- Brighton College was named The Sunday Times Parent Power School of the Decade, and in 2025 was awarded Independent Boarding School of the Year, Independent School of the Year for A-levels and Independent School of the Year for Academic Excellence in the Southeast.
- There are more than 150 activities per week, with clubs and societies for dissection, Ted Talk appreciation, knitting and stand-up comedy. Dance is hugely popular for both boys and girls, and a new dance school and world-class, 400-seat theatre opened in 2024.
- There are weekly classes on mindfulness and yoga, and a dedicated wellbeing centre for pupils. Regular sea-swimming sessions are held with a cold-water therapist and talks on how good sleep hygiene can lead to better physical, mental and academic performance.
- The “Beyond Brighton” programme develops life skills, such as cooking quick and nutritious meals, self-defence, first aid and money management.
- An Artificial Intelligence course delivers, in equal parts, practical activities and philosophical discussions.
- Every year the school takes the entire lower sixth form to visit Auschwitz-Birkenau. Pupils and staff take part in Brighton Pride and the “green team” helps to shape the school’s ambitious sustainability goals.
- Notable alumni include the novelist and poet Ian Serraillier, the artist David Nash, the civil servant Sir John Chilcot, the historian Lord (Robert) Skidelsky and the rugby player Marcus Smith.
- Brighton College announced it will be opening schools in Madrid, Rome and Lisbon from September 2027, with admissions opening from January 2026. It is also considering an outpost in Milan.
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