Brighton College Review

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TOP A-LEVEL SCHOOL

We were delighted to achieve record-breaking A-level results, with a phenomenal 99.3% A*-B, making us the top school in the country at A*-B. An incredible 87% of results were A*-A and almost half were A*.

Source: The Telegraph

BRIGHTON SCHOOLS A-LEVEL GRADE A*

Source: Independent Schools Council/school's website

SCHOOL IN THE UK

% of pupils earning grades A*-A

Source: Ofqual A-LEVEL GRADE A*-A

167 A* GRADES FOR GIRLS

167 A* GRADES FOR BOYS

87% A*-A 99% A*-B

BEST SIXTH FORM

FORM IN BRITAIN

A state-of-the-art new building contains the world-class Sixth Form centre at Brighton College.

The centre has a Global Futures hub led by two Directors of Global Futures, a Head of Medical Applications and a Head of Engineering Applications. Pupils benefit from a variety of specialist programmes, including courses in entrepreneurship and critical thinking. A Mind the Gap conference helps pupils manage the transition from school to university and a Futures Conference helps explore career options.

Academic results are consistently excellent, with top destinations including Oxford and Cambridge, and leading American universities. With the country’s sunniest city on their doorstep, Sixth Formers make the most of Brighton’s beachside location. The Brighton College Connect alumni network, with 8,500 members, offers Sixth Formers networking opportunities.

TOP IN ENGLAND

FULLY CO-EDUCATIONAL SCHOOL

FOR A-LEVELS

“ B e st A- level Re sults at a ny Inde pende nt S ch o ol in the C ou ntr y”

“Netballers are National Champions!”

Brighton “ C olle ge 22 scholarships to Ukrainian refugees”

“Proud advocates for kindness at Pride”

“NATIONAL CHOR AL COMPETITION CHAMPIONS”

“ Not a T yp ica l S c h o o l: Encha n tin g

Per

RUGBY TEAM'S INVINCIBLE SEASON”

GCSE GRADES 9-7

Our pupils are on cloud 9 after achieving the best GCSE results of any co-educational school in the UK.

95%

81% GRADE 9-8

RESULTS 23-24 SEASON

1st

UNBEATEN in Rugby

We have seen incredible results for the senior rugby teams, all of whom were unbeaten. Our outstanding 1st, 2nd, and 3rd XV teams were unbeaten in the Michaelmas term – a very special achievement from a brilliant group of players.

Marcus Smith England Rugby Player

The support from everyone at Brighton College was immense and gave me a massive opportunity

2nd

3rd

Marcus snatched victory for England against Ireland, with a drop goal in the last seconds of the 2024 Six Nations match.

TOP SCHOOL IN BRITAIN FOR STEM UK Education Awards 2024

With the opening of our world-class School of Science and Sport in 2020, STEM subjects have reached new heights at Brighton College.

Lessons take place in 18 university-standard labs linked to science departments around the globe. There are 25 STEM clubs, from engineering society – where pupils build a car, to Darwin club – where pupils recreate iconic experiments. National Olympiads and challenges take place throughout the year.

Pupils visit CERN and have taken part in a turtle conservation project in Greece, whilst our robotics team take part in the world’s largest robotics competition in Istanbul.

Our record-breaking 2024 exam results saw 38% of pupils go on to study science, technology, engineering and maths degrees at the best universities across the world.

REASONS TO LOVE THE LOWER SCHOOL

school within a school pupils play in sports fixtures each week languages taught charities and community projects supported music ensembles wonderful cinema clubs and activities large-scale productions different scholarships available university-standard science labs daily bus routes across Sussex 1 100% 6 100 25 1 150 4 10 18 20

Shiv Kindness is important here and everyone cares for each other.

Flossie

The Lower School is just wonderful. It’s like a little school

Dorothy

I loved getting a buddy before I even joined the school. We spent the whole summer chatting over

Welcoming our new 11+ (Year7) pupils to Brighton College

Ted I love having a Sixth Form buddy who helps me with my

Rosie

Year 7 and 8 pupils enjoy so many subjects, all taught by our specialist teachers in world-class facilities.

