Overall Oxbridge
#488
5 ranked schools · +426 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,983
Applications
156
Offers
32
Offer rate20.5%
-1.9 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
Schools in Brighton
England's original fashionable seaside resort, Brighton grew from the fishing village of Brighthelmstone into a Regency showpiece under the patronage of the Prince Regent, who constructed the Royal Pavilion on the East Sussex coast in the early nineteenth century. The railways reached Brighton in 1841, opening the town to Victorian day-trippers and cementing its reputation as England's foremost coastal destination. Today around 140,000 people live across the city.
Kemp Town, the Victorian terrace neighbourhood to the east, is among Brighton's most sought-after districts for school catchments, while Westdene draws families competing for primary places on the quieter northern edge. Roedean has long been a school-competitive corner of Brighton, its clifftop streets particularly valued for secondary options. Montpelier and Portslade extend the residential reach westward, with Southern's Coastway service running to Portsmouth in around fifty minutes.
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Secondary
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All-through
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Post-16
colleges
7
Special
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Other
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of which10sixth forms·10faith·2nurseries67 total
Area Performance
Brighton schools rank in the top 51% of England
Across 60 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.54/10, +0.11 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
14% Elite
Distribution across all Brighton schools
EliteExcellentGoodDeveloping
Brighton vs England distribution
National Rank
Top 51%
Across all ranked Brighton schools
Top 60%Primaryavg #9,049 of 14,978
Top 34%Secondaryavg #1,331 of 3,861
Top 31%Sixth formavg #798 of 2,554
Primary schools: 37 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.2/10
-0.10 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#9,049
-10 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 60% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
56%
-6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
4%
-4 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.2/10
-0.10 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#9,049
-10 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 60% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
56%
-6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
4%
-4 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Secondary schools: 12 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.8/10
+0.42 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#1,331
+16 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 34% of 3,861
% achieving grades 9-7 (A*-A)state
87%
+31 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 56%
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
43.6
+4.5 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.8/10
+0.42 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#1,331
+16 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 34% of 3,861
% achieving grades 9-7 (A*-A)state
87%
+31 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 56%
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
43.6
+4.5 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Sixth form schools: 11 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
8.2/10
+0.49 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#798
+19 pts vs medianmedian 1,277
top 31% of 2,554
% A*-A at A-Level
37%
+11 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
60%
+10 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Average FMS Inspection Score
8.2/10
+0.49 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#798
+19 pts vs medianmedian 1,277
top 31% of 2,554
% A*-A at A-Level
37%
+11 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
60%
+10 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Oxford
#231
4 ranked schools · +22 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,197
Applications
64
Offers
8
Offer rate12.5%
-2.6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 15.1%
Cambridge
#238
5 ranked schools · +535 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,880
Applications
92
Offers
24
Offer rate26.1%
-3.4 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 29.4%
Top 3 Primary Schools
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Top 3 Secondary Schools
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Brighton
Top 3 Sixth Forms
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Brighton
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