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EnglandBrighton

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.

Area Performance

Brighton schools rank in the top 52% of England

Across 60 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.52/10, +0.09 vs England.

Find My School Inspection Band

14% Elite

Distribution across all Brighton schools

14%
22%
57%
7%
EliteExcellentGoodDeveloping

Brighton vs England distribution

National Rank

Top 52%

Across all ranked Brighton schools

Top 61%Primaryavg #9,133 of 14,978
Top 36%Secondaryavg #1,317 of 3,680
Top 34%Sixth formavg #806 of 2,376

Primary schools: 37 schools (state + independent)

LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.2/10
-0.14 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#9,133
-11 pts vs medianmedian 7,489

top 61% 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
-0.14 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#9,133
-11 pts vs medianmedian 7,489

top 61% 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
#1,317
+14 pts vs medianmedian 1,840

top 36% of 3,680

% 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
#1,317
+14 pts vs medianmedian 1,840

top 36% of 3,680

% 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
#806
+16 pts vs medianmedian 1,188

top 34% of 2,376

% 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
#806
+16 pts vs medianmedian 1,188

top 34% of 2,376

% 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%

Overall Oxbridge

#488

5 ranked schools · +426 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984

Applications

156

Offers

32

Offer rate20.5%
-1.9 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%

Oxford

#231

4 ranked schools · +22 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,198

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 1,881

Applications

92

Offers

24

Offer rate26.1%
-3.4 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 29.4%
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