Albans High School for Girls
92= Oundle School
92= St Mary’s Calne
92= The Leys
95 Wellington College
96= Loreto Grammar School
96= The Abbey
98 Headington Rye Oxford
99 Dame Alice Owen’s School
100= Oxford High School GDST
100= Wallington County Grammar School
Watch out for the latest Parent Power league table in The Sunday Times this December!
Named ‘UK Boarding School of the Year 2025’ by The Sunday Times, Brighton College is THE destination for boarding. In sight of the sea and the countryside, the school offers the most incredible boarding experience for girls and boys.
With no Saturday school, weekly boarding gives our pupils the best of both worlds – four nights at school and three nights at home. And for our full boarders, a fun-packed weekend awaits! Evening activities for all boarders ensure that pupils have a fun, happy and fulfilling time with their friends.
OUR COOL NEW BOARDING HOUSES, OPENING SOON.
“The happiness, friendships, nurturing, kindness – it’s all there!”
The Good Schools Guide came to visit the College and Prep School recently. Here are some of the lovely things they said about us:
“A breathtaking school, has to be seen to be believed. Teachers are flat-out brilliant.”
“Ocean view and the sound of seagulls links the Pre-Prep to the seaside.”
“The school’s assistance with university applications is second to none.”
“Sport
roaringly competitive at this temple of the arts.”
“The school is universally felt to be brilliant for music, drama, dance and art.”
“With no Saturday school (a rarity among top boarding schools), Brighton College is a perfect fit for London families.”
“Upper Sixth leavers head to a bevy of illustrious universities, with Cambridge the number one destination.”
“Drama has been elevated to giddy heights by new facilities and magnificent recent performances.”
“Kindness
is the golden thread.”
“Music is in a class of its own… Art also superb.”
“The most beautiful Sixth Form Centre in the world.”
We are the Champions
This has been a historic year for our record-breaking Rugby Club. Our U18 team won both the Rosslyn Park National Schools 7s and the Sedbergh Super 10s (in the same weekend!), achieving a remarkable double – one of the greatest feats in schools’ rugby.
Rugby 7s success
U18
Rosslyn Park winners
Sedbergh 10s winners
Gordons winners
South Coast semi-final
Hampton runners-up
U16
Worth winners
All England semi-final
U15
Sussex winners
John Fisher runners-up
U14
Sussex winners
Reigate winners
All England runners-up
Our 1st XI boys won their second BOWS Cricket Festival.
The U15 girls won the inaugural Stowe Cricket Festival.
Oliver plays for the New Zealand U16 national football squad.
Director of Rugby, Mr Buoy, received the prestigious England Rugby Schools award for
Our U14 Girls were invited to see the Women’s Rugby World Cup trophy, and play competitive T1 Rugby.
Our 1st XI gained silver in the National Indoor Hockey Finals.
Our Netball Club has had an outstanding season, competing at the highest national and international levels and securing an impressive collection of trophies and medals along the way.
Netball Success
U14A
Nationals Champions Sisters n Sport Sussex Cup winners
Another incredible year for the club!
We are enjoying an exciting trip to beautiful Vienna, experiencing varied art exhibitions and museums, a guided walking tour, and fabulous coffee houses. The city is so beautiful, we are captivated!
Loving our jam-packed schedule, filled with visits to historical sites and museums, as well as lots of good food!
Nîmes and Arles are incroyable! What a trip.
Being immersed in the city’s culture, history and religion has been amazing. Alhambra was an incredible mix of Islam and Christianity, and we took part in a flamenco show!
Starting with a tour and a lecture at the University of Amsterdam, we have gained business insights at a top architectural practice and loved our guided tour of the city’s financial district.
Religious Studies and Spanish
tarjeta postal
Granada Granada España
Classics And French In Provence
Provence FRANCE
ART IN VIENNA
CORNWALL
We loved our Years 7 and 8 action-packed trip to Cornwall – surfing, sailing, canoeing, paddle boarding and coasteering.
BOLOGNA ITALIA
Every year, the entire Lower Sixth visit the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum to consider and learn from the history of the former concentration camp.
