Blatchington Mill School
Community school · 1,622 pupils
91% stayed in education · Attainment 8 51.0
Other independent school · independent
Brighton College
- Pupils on roll
- 1,450of 1,600 places
- Free school meals
- —
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 217
- Ofsted
- Not covered by Ofsted school inspections
What the data says
The Department for Education has not published where Brighton College’s Year 11 leavers went next (destination measures are not published for independent schools), so this page relies on the school’s results and subjects.
A level grades average A+, well above the England average of B-; 71% of students achieved AAB or better including two facilitating subjects (England 18%). The largest A level subjects are Mathematics, Economics and History.
Photography is unusually popular at GCSE: 21% of the year group took it, against 6% of pupils across England.
Most pupils take the three separate sciences: at least 68% sat Biology, Chemistry and Physics as individual GCSEs, compared with about 23% nationally.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Brighton and Hove and England.
The Department for Education has not published destination figures for this school (new school, small cohort or not a state-funded school).
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Brighton College | Brighton and Hove | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 57.9 | 46.2 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 48% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 67% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 0% | 53% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.03 | 4.24 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | — | 27% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | — | 32.5 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | — | 51.2 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | — | 15% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Literature | 214 | 99% | 86% | 97% | 21% | 100% |
| Biology | 148 | 68% | 23% | 99% | 45% | 100% |
| Physics | 147 | 68% | 23% | 99% | 46% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 147 | 68% | 23% | 99% | 47% | 100% |
| History | 126 | 58% | 41% | 99% | 26% | 100% |
| Geography | 122 | 56% | 41% | 98% | 25% | 100% |
| Religious Studies | 75 | 35% | 31% | 100% | 32% | 100% |
| Combined Science | 68 | 31% | 65% | 93% | 9% | 100% |
| Computer Science | 57 | 26% | 13% | 93% | 30% | 100% |
| Spanish | 50 | 23% | 19% | 96% | 27% | 100% |
| Photography | 46 | 21% | 6% | 98% | 19% | 100% |
| Chinese | 45 | 21% | 1% | 100% | 75% | 100% |
| French | 43 | 20% | 18% | 100% | 29% | 100% |
| Fine Art | 40 | 18% | 9% | 100% | 28% | 100% |
| Physical Education | 34 | 16% | 11% | 100% | 24% | 100% |
| Design and Technology | 33 | 15% | 11% | 97% | 23% | 100% |
| Latin | 33 | 15% | 1% | 100% | 74% | 100% |
| Drama | 32 | 15% | 7% | 100% | 27% | 100% |
| Music | 19 | 9% | 5% | 95% | 33% | 100% |
| Russian | 12 | 6% | 0% | 100% | 87% | 100% |
| German | 9 | 4% | 5% | 100% | 33% | 100% |
| Dance | 7 | 3% | 1% | 100% | 27% | 100% |
| Classical Greek | 5 | 2% | 0% | — | 92% | — |
| Turkish | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 71% | — |
| Japanese | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | 6 | 3% | — |
| Music performance: Group | 5 | 2% | — |
| Music performance: Group | 1 | 0% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Brighton College | Brighton and Hove | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 526 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 239 | 2,662 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | A+ | B | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 53.27 | 38.79 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | A+ | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 71% | 19% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 126 | 53% | 31% |
| Economics | 87 | 36% | 13% |
| History | 61 | 26% | 13% |
| Chemistry | 54 | 23% | 17% |
| Biology | 49 | 21% | 20% |
| Further Mathematics | 47 | 20% | 5% |
| English Literature | 45 | 19% | 11% |
| Physics | 44 | 18% | 12% |
| Politics | 33 | 14% | 6% |
| Psychology | 28 | 12% | 23% |
| Business Studies | 25 | 10% | 13% |
| Geography | 25 | 10% | 10% |
| Computer Science | 15 | 6% | 5% |
| Fine Art | 14 | 6% | 3% |
| Latin | 14 | 6% | 0% |
| Spanish | 14 | 6% | 2% |
| Religious Studies | 13 | 5% | 4% |
| Drama | 10 | 4% | 2% |
| French | 10 | 4% | 1% |
| Music | 7 | 3% | 0% |
| Photography | 6 | 3% | 3% |
| Product Design | 6 | 3% | 2% |
| German | — | — | 0% |
| Classical Greek | — | — | 0% |
| Chinese | — | — | 0% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 18 | 8% | — |
| Sports / Movement Science | BTEC National Extended Diploma L3 - Band N - PPP-D*D*D* | 6 | 3% | — |
| Business Studies | BTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D* | — | — | — |
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Sports / Movement Science | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
| Sports / Movement Science | BTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D* | — | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Brighton and Hove
Brighton Aldridge Community Academy
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 808 pupils
75% stayed in education · Attainment 8 36.2
Cardinal Newman Catholic School
Voluntary aided school · sixth form · 2,657 pupils
92% stayed in education · Attainment 8 50.4
Dorothy Stringer School
Community school · 1,626 pupils
93% stayed in education · Attainment 8 53.3
Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre
Community school · sixth form · 941 pupils
91% stayed in education · Attainment 8 41.1
King's School
Free schools · sixth form · 925 pupils
93% stayed in education · Attainment 8 53.7
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.