England's Independent School of the Year 2019

Opening of our School of Science and Sport

We are delighted that our innovative new building, The School of Science and Sport, was opened in January 2020.

Designed by acclaimed architects OMA, the School will enable collaboration between subjects in imaginative ways, with pupils having access to facilities that include 18 university-standard laboratories, an indoor pool and a rooftop running track. Read more here.

Top co-educational and top boarding school in 2019 and 2020

We are thrilled that The Sunday Times Parent Power 2020 placed Brighton as the highest ranked co-educational school in England in their comprehensive survey of schools’ academic performance.

In fact, Brighton is the highest ranked co-educational school in the history of the publication, and is also the top boarding school in the UK. Read more here.

A culture of kindness

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

We know young people flourish when they 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 in 2019: ‘The currency at Brighton is kindness, pure and simple’.

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.