Azores Azores
We took a cable car to experience the clear sky view of Mont Blanc, have hiked up waterfalls and visited Mer de Glace – it’s wonderful to experience such a stunning landscape.
One of the many highlights has been visiting the Lamborghini Museum, where we witnessed the evolution of the brand up close. We are fully immersing ourselves in the local culture!
Our amazing geography trip to the stunning Azores gave us valuable insights and breathtaking views!
GEOGRAPHY
CHAMONIX + GENEVA
Brighton College turns out good human beings, not just clever ones.”
THE SUNDAY TIMES
At Brighton College, we are proud of the many ways our school makes a positive difference to society.
£170k raised by pupils this year for charities
100+ community projects and charities supported
75,000+ community service hours each year
Making a difference
We regularly remind pupils they really can make a difference – that they have the tools, strengths and confidence to make society a better place. Once a year, the whole school go out into the local area to volunteer, and pupils also take part in community projects every week.
Social inclusion
As well as 23 scholarships for Ukrainian refugees, and our Opening Doors scholarship that gives 20 Sixth Form places each year to local teenagers who have faced a significant disadvantage, pupils are passionate about local causes, including befriending elderly people through our Time to Talk programme.
A part of society not apart from it
Education equality
The help and support that your pupils and staff give us is truly life-changing.”
MNDA EAST SUSSEX
Brighton College proudly partners with 12 local primary schools, providing lessons that include practical equipment and teacher resources; and pupils have led our Pelican Primary Club for the past decade, an initiative covering a wide-range of academic subjects.
Environment
Pupils lead the charge in our fight against climate change, and have inspired and managed many policies and activities. Our pupil Green Council drive the change they wish to see within the school, and girls and boys are tireless campaigners for local and global action on environmental initiatives.
All the World's a Stage
We stage a vast range of musical, dramatic and dance productions every year, from informal concerts to major performances. The Richard Cairns Building houses a world-class 400-seat theatre, Dance School and Drama Studio, and our Music School has a stunning Recital Hall, completing our amazing performing arts spaces.
Our pupils go on to study at the most prestigious performing arts schools in the world:
BEST
PLAY National School Theatre Awards 2025
Our sensational production of The Trial won Best Play at the recent National School Theatre Awards. This Sixth Form production and also our Middle School production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Secondary School Edition made the shortlist, with The Trial taking home the award at a glittering ceremony in London.
LONDON SCHOOLS’ FILM COMPETITION
Architect: KRFT
MUSIC SCHOOL
Way ahead of the curve.”
THE ARCHITECTS' JOURNAL
NEW HOUSE
Architect: Allies and Morrison
Architect: Eric Parry
SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND SPORT
Architect: OMA THE YEOH BUILDING
MUSIC SCHOOL
Architect: Eric Parry
Heading off to the Top 30
While Oxbridge remains the top destination overall for our Sixth Formers, we are delighted that our pupils are studying at every one of these global top 30 universities.
CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY
UC BERKELEY
STANFORD UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO MCGILL UNIVERSITY
UCLA
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANANN ARBOR
DUKE UNIVERSITY
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
Universities in the World
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
HARVARD
IMPERIAL
UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE
UNIVERSITY
Introducing our outstanding Prep School, providing inspiring specialist teaching from the age of 3.
Our Prep School is the recipient of many national awards, placing us ahead of leading prep schools in London and across the UK, highlighting our dedication to offering a unique and enriching educational experience right in the heart of Brighton.
As a city-by-the-sea school, we have been commended for our Beach School programme and outstanding outdoor learning environment.
FINALIST SHORTLIST SHORTLIST WINNER
Best City Prep School 2025 Prep School of the Year 2025 Prep School of the Year 2025 Best Outdoor Learning 2024
UK BOARDING SCHOOL OF THE YEAR 2025
TOP
CO-EDUCATIONAL SCHOOL IN THE UK
THE SUNDAY TIMES
UK SCHOOL OF THE YEAR FOR A-LEVELS 2025
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