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Situated on the south coast with excellent rail links to London, Brighton College is a popular choice for both local day pupils and UK/ international boarders. Boarding is offered from 13+ (Year 9) although boarding places are available from Year 7 at one of the family schools, Handcross Park. Brighton College has an ambitious building and refurbishment programme and is well-known for its focus on spacious and forward-thinking facilities for its pupils. The school has soared in popularity over the last few years; now boasting the accolade of ‘United Kingdom School of the Decade’ it’s not hard to see why so many young people want to be educated beside the seaside. Unlike many top-ranking schools, Brighton is a co-educational school and stakes claim to a cultivating culture of kindness in its corridors. What’s more, a recent cash injection pumped millions into their science department and has propelled Brighton to STEM glory- and have recently been crowned the ‘top school for STEM’ in the UK’.Below you can find information about 11+, 13+ and 16+ entry to Brighton College, alongside tutors who can help if you are considering admission for your child at any stage.
Entry to Brighton College is very competitive, with scores typically in the top 10% nationally.
While the school does not publish official CEM thresholds, aggregated outcomes and educator insight suggest that successful applicants typically achieve:
Indicative competitive range: 120–125.
Owl Tutors Competitiveness Index: 8.5 / 10 (our CEM age-standardised score).
Selectivity Tier: Tier 3
This classification places Brighton College among the most academically selective independent schools.
Schools do not publish official cut-off scores. The range and tier above are based on aggregated outcome patterns and educator insight, and are intended as indicative guidance rather than formal rankings.
CEM scores are age-standardised, with:
If competitive applicants are typically scoring in the 120–125 range, this suggests entry requires performance well above national averages.
Understanding CEM Scores & PercentilesWithin our School Competitiveness framework, schools are grouped into tiers based on typical competitive score bands.
You can see how Brighton College compares to other independent schools nationally here:
View the School Competitiveness IndexFamilies outside the private or prep school system often do not have access to benchmarking data of this kind.
To understand how your child currently compares to competitive applicants, you can:
If your child is already scoring within or close to this band, preparation typically shifts from improvement to consistency and exam-day margin.
Detailed performance reports can help identify:
A whole school open morning takes place in the summer term and is bookable via the website. Private tours are also available although there is a waiting list for these. If you are looking for 11+ entry to Brighton College, the school offers three taster days a year.
Pupils wishing to attain a place in Year 7 (11+ route) will be invited to sit a series of academic tests in Maths, English, Verbal, and Non-verbal Reasoning in December of Year 6. Following on from this in January, pupils will be invited to take part in an interview and activities day (this typically consists of further academic activities to assess the pupils’ suitability for the school). Offers are sent out by the end of January.
Pupils applying for a place in Year 9 (13+ route), have a slightly different process. 13+ pupils will sit the ISEB- Pre-Test at their current school in Year 6. If successful, further assessments and interviews (an ‘orientation day’) take place in the following February with offers made in March.
16+ entry to Brighton College is a two stage process. The first stage (held in November of Year 11) is an assessment day, where pupils are examined in verbal reasoning and maths alongside a general paper. The second stage is an interview which takes place the week after the assessments. Offers are normally made as conditional until the results of GCSE exams are known.
Scholarships are available at Brighton College, and 11+ candidates are assessed for an academic scholarship during the normal entry process, meaning offers of scholarships are sent out promptly following this. College Scholarships are also available for those pupils who have a specialism in music, sport, art, dance or drama; these are assessed in January for a September start. A chess scholarship and a choral scholarship are also available at 11+ and must be applied for separately at the time of registration.
At 13+, potential academic scholars are assessed in Year 8 (before joining in Year 9). Pupils sitting Common Entrance at their prep school can sit the Common Academic Scholarship; if pupils are joining from a state school they can sit Brighton College scholarship exams at the same time. There are also scholarships available at 13+ in chess, dance, design and technology and music.
At 16+, academic scholarships are available alongside sports and creative arts scholarships. These are assessed soon after the entrance assessments detailed above.
Bursaries are available at Brighton College at 11+ and 16+ for those otherwise unable to afford the educational opportunities offered. Applications must be made at the time of registration. There is also a specific scholarship for disadvantaged local pupils – the ‘Opening Doors’ scholarship, details of which are available on the website.
We currently have 25 tutors with specific experience of preparing students for Brighton College entrance exams. Here are some of our top matches:
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Below you will find free general entrance papers appropriate for Brighton College school preparation across a range of subjects.
We have 22 free 7 Plus past papers available that are relevant for students applying to Brighton College. Here are some of them:
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We have 23 free 11 Plus past papers available that are relevant for students applying to Brighton College. Here are some of them:
We have 18 free 13 Plus past papers available that are relevant for students applying to Brighton College. Here are some of them:
We have 8 free 16 Plus past papers available that are relevant for students applying to Brighton College. Here are some of them:
We have over 100 papers across a wide range of entry points. You can review them all for free here:
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Brighton College is an independent school.
Brighton College is in the local authority of Brighton and Hove.
The URN (Unique Reference Number) for Brighton College is 114614.
Brighton College is located in Brighton. The full address is Eastern Road, Brighton, BN2 0AL.
You can call Brighton College on 01273704200.
You can visit Brighton College’s website at https://www.brightoncollege.org.uk/.
Brighton College caters to students aged 11 to 18.
Yes, Brighton College offers boarding options for students.
Yes, Brighton College has a sixth form for students in years 12 and 13.
Brighton College accepts both male and female students.
Brighton College has 1242 students, with 686 boys and 556 girls.
The following schools are located within approximately 5 miles of Brighton College:
There were 239 pupils with an A-Level or IB entry at Brighton College in 2025.
The average result as a grade at Brighton College in 2025 was A+.
The average result as a point score at Brighton College in 2025 was 53.27.
There were 70.50% students who achieved AAB or higher (including at least 2 facilitating subjects) at Brighton College in 2025.
The grade for each student’s best 3 A levels at Brighton College in 2025 was A+.
The average point score for each student’s best 3 A levels at Brighton College in 2025 was 53.7.
There were 217 pupils at the end of Key Stage 4 at Brighton College in 2025.
There were NA pupils in the Progress 8 measure at Brighton College in 2025.
The Progress 8 score (adjusted) for Brighton College in 2025 was NA.
The % of pupils with entries in all EBacc subjects at Brighton College in 2025 was 0.00%. Please note that many private schools do not submit entries for the EBacc, so this figure may not be relevant.
The percentage of students achieving strong 9-5 passes in English & Maths at Brighton College in 2025 was 0.00%. Please note that many private schools do not submit all data at KS4, so this figure may not be relevant.
The Average Attainment 8 score at Brighton College in 2025 was 57.9.
The EBacc APS score per pupil at Brighton College in 2025 was 5.03.
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