Brighton CollegeKings Brighton
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Brighton.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Brighton College and Kings Brighton in Brighton.
Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 57.9 for Brighton College and 2.5 for Kings Brighton.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Brighton College (83.0 in 2021-22, 57.9 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Kings Brighton (5.9 in 2021-22, 2.5 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BrightonBrighton College | BrightonKings Brighton | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Independent School | Independent School | |
| School type | Other independent school | Other independent school | |
| Age range | 11-19 | 14-19 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,287 | 114 | |
| Capacity | 1,600 | 300 | |
| Location | Brighton, BN2 0AL | Brighton, BN1 4SB | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 57.9 Stronger figure | 2.5 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 0.0% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 0.0% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 0.0% | 0.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.03 Stronger figure | 0.03 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 217 | 11 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 239 | 12 | |
| A-level average points | 53.3 Stronger figure | 32.2 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | A+ | C+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 53.7 Stronger figure | 31.7 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 70.5% Stronger figure | 0.0% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,287 | 114 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| SEN support | 18.5% | 14.9% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.1% | 0.9% | |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
A-level average points
Pupils on roll
Full profiles: Brighton College · Kings Brighton