Schools in Brighton and Hove
83 schools across 4 towns
Based on the most recent published single-word Ofsted grades. Ofsted stopped issuing overall grades (Outstanding, Good, Requires Improvement, Inadequate) in September 2024, so schools inspected more recently — under Ofsted’s report cards — may not have one. Figures cover the 25 of 83 schools here that have a published grade.
Brighton and Hove has 83 schools across 4 towns — 47 primary, 10 secondary, educating around 33,852 pupils. 84% of schools with a published Ofsted grade are rated Good or Outstanding (21 of 25). There are currently 11 open teaching jobs in Brighton and Hove. Browse schools by town, compare Ofsted ratings and exam results, and find teaching jobs across Brighton and Hove.
Brighton and Hovelocal authority guide — teacher pay, ratios & spending →School spending in Brighton and Hove
Gross expenditure per pupil — LA-maintained schools (2024-25).
Source: DfE “LA and school expenditure” (Consistent Financial Reporting), 2024-25, under the Open Government Licence. Covers council-maintained schools; academies report separately.
Top-performing schools in Brighton and Hove
Ranked on the latest DfE results. Higher is better.
By Attainment 8 — average GCSE score
- 1King's School53.7Attainment 8
- 2Dorothy Stringer School53.3Attainment 8
- 3Blatchington Mill School51.0Attainment 8
- 4Cardinal Newman Catholic School50.4Attainment 8
- 5Varndean School48.8Attainment 8
Source: DfE performance tables, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Towns in Brighton and Hove
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Outstanding Schools in Brighton and Hove
Schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted