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.
Pupils benefit greatly from our award-winning facilities, close proximity to the beach, expansive playing fields and large playgrounds, which provide the perfect setting for learning and growth.
Brighton Beach is where our Beach School lessons take place, and it is part of the UK's only urban UNESCO biosphere reserve.
Our picturesque pitches offer an ideal setting for sports training, weekly matches, and cross country events within the idyllic South Downs National Park.
Our beautiful Prep Library provides the perfect backdrop for reading, library lessons, chess and card games, and catching up with friends.
Our Pre-Prep Library houses a wealth of books and serves as the hub for our robotics and STEM activities, in addition to featuring a computing suite.
Our expansive playing field at the Pre-Prep site is where we host Sports Days, matches and after school clubs for Nursery to Year 3.
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.
Situated at the Prep site, our Hall is the hub for assemblies, drama and music recitals and workshops for the children.
Our School of Science and Sport, designed by world-renowned architects, contains 18 university-standard laboratories, break out spaces for research, a 25-metre pool, a strength and conditioning suite, a rooftop running track and a sports hall.
Our bright and colourful Health Kitchen is based at the Prep site, and is equipped with state-of-the-art Smart Gardens that allow us to grow fresh herbs and vegetables all year round.
A bright and spacious workshop and design studio that incorporates the latest manufacturing machinery and equipment, as well as traditional tools and resources.
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 art studio is a light and spacious creative space, providing ample room for artistic expression. We also have a kiln for creating beautiful ceramics, adding another dimension to the creative opportunities in our studio.
Situated in the School of Science and Sport, our 25-metre pool allows pupils to perfect their stroke on site with our dedicated swim coaches.
In our RIBA award-winning Music School, our pupils enjoy professional rehearsal, recording and performance spaces.
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 in the performing arts.
With its sprung floor, floor-to-ceiling mirrors and professional ballet barres, our purpose-built dance studio is the perfect space for our budding dancers.
The College gym offers a variety of training equipment, with expert staff on hand to coach and advise.
The College's 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.
Our pupils enjoy playing and learning on our large fields. Children from all year groups, including Nursery, cultivate their own vegetables, herbs and plants.
Nestled in the South Downs National Park, our idyllic sports pitches provide the perfect location for our weekly matches against other schools and sports training.
We are a unique city school with easy access to the beach and abundant coastal spaces for learning.
Brighton Beach is the setting for all our Beach School learning. Our pupils also enjoy taking beach sports clubs as part of our activities programme. Volleyball at Yellowave beach sports club is particularly popular with the children here.
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.