190 Dyke Road, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 5AA
10 reasons to choose Brighton College Prep Hove
Main point of differentiation
Brighton College Prep Hove, formerly Windlesham School, has a Schoolsmith Score® of 80 and is the best value for money prep school in Brighton & Hove. It is the only standalone prep in the area, with a traditional curriculum and a wide trips and extra-curricular offer.
School fundamentals
Brighton College Prep Hove is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (60%/40%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a Christian school, open to all faiths and none. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is a standalone prep school and is a member of the Brighton College group. Brighton College Prep Hove fees range from £3,750 (Rec) to £4,926 per term (2025/26). Fees include VAT but exclude lunches.
Average class size
Brighton College Prep Hove has one rising to two classes per year and an average class size of 16 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
Destinations for 60%-70% of Brighton College Prep Hove leavers are one of 15 independent schools. Lewes Old Grammar School is the most popular destination, accounting for 25% of leavers. Perennial favourites include Brighton College, Shoreham College, Roedean and the comprehensive Dorothy Stringer High School. 20% of pupils win awards and scholarships.
The Brighton College Prep Hove curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and also includes PSHE, reasoning, philosophy, French. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and residential trips from Year 4.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music, and languages throughout, for art and science from Year 4, and for all subjects from Year 5.
Sport at Brighton College Prep Hove
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Brighton College Prep Hove
Art and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Drama is part of the co-curriculum. All pupils learn an instrument in class and about one third take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Four choirs and one or two instrument ensembles. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
School hours are 8.30am to 3.45pm. After school care to 5.45pm.
Find another school near Brighton College Prep Hove
Lancing Prep Hove (0.6 miles); The Montessori Place, Elementary (1 mile).
Aldrington Church of England Primary School (1.7 miles); Westdene Primary School (2.1 miles); Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Rottingdean (5.4 miles).
Brighton Girls GDST (0.9 miles); The Montessori Place (0.9 miles).
Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College (0.4 miles); City College Brighton and Hove (1.1 miles); Blatchington Mill School and Sixth Form College (1.8 miles).