TIPTOP SCHOOL PROFILE
Brighton College
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At a glance
- Location
- Brighton, East Sussex
- Pupils
- Co-educational
- Age range
- 11–18 (College)
- Day / boarding
- Day; full and weekly boarding from Year 9
Meet the school
Brighton College is a co-educational school on England’s south coast, with a broad programme of sport and creative activities alongside academic study. The College admits day pupils from Year 7, while boarding starts in Year 9; its separate prep schools have their own entry arrangements.
- Main senior entry at 13+
- Year 7 entry is to the College’s Lower School
- Full and weekly boarding
Results in The Times online table
Independent secondary schools · Edition 2026 · Examination results 2025
- A-level (% A*)
- 49.3%
- A-level (% A*/A)
- 85.7%
- A-level (% A*/B)
- 97.9%
- A-level rank
- 3
- GCSE (% 9/8/7)
- 98%
- GCSE rank
- 4
- Pupils listed in this table
- Co-educational
In The Times tables
- 2
The Times top 300 independent secondary schools
2026 edition · Table rank · Examination results 2025
The Times online table - 2
Independent secondary boarding schools
2026 edition · Table rank · Examination results 2025
The Times online table - 2
Joint state and private secondary schools
2026 edition · Table rank · Examination results 2025
The Times online table
In the online regional tables
- 1
Southeast England · Independent schools
Regional position · 2026 · Examination results 2025
UK rank among independent schools 2
Pupils listed in this table: Co-educational
View regional table · The Times online table
Awards & recognition
- Independent Secondary Boarding School of the Year2026 editionSource
- Independent Co-educational Secondary School of the Year2026 editionSource
- Won the southeast’s award for academic excellence among independent schools, as well as the national independent boarding and co-educational school awards.2026 editionSource
Southeast England · Read regional guide