Kings Brighton
27-33 Ditchling Road, Brighton, BN1 4SB
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 14 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Williams
- Religious ethos
- None
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Constituency
- Brighton Pavilion
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 300
- Pupils on roll
- 79
- URN
- 143046
- Local authority
- Brighton and Hove
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01273443403
About this school
Kings Brighton is an independent school in Brighton. It teaches children aged 14 to 19 and has 79 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Kings Brighton under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Kings Brighton has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in April 2017, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 8 | 4 | 11 |
| Attainment 8 score | 8.9 | - | 2.5 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | - | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | - | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | - | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.4 | - | 0.0 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Kings Brighton has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Brighton and Hove average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.9 | 40.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | — | 36.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 2.5 | 37.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 141 |
| 2023/24 | 121 |
| 2024/25 | 114 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 0
- Pupils on SEN support
- 11
Location
Nearby schools
-
Team Domenica0.3 miles
Other types · Brighton
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Brighton Girls GDST0.8 miles
Independent schools
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Brighton College0.9 miles
Independent schools · Brighton
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Windlesham School0.9 miles
Independent schools
-
Brighton College Prep School0.9 miles
Independent schools · Brighton
Other schools in Brighton
- Brighton College Independent schools
- Brighton College Prep School Independent schools
- Oxford International College, Brighton Independent schools
- Roedean School Independent schools
- Royal Spa Nursery School Nursery
- Tarnerland Nursery School Nursery
- Balfour Primary School Primary
- Benfield Primary School Primary
- Bevendean Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Brackenbury Primary School Primary
- Carden Nursery and Primary School Primary
- Carlton Hill Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Kings Brighton teach?
- Kings Brighton teaches children aged 14 to 19. It is an independent school in Brighton.
- Who is the headteacher of Kings Brighton?
- The headteacher of Kings Brighton is Mrs Sarah Williams, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Kings Brighton been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Kings Brighton under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Kings Brighton?
- Kings Brighton has 79 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 14 to 19.
- Is Kings Brighton full?
- Kings Brighton has capacity for 300 pupils and 79 on roll (26%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Kings Brighton a faith school?
- No. Kings Brighton has no designated religious character.
- How have Kings Brighton's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 8.9 in 2022/23 and 2.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Kings Brighton's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kings Brighton's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.