Best Private Schools in Sussex
Co-Ed, Boys, Girls

Overview

Sussex has 24 private schools which take pupils of high school age, some of which also have primary and nursery schools as well. All of these schools offer day places, with over half offering boarding places as well. There are no boarding-only independent schools in Sussex.

Sussex Independent School League Table

GCSE Rank A*/A% School Gender Day/Boarding Day Fees Boarding Fees
1 94.0% Brighton College Co-ed Day & Boarding £33,888 £59,168
2 79.0% Hurstpierpoint College Co-ed Day & Boarding £35,460 £45,381
3 74.0% Roedean School Girls Day & Boarding £26,385 £56,385
4 72.0% Ardingly College Co-ed Day & Boarding £22,770 £48,741
5 68.0% Burgess Hill Girls Girls Day & Boarding £27,630 £49,050
6 67.0% Worth School Co-ed Day & Boarding £24,966 £54,396
7 64.0% Mayfield School Girls Day & Boarding £35,100 £53,910
8 60.0% Lancing College Co-ed Day & Boarding £36,441 £53,319
9 59.0% Brighton Girls Girls Day £17,070 N/A
10 56.0% Farlington School Co-ed Day & Boarding £22,929 £42,705
11 52.0% Eastbourne College Co-ed Day & Boarding £35,431 £53,780
12 44.0% Bede's Senior School Co-ed Day & Boarding £32,400 £18,345
13 42.0% Lewes Old Grammar School Co-ed Day £17,298 N/A
14 41.0% Christ’s Hospital Co-ed Day & Boarding £23,790 £50,187
15 39.0% Buckswood School Co-ed Day & Boarding £23,220 £43,020
16 38.3% Our Lady of Sion School Co-ed Day £20,001 N/A
17 21.0% Battle Abbey School Co-ed Day & Boarding £23,196 £49,029

Where Schools are Located

The biggest collections of private schools in Sussex are in Brighton and Burgess Hill.

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Best Private Schools in Sussex

There are 24 senior independent schools in Sussex. 17 of these schools publicly release their exam data (standard UK examination system i.e. GCSE / A-Level).

Best Private Schools by GCSE Results

The top performing schools academically for GCSE are (in order):

1. Brighton College

Location Eastern Road, Brighton, BN2 0AL
GCSE A*/A:
94%

2. Hurstpierpoint College

Location Hurstpierpoint, BN6 9JS
GCSE A*/A:
79%

3. Roedean School

Location Roedean Way, Brighton, BN2 5RQ
GCSE A*/A:
74%

4. Ardingly College

Location College Road, Haywards Heath, RH17 6SQ
GCSE A*/A:
72%

5. Burgess Hill Girls

Location Keymer Road, Burgess Hill, RH15 0EG
GCSE A*/A:
68%

Best Private Schools by A-Level Results

The top performing schools academically for A-Level are (in order):

1. Brighton College

Location Eastern Road, Brighton, BN2 0AL
A-Level A*/A:
87%

2. Our Lady of Sion School

Location Gratwicke Road, Worthing, BN11 4BL
A-Level A*/A:
82%

3. Ardingly College

Location College Road, Haywards Heath, RH17 6SQ
A-Level A*/A:
64%

4. Burgess Hill Girls

Location Keymer Road, Burgess Hill, RH15 0EG
A-Level A*/A:
61%

5. Worth School

Location Paddockhurst Road, Crawley, RH10 4SD
A-Level A*/A:
61%
From To Averaging
Day Places £15,120 £62,994 £28,214
Boarding Places £18,345 £59,168 £46,198

Best Boys Schools in Sussex

From To Averaging
Day Places £25,065 £25,065 £25,065
Boarding Places £37,125 £37,125 £37,125

Best Girls Schools in Sussex

Best Private Girls Schools by GCSE Results

The top performing girls schools academically for GCSE are (in order):

1. Roedean School

Location Roedean Way, Brighton, BN2 5RQ
GCSE A*/A:
74.0%

2. Burgess Hill Girls

Location Keymer Road, Burgess Hill, RH15 0EG
GCSE A*/A:
68.0%

3. Mayfield School

Location The Old Palace, High Street, TN20 6PH
GCSE A*/A:
64.0%

4. Brighton Girls

Location Montpelier Road, Brighton, BN1 3AT
GCSE A*/A:
59.0%

Best Private Girls Schools by A-Level Results

The top performing girls schools academically for A-Level are (in order):

1. Burgess Hill Girls

Location Keymer Road, Burgess Hill, RH15 0EG
A-Level A*/A:
61.0%

2. Roedean School

Location Roedean Way, Brighton, BN2 5RQ
A-Level A*/A:
57.0%

3. Mayfield School

Location The Old Palace, High Street, TN20 6PH
A-Level A*/A:
51.0%

4. Brighton Girls

Location Montpelier Road, Brighton, BN1 3AT
A-Level A*/A:
44.0%
From To Averaging
Day Places £17,070 £35,100 £26,546
Boarding Places £49,050 £56,385 £53,115

Best Co-Ed Schools in Sussex

Best Private Co-Ed Schools by GCSE Results

The top performing co-ed schools academically for GCSE are (in order):

1. Brighton College

Location Eastern Road, Brighton, BN2 0AL
GCSE A*/A:
94.0%

2. Hurstpierpoint College

Location Hurstpierpoint, BN6 9JS
GCSE A*/A:
79.0%

3. Ardingly College

Location College Road, Haywards Heath, RH17 6SQ
GCSE A*/A:
72.0%

4. Worth School

Location Paddockhurst Road, Crawley, RH10 4SD
GCSE A*/A:
67.0%

5. Lancing College

Location College, Lancing, BN15 0RW
GCSE A*/A:
60.0%

Best Private Co-Ed Schools by A-Level Results

The top performing co-ed schools academically for A-Level are (in order):

1. Brighton College

Location Eastern Road, Brighton, BN2 0AL
A-Level A*/A:
87.0%

2. Our Lady of Sion School

Location Gratwicke Road, Worthing, BN11 4BL
A-Level A*/A:
82.0%

3. Ardingly College

Location College Road, Haywards Heath, RH17 6SQ
A-Level A*/A:
64.0%

4. Worth School

Location Paddockhurst Road, Crawley, RH10 4SD
A-Level A*/A:
61.0%

5. Hurstpierpoint College

Location Hurstpierpoint, BN6 9JS
A-Level A*/A:
60.0%

Day and Boarding Fees

From To Averaging
Day Places £15,120 £62,994 £28,731
Boarding Places £18,345 £59,168 £45,420

Sussex Private School Costs (Averages)

Day Boarding
Overall £28,214 £46,198
Boys £25,065 £37,125
Girls £26,546 £53,115
Co-Ed £28,731 £45,420

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