How to get into Brighton College at 11 Plus

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February 15th, 2017Last updated: June 30th, 2025

Are you hoping for your child to win one of the 80 places at Brighton College at 11+? Read on!

Introduction

Brighton College has a significant intake at 11 Plus, with about 80 students joining at this point.

Please note that the school also has a significant entrance point at 13 Plus. They do not have boarding places available before this point, with only day school places available at 11 Plus and below. Parents wanting their child to board at this age can contact Handcross Park, a local Prep school with boarding that is connected to Brighton College.

Places are awarded on the basis of performance in a series of examinations in English, Maths, Non-Verbal and Verbal Reasoning. Examinations take place on one day in December of Year 6 (the school year before admission), when students will be 10 or 11 years old.

Registration

Parents must register their children well before the entrance exams in December of Year 6. Contact the school for further information.

For 2026/2027, application fees to Brighton College were £300 for students living in the UK.

Pre-testing

No pre-assessment or pre-testing used by Brighton College at 11+. This means that all places are awarded via one set of entrance exams and an activities and interview day (see below for more information).

Examinations

Brighton College set entrance exams in Maths, English, VR and NVR at 11+. Contact the school for further information.

Up until the time of writing, the examinations took place in December. 

Although they aren’t exactly the same, parents wishing to give their child extra exam practice papers have two main routes: the practice papers written by the ISEB (purchasable from Galore Park’s website), and the free papers that we provide on our website.

Interviews

All children are then invited to an assessment and activities day in January, which includes an interview.

At 11+ the interview process is usually quite short. There is often a lot of fear around the interview process, but essentially, the school wants to know if your child is going to be happy and do well there. In the words of one of our top school entrance tutors:

“The interview is a conversation with a purpose, designed to establish whether the school will suit you and you will suit the school. Ask your child to think about why they want to go there, what the school can offer them and what they can offer the school. Can they play an instrument, act, contribute to term sports, play chess, instigate a new club? Tell them!”

Scholarships and Bursaries

Brighton College offers both Scholarships at 11 Plus.

Scholarships

Academic scholarships are offered on the basis of performance on the school’s entrance test. Contact the school to find out the value of these. All students sitting the entrance exams are considered on the basis of performance in these exams.

The school offers All-Rounder scholarships based on performance in a combination of art, drama, dance, sport and music. They also offer a Chess Scholarship. Contact the school for further information.

Fees

Parents accepting a place at 11 Plus were required to pay a deposit of £2,500 in 2025/2026.

In the Senior School, fees (payable termly) were £8,000 for Year 7 in the year 2025-2026 for Day students. This came to £24,000 a year. Fees increase as the students progress through the school. Currently, Upper Sixth (Year 13) Day students pay £10,970 termly. 

Boarding is an option for students from year 9 upwards and are charged at a higher rate. Current Year 9 students pay £18,130 per term for full boarding with weekly boarders paying £15,290.  Full boarding is the only option open to international students.

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