Brighton College is delighted to have received an unprecedented three accolades in The Sunday Times Parent Power Schools Guide: UK Boarding School of the Year 2025, Top School of the Year for A-levels 2025 and Top Academic School in South East England 2025.
The Sunday Times rankings also place Brighton College as the Top Co-Educational School in the UK.
Scholarships are awarded during the admissions process to recognise talented pupils who show great promise in a particular area of school life. Scholars are expected to act as role models in their fields of interest.
Scholarships are offered for Year 7 and 9 admission. Successful pupils are rewarded with an annual amount deducted from their fees, which lasts throughout their time at the College.
We offer scholarships individually or in combination. Please click on the links below for further details.
Academic
Art and Photography
Chess
Choral
Dance
Design and Technology
Drama
Music
Sport
The Sammy Woods Specialist Sports Scholarship offers an opportunity for girls and boys to demonstrate outstanding sporting ability and potential for future development in their specialist sport.
The scholarship is open to candidates specialising in cricket, football, hockey, netball or rugby, and who wish to enter the College at 13+.
With the aim of giving more children the opportunity to flourish, a bursary is awarded on the basis of a means-test form and offer a fee reduction appropriate to the individual situation of each family.
Bursaries are reviewed each year and may change as a family’s financial situation changes. They are given for day places only for Years 7 to 13.
Application window for bursaries:
- Year 7 new entrants: 1 August – 30 November, the year prior to joining (13 – 9 months ahead)
- Year 9 new entrants: 31 October, two years prior to joining (22 months ahead)
- Existing pupil bursaries: Annual review during Hilary term
Visit the Sixth Form Scholarship page to learn more about bursaries in the Sixth Form.