Art Biology Chemistry DT

Drama English

French German IT Latin

Mandarin Maths

Music Physics

Russian Spanish Story of our Land

The lessons are great fun, and I just love that moment

I would love to welcome you and your child to visit the Lower School so you can see for yourself what makes it so special.

Dr Matt Bach Head of Lower School

Wilf

The teachers are clever, kind and passionate about their subjects. They explain things so

On a winning streak

Our cricket teams have had another exceptional season, and many pupils

A true all-rounder, Harry Streak has been an integral part of the 1st XI.

U15A AND U14A BOYS

won the Oxford Cricket Festival, and both U15A and U14A boys made the Sussex Cup finals.

1ST XI BOYS

won every block fixture this season, reached the Sussex Cup final and were runnersup at the BOWS Festival.

The girls cricket programme is one of the most comprehensive in the country, and we have produced many England Women cricketers.

1ST XI GIRLS

won the inaugural Girls’ BOWS Festival, and played at The Oval against the MCC.

Three Old Brightonians competed in the historic Oxford vs Cambridge men’s and women’s Varsity Matches at Lord’s this year.

Brighton College has a rich history in producing county and international cricketers, including Clare Connor CBE, Matt Prior, Sarah Taylor, Holly Colvin and Laura Marsh, all Ashes winners with England.

Director of Cricket, Mark Davis, has extensive experience as a player and elite coach. With 16 years as a professional cricketer, Mark coached Sussex for over a decade and was assistant coach to the England Women’s team.

England U21 Squad

Our girls’ sports teams are seeing amazing successes across the board.

HOCKEY 1ST XI

1st XI are St George’s Sixes Hockey Champions, Independent Schools Hockey Cup bronze medalists and Tier 1 national quarter-finalists.

Brighton College has been brilliant in allowing me the time and flexibility to achieve my hockey goals playing for England U21s.”

The College has five international hockey players; Olivia for England U21, Emily for U18 England, Eliza for U18 Wales, Ruby for U17 England Development and Jenny for U16 England.

NETBALL 1ST VII

1st VII are winners of the County Round of the National Schools Cup, and winners of the ISNC National Plate.

FOOTBALL

Girls football is on the up, with competitive fixtures at junior and senior levels. Our girls have entry into national ISFA events, and coaching sessions with professionals, such as former Chelsea and BHAFC coach Bruno Saltor.

hockey
DRAMA STUDIO
CLUB

Introducing The Richard Cairns Building

Harry Potter and Barbie film producer David Heyman opened our incredible new theatre.
SCOTT’S CAFÉ
MUSIC ROOMS
THE STUDY AND GLOBAL FUTURES CENTRE

STUNNI NG NEW IX

THE STUDY

A place to think

THE CLUB

A place to relax

IX TRE

SCOTT'S CAFÉ

A place to mingle

Heading off to the Top 30

While Oxbridge remains the top destination overall for our Sixth Formers, we are delighted that pupils are winning places at almost every one of the global top 30 universities.

STANFORD

UNIVERSITY OF

UNIVERSITY OF

UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANANN ARBOR

JOHNS HOPKINS

UNIVERSITY OF

PRINCETON

Universities in the World

National Choir Champions

perform at Westminster Abbey and Royal Albert Hall

Our award-winning Chamber Choir had a wonderful year, leading Evensong at Westminster Abbey, and singing alongside the London Philharmonic Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall.

Our wonderful dancers have had another year of amazing group and individual successes. The Show Team won first place in the South Theatre Arts Festival in the senior stage group section – a fantastic result.

Award-Winning Dance Team

THEATRE

A Springboard to the Best Drama Schools in the World

Enjoying incredible success over the last two years, our pupils go on to study at the most prestigious drama schools in the world:

Our teachers bring an abundance of passion to the department – nurturing talent and enthusing pupils. Drama is a highly valued subject that builds personal confidence and empowers pupils to explore their creativity.

