Secondary schools in Brighton and Hove
Where pupils go after Year 11 and after sixth form, school by school, with GCSE results. Destinations are for the 2023 leavers; results are from 2025.
Brighton and Hove has 10 state-funded secondary schools. Of the 2,405 pupils who finished Year 11 here in 2023, 90% stayed in education (England 86%): 13% in a school sixth form, 55% at a sixth form college, 19% at a further education college.
Apprenticeships take 2% of leavers, well below the England rate of 3%.
After sixth form, 36% of students in Brighton and Hove went to university (England 37%), and 31% of level 3 students reached one of the most selective universities (England 19%).
GCSE results in 2025: Attainment 8 of 46.2 against 46.1 for England; 48% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths (England 45%).
After Year 11: Brighton and Hove against England
| Measure | Brighton and Hove | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 2,405 | 607,348 |
| Stayed in education | 90% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 13% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 55% | 13% |
| — further education college | 19% | 37% |
| Apprenticeship | 2% | 3% |
| Employment | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 5% | 6% |
Where each school’s Year 11 leavers went
One band per school, sorted by the size of its 2023 Year 11 cohort. Band width is pupils; hover a band for the share, click a school for its profile. Counts are worked back from the percentages DfE publishes, so a band can be out by a pupil.
Map of secondary schools in Brighton and Hove
Darker blue means a larger share of Year 11 leavers stayed in education. Click a school for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
State-funded secondary schools (10)
Sorted by name. Click a school for its full picture. “Stayed in education” counts school sixth forms, sixth form colleges and FE colleges together.
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blatchington Mill SchoolCommunity school | 1,622 | 91% | 6% | 14% | 2% | — | 51.0 | 62% |
| Brighton Aldridge Community AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 808 | 75% | 22% | 22% | 2% | 10% | 36.2 | 23% |
| Cardinal Newman Catholic SchoolVoluntary aided school · sixth form | 2,657 | 92% | 52% | 9% | 1% | 31% | 50.4 | 48% |
| Dorothy Stringer SchoolCommunity school | 1,626 | 93% | 2% | 12% | 2% | — | 53.3 | 62% |
| Hove Park School and Sixth Form CentreCommunity school · sixth form | 941 | 91% | 3% | 25% | — | 10% | 41.1 | 35% |
| King's SchoolFree schools · sixth form | 925 | 93% | 24% | 20% | 2% | — | 53.7 | 59% |
| Longhill High SchoolCommunity school | 632 | 82% | 0% | 36% | 4% | — | 32.9 | 22% |
| Patcham High SchoolCommunity school | 1,074 | 88% | 4% | 23% | 3% | — | 45.5 | 45% |
| Portslade Aldridge Community AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 910 | 85% | 8% | 32% | 2% | — | 42.7 | 43% |
| Varndean SchoolCommunity school | 1,487 | 94% | 3% | 13% | 1% | — | 48.8 | 56% |
Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (10)
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form Collegecollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 44% | — | — |
| Varndean Collegecollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 27% | — | — |
| Brighton Collegeindependent · Other independent school · sixth form · selective | 1,450 | — | — | — | — | — | 57.9 | 0% |
| Brighton Girls GDSTindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 405 | — | — | — | — | — | 62.5 | 75% |
| Kings Brightonindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | 2.5 | 0% |
| Oxford International College, Brightonindependent · Other independent school · sixth form · selective | 158 | — | — | — | — | — | 10.4 | 0% |
| Roedean Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form · selective | 519 | — | — | — | — | — | 16.5 | 0% |
| The Montessori Placeindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 165 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Downs View Special Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 224 | 95% | 0% | 40% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Hill Park Schoolspecial · Community special school | 283 | 100% | 0% | 59% | 0% | — | 3.4 | 3% |