The best way to experience what life is like at Brighton College is to join us at an Open Morning, where you will have the chance to talk to pupils and teachers about what makes our school such a special place.
Boarding at Brighton College is a fantastic experience for each and every one of our pupils. A supportive family environment that promotes a strong sense of belonging assures our pupils that this is their home away from home. The happiness and welfare of every boarder is the most important thing to us as House Parents.
Each pupil joins one of our six boarding Houses, where they are nurtured and supported with exceptional care from our dedicated team of boarding staff. We ensure that pupils fulfil their academic potential, whilst enjoying a wide range of social activities to ensure their experience is educational, busy and most importantly, fun!
Please do come and visit us – we would love to show you around our home and share more about our very special boarding Houses.
Chris and Hannah Kulin
Boarding House Master and House Mistress
Weekly boarding offers the best of both worlds and is hugely popular with families from London, as well as those from Berkshire, Kent, Surrey and Sussex.
Brighton offers easy transport links, and with no Saturday school and prep completed during the week, pupils can go home on a Friday and enjoy three nights at home with their families. However, should they wish to stay at school and join in with our jam-packed weekend of activities, they are very welcome to do so.
We offer the ultimate flexibility for families. Our bus routes allow for ease of travel on a Friday night and Monday morning, or pupils can stay to enjoy a packed weekend of activities with our full boarders. Weekly boarders are very welcome to stay over on a Friday evening if they have a sports fixture on a Saturday, or if they would like to return to school on a Sunday to catch up on prep or music practice, they are very welcome to do so.
Our lively community of full boarders enjoys a full and exciting activities programme on offer each evening and weekend.
On Saturdays, our boarders enjoy a variety of activities, including yoga, karate lessons, swimming, cookery classes, spin, crazy golf, circuit training, beach volleyball, badminton, football and basketball. Sports fixtures and debating competitions also often take place on a Saturday, allowing our boarders to travel to other schools across the UK to represent Brighton College.
On Sundays, our boarders enjoy a varied trips programme, including go karting, bouldering, visiting the Harry Potter Studios and other fun entertainment venues, pottery painting and art classes, plus cultural visits to London.
Throughout the weekend, study time is available with the support of our dedicated in-house tutors, ensuring that our boarders are up to date with their prep and examination preparation. Our music practice rooms are also available to use throughout the weekend.
Events such as open mic nights, table tennis tournaments and Boarders Got Talent competition are also hugely popular.
Every evening and weekend, the school belongs to our boarders and is a wonderfully dynamic place to be.
A wide range of exciting activities are available, which complement and enhance academic life and take full advantage of the excellent facilities within the College. This includes our School of Science and Sport, where they have their very own gym, yoga studio, cinema, pool and rooftop running track. Dance lessons are also available to all at our Dance School.
Our boarders enjoy a vast array of fun and educational activities to choose from. From pizza evenings, film nights in our beautiful cinema, cookery classes, escape rooms, barbeques, jewellery making, beach trips, sea swimming, crazy golf and beach yoga to large-scale performances such as Boarders Got Talent and Battle of the Bands, there is something for everyone to get involved in.
Our catering team understands the importance of fuelling inquisitive minds. Healthy food is key to a healthy mind, but equally important is how food brings pupils and teachers together to share their day and wind down over a delicious meal.
Our chefs take great pride in the food they create, making sure that every day, individual needs are met through a large variety of creative, freshly cooked, inviting and simply delicious dishes. We have a dedicated Nutritionist, who along with our catering team have developed a range of initiatives throughout the year, providing engaging, fun and educational activities to support our pupils’ development and wellbeing.
In each of our six senior school boarding Houses we focus on the importance of communal spaces. Each House has a newly refurbished common room, and boarders also have access to their own café in the evening.
The best way to experience what life is like at Brighton College is to join us at an Open Morning, where you will have the chance to talk to pupils and teachers about what makes our school such a special place, and to answer any questions you have about life here.