I think I just made my teachers at Brighton College really proud.”

OUT OF THE ORDINARY

Amnesty International Society/ Art/ Badminton/ Basketball/ Biology/ Black Hole Society/ Book Club/ CCF/ Chemistry/ Choirs/ Coding/ Creative Writing/ Current Affairs Discussion/ Dance/ Debating/ Directors’ Society/ Dissection Club/ Drama Arts Award/ Duke of Edinburgh/ Economics/ Ensembles and Orchestras/ Environmental Society/ Fencing/ Film Club/ French Translation/ Futsal/ Harry Potter Club/ HIIT/ History of Art/ Improv Society/ Jazz Knitting/ Karate/ Maths/ Mindfulness/ Model UN/ Photography/ Physics/ Politics/ Programming/ Robotics/ School Magazine/ Scuba Physics/ Shooting/ Spanish Bilinguals/ Spinning/ Sports Leader/ Table Tennis/ Technical Theatre/ TEDx/ Volleyball/ Yoga/ Young Enterprise/ Zumba

With over 150

clubs and activities

available each week, we make sure every pupil gets involved in the life of the college.

COMBINED CADET FORCE

Offering a broad range of challenging, exciting and educational activities.

JAZZ KNITTING

Pupils flex their knitting skills whilst enjoying jazz music.

DISSECTION CLUB

Where pupils learn about and dissect a variety of species.

BLACK HOLE SOCIETY

Discovering the science behind black holes in this fascinating society.

From coding to Combined Cadet Forces, jazz knitting to robotics, pupils can choose from a range of activities, all run by professionals in their field, and of course, can even start their own new club!

DEBATING DUKE OF EDINBURGH

A fun club that teaches pupils to be persuasive and think on their feet.

BASKETBALL

Pupils enjoy playing and watching the fastest-growing sport in the College.

Gold, Silver and Bronze Award pupils go on exciting expeditions throughout the year.

ROBOTICS

This exciting club increases innovative thinking, and pupils travel to Istanbul to compete.

SCUBA PHYSICS

Pupils don their scuba gear and conduct underwater experiments in our swimming pool.

HARRY POTTER CLUB

Calling all Potter heads! Pupils immerse themselves in the wizarding world of Harry Potter.

Things I love about Full Boarding:

yoga karate swimming

circuit training football

beach volleyball badminton

go karting bouldering

visit Harry Potter Studios

pottery painting art classes

cultural trips to London baking

table tennis tournaments

ice skating dance classes

jewellery making tennis lessons

games nights cricket nets

Zumba plays and concerts

House at Home events

After a fantastic week of activities shared with weekly boarder friends, our full boarders enjoy a fun-packed weekend with an exciting activities programme. Every weekend, the school belongs to our boarders and is a wonderfully dynamic place to be.

Things I love about Weekly Boarding:

Weekly boarding gives our pupils the best of both worlds. With no Saturday school and prep completed during the week, pupils can go home on a Friday and enjoy a full weekend with their families. Our bus routes allow for ease of travel on a Friday night and Monday morning.

500+

More boarders than ever before in the school's history

pizza evenings plays olympic pool by the sea film nights house suppers new friends cookery classes escape rooms badminton street food nights basketball barbecues boarders got talent picnics battle of the bands beach trips housemates sea swimming volleyball beach yoga open mic nights spinning crazy golf

MARRAKECH

FRENCH AND GEOGRAPHY

Lower Sixth pupils set off to the bustling city of Marrakech for an insightful and thrilling trip.

RESIDENTIAL TRIP

The Lower School take part in a team building residential trip at the start of the year.

Out &

SKIING

Pupils travel to the Alps for an exhilarating week-long ski trip, and the school has its own ski team.

Morocco Morocco

AUSTRALIA EXCHANGE TRIP

Year 9 pupils can spend three weeks of their summer in Perth.

LYON MUSIC

The Swing Band and Chapel Choir embark on a concert tour to Lyon.

