• Brighton College was the first public school in Sussex founded in 1845 by William Aldwin Soames

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Eastern Rd, Brighton, East Sussex, BN2 0AL

3 – 8 yearsPRE-PREP SCHOOL entry at 3 +

8 – 13 yearsPREP SCHOOL entry 8 +

11 – 18 yearsSENIOR SCHOOL entry 11 +

The Foundation Stage

Pre-Reception and Reception

The Foundation Stage Curriculum consists of six areas of learning: •Personal, Social, Emotional Development; •Communication, Language and Literacy;• Mathematical Development; •Knowledge and Understanding of the World;•Physical Development; •Creative Development.

from the ages of three to eightchildren are learning to learn.

Prep School

• Year 4 is form based and set for maths.• Year 5 is … for maths and English.• Year 6 is for maths, French and

English/history/geography/science.Years 7 and 8 are … in blocks, for all academic subjects.

• The average class size is around 17 and never goes above 20.

• Children in year 8 sit the common entrance examinations for entry into the senior school.

Design Technology

GeographyPastoral Life

English

We study . . .

Senior SchoolAcademic Life

Most pupils in years 12 and 13 have a choice of 28 A level subjects to choose from. Typically they study four of the subjects shown below in their Lower Sixth year, and continue with at least three in the Upper Sixth.

Art English Literature Music Biology French Photography Business Studies Further Maths Physical Education Chemistry Geography Physics Classical Civilisation German Psychology Computing History Religion and Philosophy Dance Government and Politics Spanish Design and Technology Latin Theatre Studies Decision Maths Maths and Mechanics Economics Maths and Statistics

Design Technologystudy resistant materials (wood, metal & plastics) and 3D Design.

Chemistry

Community Service• a weekly programme of

Community Service include visits to the elderly and housebound activities, wheeling out, reading to the blind, gardening, or simply dropping in to keep an old person company.  We send regular volunteers also to schools for the handicapped such as Downsview Special School, and to assist with games and reading at local First Schools. 

Pastoral LifeThe House System in the Senior School 

The pastoral care system is the base for pupils during the school day with a study in their house where they can keep their belongings.

The philosophy for Sport is based

on participation and enjoyment

• Brighton College has an established reputation for sporting excellence and continues to be one of the country’s leading sporting schools.

Best A-Level Results

2009

•95% A&B grades•512 papers sat •353 A grades (69%)•134 B grades (26%)• 78 pupils achieved  3 A grades • 7 pupils achieved 5 A grades•25 pupils achieved 4 A grades•18 to Oxford and Cambridge•6 go to the country's Тор art schools•Most others will enter their chosen universities