Opening Doors Scholarship

The scholarship covers all costs associated with studying in Brighton College’s Sixth Form. This includes (but is not limited to): tuition fees, meals during the school day, travel to and from the school within the local area, a contribution towards uniform and school trips, loan of a laptop/surface device and textbooks to support studies.

These scholarships are aimed first and foremost at talented and ambitious young people from the local area for whom our pastoral care and academic rigour would offer a life-changing opportunity. This may include those who are eligible for free school meals; those who are in care or have been in care; those who would be the first in their families to go to university; or pupils who may have experienced some other disadvantage in their young lives, such as being a refugee. The Opening Doors programme is aimed at young people who would be excited by the opportunity to continue their education with us, with a view to accessing a place at a leading university.

Come along to our Open Evening in November in the first instance to meet some of our teachers and pupils and to find out more. You can also contact James Morrish in the admissions department who will be pleased to answer any questions you might have, or arrange for you to have a tour of the school with a current pupil.

You should be on track to achieve good grades in your GCSEs, aiming for a minimum average of 6.5 on the 9-1 scale, across all subjects taken. You should also be aiming for a minimum grade 6 in English Language and Maths.

A minimum of 5 GCSEs are required, which must include English, Maths and Double Science.

These criteria are flexible to some degree so please get in contact with us if you have questions about this.

You can make an application by completing our registration form. Please contact James Morrish in the admissions department to request a registration form.

Once you have registered, we will invite you to attend our assessment and interview day at the College in the January prior to entry. All candidates will sit a Verbal Reasoning Test (45 minutes), a Maths Paper (60 minutes) and a General Paper (90 minutes), consisting of equal sections in Reading, Writing and Scientific Reasoning. There will also be an interview with one of our teachers. This will be an opportunity to get to know you better as a person and to answer any questions you may have about studying at Brighton College.

Yes, absolutely! This programme is open not only to strong academic pupils but also to those who have outstanding sporting ability in their relevant field. As well as A-Levels, Brighton College offers a PE & Sports Science BTEC qualification, known to be an excellent pathway for anyone considering a possible sporting career.

A willingness to throw yourself into life at Brighton College, to work hard and fully embrace the opportunity to study with us. This is likely to come across in the school reference which will form a part of the admissions process.

Unfortunately this programme is only for pupils who live in the local area, who would be able to travel to and from Brighton College each day. I’m afraid we cannot, therefore, consider applications from potential boarding pupils.

It is our school policy not to give out any past or practice papers for the assessment day.  However, provided you are up-to-date with your school work, you will definitely find the papers manageable.

We will write to you in the February prior to entry with the results of the assessments, letting you know whether or not we have been able to offer you a place on our Opening Doors scholarship programme.