Our geography pupils visit Iceland, the Land of Fire and Ice. ICELAND GEOGRAPHY

USA

US UNIVERSITIES AND POLITICS

Pupils cross the Atlantic to go to some of the most prestigious and popular universities in America.

AUSCHWITZ

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.

One of the top sporting schools in the country, where there’s something for everyone to play, compete and excel on our large playing grounds.

GAME ON…

OLYMPICS

Podium.

With an Olympian swimming coach, pupils compete in world and national championships.

OB Toby Harries won bronze at Paris 2024 as part of Team GB’s 4 x 400m relay team.
SWIMMING Dive in.

FOOTBALL Forward.

Pupils win many competitions and play in national teams and Premier League academies.

FENCING

En Garde.

With pupils competing at the top level of fencing, we see many victories in this exciting sport.

ATHLETICS Sprint.

With specialist coaches and an athletics stadium, many pupils become international athletes.

HOCKEY Push.

Highly successful, our girls compete in Tier 1 Championships across three age groups.

TENNIS Advantage. BEACH VOLLEYBALL Smash.

A popular sport due to our proximity to the beach, which has a winter indoors programme.

CRICKET Six.

One of the top schools for cricket, producing numerous international and county cricketers.

NETBALL Shoot.

With many wins including national trophies, many pupils play at junior international level.

Recent winners of two Sussex Shields, our tennis players have great success in competitions.

RUGBY Try.

With exceptional results, 24 Old Brightonians have become professionals in the past decade.

Our Award-Winning Prep School

UK Education Awards 2024

Runners-up in the 'Best for Kindness' award in The Week Independent Schools Guide.

Independent Schools of the Year Awards 2024

Shortlisted for 'Prep School of the Year' in the Independent Schools Awards.

Shortlisted for the Tes School Awards ‘Early Years Foundation Stage Setting of the Year'. Tes School Awards 2023

City Kids: The Green Awards 2023

Received a City Kids 'Green Award' in their annual Green Awards.

Muddy Stilletos came to visit recently. Here are some of the wonderful things they had to say about our Prep School:

An exceptionally impressive, aspirational and enviably-located day school for children aged 3-13, which focuses on developing kind, academically successful and well-rounded pupils to move on to the sought-after destination of Brighton College.

The Prep School is in the cosmopolitan heart of Brighton and enjoys fabulous views down to the sea. With smart facilities, a hugely dedicated body of staff and an incredibly well-thought-out offering, it’s a real destination school that sets children up for success, but retains a nurturing and wholesome feel.

The school has a strong focus on pastoral care, pupil wellbeing and cultivating a culture of curiosity and kindness – its motto is ‘Be Kind, Be Curious, Be Confident, Be The Best You’.”

Pupils are taught by specialist teachers and start young – Mandarin and French lessons feature on the curriculum along with drama, music and sport. Unsurprisingly given its association with Brighton College, academics are superb.

We learn about palaeontology and how

On our camping trip to Bushcraft, we discovered how to build fires, tie knots

Our Dance School is so cool – I’m being taught ballet and next term I will be starting

I love Rockhoppers Holiday Club as my teachers run the activities. Badminton and

Coding Club is my favourite after school club, and it teaches me one of our

We have been learning about rainforests, and we visited Drusillas Park zoo and held

We start swimming from Reception – I can do the

I love Run-A-Mile Club and received a medal for

We have the best teachers! I always look forward to

Beach School
DancingFun
ChampionCoders
Terrific Trips
Happy Holidays
SportingSuperstars
The Natural World
Super Swimmers
Taught by the Best

getting

We were excited to welcome Orla the therapy dog into our classroom!

ahead

Our Prep School pupils have so much educational fun, each and every day!

We have been learning about minibeasts, and I got to dress up as the Hungry

As part of our topic on Oceans, we visited the Sea Life centre and learnt about

Mandarin is so fun to learn in Reception. We can already write some characters and

Our outdoor learning area is amazing! We make science experiments and

In art, we have been reading the Little People, Big Dreams series. We designed

SpecialVisitors!
A Love of Learning
Super Scientists
Cool Dudes

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