School of the Decade

We are thrilled that Brighton College has been awarded the prestigious title of School of the Decade by The Sunday Times. 

In their Independent Schools Guide, widely acknowledged as the most authoritative survey of the top schools in the country, The Sunday Times names the College as “one of the hottest tickets in independent education.”

The editor of the Schools Guide said that “in the course of the past 10 years, Brighton has become the leading co-educational independent school in the country. Under the excellent headship of Richard Cairns for the past 14 years, the school is progressive in outlook and the children are taught kindness and respect for one another.”

Head Master Richard Cairns commented: “I am delighted. But the real credit for this award must go to our wonderfully inspirational teachers and energetic and positive pupils.”

A-levels 2023: Most Common Grade is an A*

It has been another excellent year. A* is the most common A-level grade again, with a pre-Covid record-breaking number of 360 A* grades. In all, there were 69 pupils with at least 3 A* grades, 26 with 4 A*s, six with 5 A*s and one with 6 A*s. We are incredibly proud of our Upper Sixth and all they have achieved and wish them the very best for the future.

GCSEs 2023: College on Cloud 9 as GCSE Record Broken

Congratulations to all our Upper Fifth pupils on their GCSE results. 9 is the most common grade again this year, with 1,158 achieved, more than ever before. 45 pupils secured at least nine grade 9s, with 24 gaining an incredible 10, 11 or 12 9s. We are thrilled for all our pupils – well done!

Top fully co-educational school in the United Kingdom

The latest Sunday Times Parent Power has confirmed Brighton as the highest ranked fully co-educational school for A-levels in the United Kingdom once again.

In their comprehensive survey of schools’ academic performance, The Sunday Times singled out Head Master Richard Cairns for his transformative leadership. Congratulations to all of our pupils and teachers!

A culture of kindness

At Brighton College, we focus first on the thing that matters most – your personal happiness.

We know you flourish when you are treated with love, kindness and respect. So we celebrate the uniqueness of every individual, whether that person be shy or confident, sporty, scholarly or both. We want pupils to be true to themselves, happy in their own skins and kind to one another. As The Sunday Times commented: “The currency at Brighton is kindness, pure and simple”.

Top school in Britain for STEM

We are delighted that Brighton College has been named Top School in Britain for STEM subjects by The Week in its school awards. 

In their write up The Week commented that "this forward-thinking school achieves stellar science and maths results. Its stunning new School of Science and Sport is evidence of its commitment to STEM subjects." Read more about our beautiful science facilities here.

A love of learning

Everyone’s life can be transformed by an inspirational teacher. And here at Brighton we have inspirational teachers in abundance. Ask any pupil when you visit what makes Brighton special and one of the first things they will say is ‘our amazing teachers’. Their passion, commitment and kindness explains why Brighton College is now one of the highest performing schools in the world.