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.
Our buildings have won numerous architectural awards for their innovative designs, which inspire both teachers and pupils to creatively engage with their subjects.
Our new performing arts and Sixth Form centre houses a 400-seat theatre, 13 music and performance spaces, a dance studio, a digital media suite and a dedicated Sixth Form and Global Futures Centre.
Our professional 400-seat theatre provides pupils with the platform they need to flourish, whether that be on stage performing or helping back stage.
With its sprung floor, floor-to-ceiling mirrors and professional ballet barres, our new purpose-built dance studio is the perfect space for our budding dancers.
A social space next to the Sixth Form Centre, Scott’s Café is the perfect place to enjoy a coffee, catch up with friends and study in a relaxed atmosphere.
In our RIBA award-winning Music School, our pupils enjoy professional rehearsal, recording and performance spaces.
Our School of Science and Sport, designed by world-renowned architects, contains 18 university-standard laboratories in The Davies School of Science, break out spaces for research, a 25-metre pool, a strength and conditioning suite, a rooftop running track and a sports hall.
Situated in the School of Science and Sport, our 25-metre pool allows pupils to perfect their stroke on site with our dedicated swim coach.
Not purely a beautiful space to unwind with a film, our Kino also allows us to connect with other schools and organisations around the globe to enhance our pupils' learning.
Our strength and conditioning suite offers a variety of cardio, resistance and weight training equipment, with expert staff on have to coach and advise.
Our multi-functional Sports Hall can be transformed into netball, basketball or badminton courts within minutes, as well as being an indoor cricket practice space.
The best place in the city from which to watch the famous Brighton sunsets, our Sky Garden provides beautiful sea-views in a relaxed environment.
Situated next to our stunning School of Science and Sport, and overlooked by the Sammy Woods Cricket Pavilion, the Home Ground provides space for sports training, matches and socialising with friends.
Our Yeoh Building features 22 classrooms and a Creative Learning Centre that houses a state-of-the-art media suite. Having been nominated for a RIBA and Sussex Heritage Trust Award, the building provides dynamic spaces for pupils to creatively engage with their subjects.
A large, loft-style art and photography studio, with an abundance of natural light in the space, the Alexander Arts Centre allows pupils to explore their creativity in a variety of mediums; this includes access to a dark room and a silk screen printing room.
A multi-purpose workshop and design studio that incorporates the latest manufacturing machinery and equipment, as well as traditional tools and resources.
A School within a School, Year 7 and 8 pupils benefit from a bright, airy Common Room in which to study, relax and collaborate.
The Library provides pupils with the perfect location for independent study. It is a treasure trove of the very latest fiction, as well as a great source of non-fiction, audio books, magazines and eResources
Our beautiful Dining Hall, with its vaulted ceiling and striking beams, brings pupils and staff together during mealtimes to enjoy delicious and nutritious, home-cooked meals and to socialise together.
Our beautifully renovated Great Hall offers another space for pupils and staff to come together during mealtimes.
Our beautiful nineteenth-century Chapel is at the heart of the College. We encourage an open and inquisitive approach to spirituality, and believe that moments of quiet reflection should be available to all.
Our stylish Houses have been designed to ensure a sense of community and comfort, where both day and boarding pupils can feel a sense of belonging, make friends and take part in activities.
In the foothills of the beautiful South Downs and with state-of-the-art facilities and acres of green fields, the Jubilee Sport Ground is the most idyllic of locations for our thriving sports teams.
Smith Café is a hub of activity: in addition to being able to do prep at one of the workstations or grab a quick snack, in the evening boarders can socialise or participate in our extensive activities programme.
Our pupils have an abundance of green spaces available to them. With our Home Ground and large Jubilee Sports Ground and Pavilion, our idyllic pitches provide the perfect location for sports training and weekly matches, and cross country takes place in the beautiful South Downs National Park.
Our pupils have their own vegetable garden, where we host a weekly gardening club, growing food that is used in our kitchens that our full-time in-house Nutritionist loves.
Our coastal location allows pupils to enjoy a wide range of learning experiences. Just a short stroll to the seafront is the vibrant Yellowave Beach Sports Venue – a national centre for beach volleyball development. Pupils can enjoy a game of volleyball with friends before enjoying a delicious woodfired pizza from the beach café.
Next door is the brand new Sea Lanes pool – the National Open Water Swimming Centre: a 50-metre, six lane, heated outdoor swimming pool right on our doorstep, combining with our own state-of-the-art Lido and the sea to provide the ultimate swimming opportunities for pupils at the College.
Not only are we central in the city of Brighton, we are within sight of the sea and walking distance of the South Downs countryside – the perfect location to inspire our pupils.
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.