Brighton College has achieved another unprecedented sweep in The Sunday Times Parent Power Schools Guide 2026, being named UK Boarding School of the Year, UK Co-educational School of the Year, and Top Academic School in South East England.
These accolades are regarded as the ‘Oscars of the educational world’. The rankings and awards are based on GCSE and A-level results, alongside a school’s broader educational offering.
Our Principal, Richard Cairns, said: “This is a wonderful accolade for Brighton College and hugely exciting for our international schools, as we work with them to replicate the Brighton magic across the world for the benefit of thousands more children,”
“I am also thrilled that we have been named UK Boarding School of the Year for the second year running. In 2006, Brighton had just 120 boarders; today that figure is close to 500, with a further 150 places planned from 2027, with the construction of two new boarding houses underway. There is a wonderful balance of weekly boarders who can go home every weekend and an established full boarding community that draws from every continent of the world – with the possible exception of Antarctica.”
Our Head Master, Steve Marshall-Taylor, commented: “It has always been obvious to us that pupils perform better if they are happy, and they are happiest when valued for who they are. Whether they prefer robotics to rugby, or the reverse, that is something to be celebrated.”