Best Secondary Schools in Brighton

We checked all 11 secondary schools in Brighton, Brighton and Hove, and list every one: 6 ranked, then 5 without a rank.

Schools checked
11
Ranked
6
Without a rank
5

Ranks combine 2024/25 GCSE results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Brighton. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Brighton also has 41 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Brighton and Hove. Brighton and Hove also has rankings for Hove.

Ranked secondary schools in Brighton

  1. 1

    Dorothy Stringer School

    Local authority maintained, 1,626 pupils, inspected October 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    53.3
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    61.5%

  2. 2

    Varndean School

    Local authority maintained, 1,487 pupils, inspected October 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    48.8
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    55.9%

  3. 3

    Patcham High School

    Local authority maintained, 1,074 pupils, inspected November 2017

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    45.5
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    45.4%

  4. 4

    Portslade Aldridge Community Academy

    Academy, 910 pupils, inspected January 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to strong standard
    Attainment 8
    42.7
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    42.7%

  5. 5

    Brighton Aldridge Community Academy

    Academy, 808 pupils, inspected April 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Attainment 8
    36.2
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    23.3%

  6. 6

    Longhill High School

    Local authority maintained, 632 pupils, inspected March 2024

    Ofsted: Requires improvement
    Attainment 8
    32.9
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    22.2%

Secondary schools in Brighton without a rank

  • Brighton College

    Independent, Selective, 1,450 pupils

    No Ofsted inspection
    Attainment 8
    57.9
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    0%

  • Brighton Girls GDST

    Independent, 405 pupils

    No Ofsted inspection
    Attainment 8
    62.5
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    74.5%

  • Kings Brighton

    Independent, 79 pupils

    No Ofsted inspection
    Attainment 8
    2.5
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    0%

  • Oxford International College, Brighton

    Independent, Selective, 158 pupils

    No Ofsted inspection
    Attainment 8
    10.4
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    0%

  • Roedean School

    Independent, Selective, 519 pupils

    No Ofsted inspection
    Attainment 8
    16.5
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    0%