School Summary

Brighton College


Boys: 681
Girls: 545
Total Pupils: 1226
Opened: 01-01-1919
Ofsted:
Head Master: Richard Cairns
Brighton College
Eastern Road
Brighton
East Sussex
BN2 0AL
Telephone: 01273704200
Website: https://www.brightoncollege.org.uk/

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AdministrativeWard (name): Queen's Park
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CensusDate: 20-01-2022
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County (name): East Sussex
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DistrictAdministrative (name): Brighton and Hove
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Easting: 532363
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EstablishmentName: Brighton College
EstablishmentNumber: 6008
EstablishmentStatus (code): 1
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Gender (code): 3
Gender (name): Mixed
HeadFirstName: Richard
HeadLastName: Cairns
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LastChangedDate: 23-05-2023
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ParliamentaryConstituency (name): Brighton, Kemptown
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Postcode: BN2 0AL
PreviousEstablishmentNumber: 6000
PreviousLA (code): 914
PreviousLA (name): Pre LGR (1997) East Sussex
PropsName: The Board of Governors of Brighton College
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RSCRegion (name): South-East England and South London
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ReligiousEthos (name): Church of England
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SENStat: 0
SchoolCapacity: 1300
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SchoolWebsite: https://www.brightoncollege.org.uk/
Section41Approved (name): Not approved
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SpecialClasses (code): 2
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StatutoryHighAge: 18
StatutoryLowAge: 11
Street: Eastern Road
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Town: Brighton
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TypeOfEstablishment (name): Other independent school
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UPRN: 22084283
URN: 114614
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reviews: [{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"2 years ago","rating":5,"text":{"text":"The most beautiful college I've ever seen. Students are all-rounded, and Brighton College offers boarding for overseas students. This school's admissions system is highly competitive, not only focusing on their applicants' report cards, but their character as a whole. Fantastic! Keep up the amazing work! I wish I can study here someday!","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"The most beautiful college I've ever seen. Students are all-rounded, and Brighton College offers boarding for overseas students. This school's admissions system is highly competitive, not only focusing on their applicants' report cards, but their character as a whole. Fantastic! Keep up the amazing work! I wish I can study here someday!","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Christy Lie","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/109545201073019988645\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/AD_cMMQm29Rqsy-RNf4dLoiVJjTZcVx7dGn13_yPBKgABmy0D5U=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2021-05-09T09:59:46Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"a year ago","rating":5,"text":{"text":"I was a pupil at Brighton College in the late 1970\u00e2\u0080\u0099s, and I am proud and delighted to see how the school has gone from strength to strength in the intervening 50 years. The school mixes academic with sports and culture, achieving top exam grades and developing England cricketers, Lions rugby players and Oscar winning film directors. I am impressed with the confidence of the pupils, and the love they have for the school and the teacher body. The setting of its amazing buildings is perfect, a few hundred meters the vibrant city centre, near the beach, and not too far from the Brighton football ground. Definitely 5 Stars!","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"I was a pupil at Brighton College in the late 1970\u00e2\u0080\u0099s, and I am proud and delighted to see how the school has gone from strength to strength in the intervening 50 years. The school mixes academic with sports and culture, achieving top exam grades and developing England cricketers, Lions rugby players and Oscar winning film directors. I am impressed with the confidence of the pupils, and the love they have for the school and the teacher body. The setting of its amazing buildings is perfect, a few hundred meters the vibrant city centre, near the beach, and not too far from the Brighton football ground. Definitely 5 Stars!","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Mark Green","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/106213263880223902892\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/AAcHTtfF-aubaxDR23Hx39JCvEIlM_dXpD43TBh3x_HDefNK=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2021-08-15T10:28:15Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"8 months ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"There seems to be a report about the most serious management misconduct in their school in Al Ain and they ignore it!? Did they remove the leaders instead? This is shocking.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"There seems to be a report about the most serious management misconduct in their school in Al Ain and they ignore it!? Did they remove the leaders instead? This is shocking.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Mufleh Al-Shatnawi","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/102461773100874823830\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/AAcHTtdbvAC0E5_YxBixbw0rdJAFVyTOCVYYYs4nLKpBLCHs=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2022-11-14T02:07:47Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"2 years ago","rating":5,"text":{"text":"Brighton College provides my children with a safe and stimulating learning environment. I like the way kindness and consideration for others is now part of my kid\u00e2\u0080\u0099s DNA and how they are developing as young people.\nThe drive for attainment is balanced with ample opportunity for recreation and a broad pastoral care network. The key to all this is excellent teaching and support.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Brighton College provides my children with a safe and stimulating learning environment. I like the way kindness and consideration for others is now part of my kid\u00e2\u0080\u0099s DNA and how they are developing as young people.\nThe drive for attainment is balanced with ample opportunity for recreation and a broad pastoral care network. The key to all this is excellent teaching and support.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Michael Ward","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/111349578786986922172\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/AAcHTtdIWp2EEJNTj-kg8akLuCikklOZFUgaMbQMt0OTThmQ=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2021-07-28T14:21:08Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"2 years ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"Brighton College treats kids as if they are just there to produce good grades and that is it. The only time they 'care' about mental health is if it starts affecting grades, they Do Not care about the actual kids. The amount of pressure I felt there was immense and incredibly overwhelming. I never ever felt like I was good enough, and I still carry this over a year after I left. This has greatly affected my life. BC was the trigger for a lot of my mental health issues, it led to me self harming and getting close to killing myself. Thank god that I left after GCSEs because I don't know if I would be alive right now if I had stayed. I really hope whoever reads this takes what I am saying seriously, because I do not want anything similar to happen to your kids.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Brighton College treats kids as if they are just there to produce good grades and that is it. The only time they 'care' about mental health is if it starts affecting grades, they Do Not care about the actual kids. The amount of pressure I felt there was immense and incredibly overwhelming. I never ever felt like I was good enough, and I still carry this over a year after I left. This has greatly affected my life. BC was the trigger for a lot of my mental health issues, it led to me self harming and getting close to killing myself. Thank god that I left after GCSEs because I don't know if I would be alive right now if I had stayed. I really hope whoever reads this takes what I am saying seriously, because I do not want anything similar to happen to your kids.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"B","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/115692066084948041776\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/AD_cMMRf0gUyymYQAsUeHfB8pZBhXRnAgazGpMb15TqZD5CY0EI=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2021-07-25T22:58:11Z"}]