CREATIVE ARTS

We’ve already waxed lyrical about the quality of the artwork at Brighton College Prep, which is in no small part attributed to the fact specialist arts teaching starts at Reception and pupils have both a gorgeous rooftop art studio (views for days) packed with materials and provocations including a highly impressive ceramics collection, plus a superb design and technology studio at their disposal in the prep school. Specialist music teaching starts in nursery and all pupils learn the recorder and the ukulele, with tuition in a heap of other instruments also on offer. There are bands, choirs, orchestras and groups galore for pupils to join and performances aplenty so they can showcase their skills. Dance also starts at nursery and the dance school runs a show annually.

In addition to outstanding curriculum drama, pupils can follow a LAMDA programme and take examinations, setting them up for scholarships in performing arts later on.

Academics

Unsurprisingly given its association with Brighton College, academics are superb. The school has a great deal of support on offer for all pupils – Brighton College Prep gets increasingly selective if pupils join in later years and the curriculum is thoughtfully designed to both challenge and inspire. As a result, the vast majority of pupils go on to Brighton College itself and, importantly, are ready and able to meet the standards of a college that regularly achieves the best co-ed GCSE and A Level results in the country.