The best schools in Brighton

Compare 53 schools in Brighton on one page: the top-rated primary and secondary schools ranked by Ofsted, SATs and GCSE results and our composite score, plus every independent and special school in the area. Top of the list: St Paul's CofE Primary School (primary) and Varndean School (secondary).

Town 53 schools

Primary schools

39 primary schools in Brighton, ranked by our composite score. Showing the top 6.

St Paul's CofE Primary School

Ofsted: Expected
Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Location
Brighton, BN1 3LP

Carlton Hill Primary School

Ofsted: Good
Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Location
Brighton, BN2 9HS

St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School

Ofsted: Expected
Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Location
Brighton, BN1 6UT

Westdene Primary School

Ofsted: Outstanding
Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Location
Brighton, BN1 5GN

St Luke's Primary School

Ofsted: Strong
Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Location
Brighton, BN2 9ZF

Patcham Junior School

Ofsted: Good
Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Location
Brighton, BN1 8TA
See all 39 primary schools in Brighton

Secondary schools

6 secondary schools in Brighton, ranked by our composite score.

Varndean School

Ofsted: Good
Type
Community school
Phase
Secondary
Location
Brighton, BN1 6NP

Dorothy Stringer School

Ofsted: Good
Type
Community school
Phase
Secondary
Location
Brighton, BN1 6PZ

Patcham High School

Ofsted: Good
Type
Community school
Phase
Secondary
Location
Brighton, BN1 8PB

Portslade Aldridge Community Academy

Ofsted: Expected
Type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Location
Brighton, BN41 2WS

Brighton Aldridge Community Academy

Ofsted: Good
Type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Location
Brighton, BN1 9PW

Longhill High School

Ofsted: Requires improvement
Type
Community school
Phase
Secondary
Location
Brighton, BN2 7FR
See all 6 secondary schools in Brighton

Independent schools

5 independent schools in Brighton, listed by Ofsted rating where one exists, then A to Z.

Brighton College

Independent School
Type
Other independent school
Location
Brighton, BN2 0AL

Brighton College Prep School

Independent School
Type
Other independent school
Location
Brighton, BN2 5JJ

Kings Brighton

Independent School
Type
Other independent school
Location
Brighton, BN1 4SB

Oxford International College, Brighton

Independent School
Type
Other independent school
Location
Brighton, BN2 7BA

Roedean School

Independent School
Type
Other independent school
Location
Brighton, BN2 5RQ
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SEND and special schools

3 special schools in Brighton, listed by Ofsted rating where one exists, then A to Z.

Downs View Special School

Ofsted: Outstanding
Type
Community special school
Location
Brighton, BN2 6BB

Hill Park School

Ofsted: Outstanding
Type
Community special school
Location
Brighton, BN41 2FU

Hamilton Lodge School and College for Deaf Children

Ofsted: Good
Type
Non-maintained special school
Location
Brighton, BN2 0LS

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