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Brighton College Prep School: entry, assessments, dates and fees

Brighton College Prep School, Brighton, East Sussex, BN2 5JJ

Facts checked 19 October 2026By ExamKind Editorial TeamSchool website

Can we apply, and when?

  • Registration closes

    Not published yet

  • Places

    Not published

  • Fees at 4+, day

    £5,681a term

    2026–27 school year, including VAT

    Checked, source: Brighton College, checked

Brighton College Prep School sets its own tests and decides after them. We have not found a published pass mark, so we do not show one.

How entry works

How entry works

Ways in, and how children are assessed

Brighton College Prep School takes new pupils at 4+, 7+, 8+, 9+ and 10+. Each way in has its own tests and dates.

  • 4+ entry

    How children are assessed: a play-based observation.

Other ways in: 7+, 8+, 9+ and 10+Places, tests and registration for each

  • 7+ entry

    How children are assessed: an English paper, a maths paper and a reasoning paper.

  • 8+ entry

    How children are assessed: an English paper, a maths paper and a reasoning paper.

  • 9+ entry

    How children are assessed: an English paper, a maths paper and a reasoning paper.

  • 10+ entry

    How children are assessed: an English paper, a maths paper and a reasoning paper.

Source: Brighton College, checked

More about entry from our guide

The school does not print registration deadlines, assessment dates or offer dates for any entry year on its website. We will add them when it does.

This page covers entry to Brighton College Prep School only. Its senior school, Brighton College, has its own page.

4+ (Reception)

Reception entry uses an informal play-based assessmentBrighton College Prep School: Play observationChecked 11 Oct 2026 against Brighton College.The source says: For younger pupils applying to the Nursery and Reception, this will consist of a 45-minute taster session with children of a similar age, to determine their readiness to thrive in our setting.View the official source, and the school prints no date for it.

  • What the school assesses: informal play-based assessmentBrighton College Prep School: Play observationChecked 11 Oct 2026 against Brighton College.The source says: For younger pupils applying to the Nursery and Reception, this will consist of a 45-minute taster session with children of a similar age, to determine their readiness to thrive in our setting.View the official source

7+ (Year 3)

Year 3 applicants sit the school's own English assessmentBrighton College Prep School: Own englishChecked 11 Oct 2026 against Brighton College.The source says: We invite all children registered Years 1 to 6 in to school to meet our staff and pupils and to complete standardised assessments in English, maths, verbal and non-verbal reasoning.View the official source, alongside maths and reasoning assessments also set by the school.

  • What the school assesses: school's own English assessmentBrighton College Prep School: Own englishChecked 11 Oct 2026 against Brighton College.The source says: We invite all children registered Years 1 to 6 in to school to meet our staff and pupils and to complete standardised assessments in English, maths, verbal and non-verbal reasoning.View the official source; school's own maths assessmentBrighton College Prep School: Own mathsChecked 11 Oct 2026 against Brighton College.The source says: We invite all children registered Years 1 to 6 in to school to meet our staff and pupils and to complete standardised assessments in English, maths, verbal and non-verbal reasoning.View the official source; school's own reasoning assessmentBrighton College Prep School: Own reasoningChecked 11 Oct 2026 against Brighton College.The source says: We invite all children registered Years 1 to 6 in to school to meet our staff and pupils and to complete standardised assessments in English, maths, verbal and non-verbal reasoning.View the official source

8+ (Year 4)

Year 4 candidates sit the same three assessments as Year 3, in English, maths and reasoning.

  • What the school assesses: school's own English assessmentBrighton College Prep School: Own englishChecked 11 Oct 2026 against Brighton College.The source says: We invite all children registered Years 1 to 6 in to school to meet our staff and pupils and to complete standardised assessments in English, maths, verbal and non-verbal reasoning.View the official source; school's own maths assessmentBrighton College Prep School: Own mathsChecked 11 Oct 2026 against Brighton College.The source says: We invite all children registered Years 1 to 6 in to school to meet our staff and pupils and to complete standardised assessments in English, maths, verbal and non-verbal reasoning.View the official source; school's own reasoning assessmentBrighton College Prep School: Own reasoningChecked 11 Oct 2026 against Brighton College.The source says: We invite all children registered Years 1 to 6 in to school to meet our staff and pupils and to complete standardised assessments in English, maths, verbal and non-verbal reasoning.View the official source

9+ (Year 5)

Year 5 entry is assessed in the same way, with English, maths and reasoning.

  • What the school assesses: school's own English assessmentBrighton College Prep School: Own englishChecked 11 Oct 2026 against Brighton College.The source says: We invite all children registered Years 1 to 6 in to school to meet our staff and pupils and to complete standardised assessments in English, maths, verbal and non-verbal reasoning.View the official source; school's own maths assessmentBrighton College Prep School: Own mathsChecked 11 Oct 2026 against Brighton College.The source says: We invite all children registered Years 1 to 6 in to school to meet our staff and pupils and to complete standardised assessments in English, maths, verbal and non-verbal reasoning.View the official source; school's own reasoning assessmentBrighton College Prep School: Own reasoningChecked 11 Oct 2026 against Brighton College.The source says: We invite all children registered Years 1 to 6 in to school to meet our staff and pupils and to complete standardised assessments in English, maths, verbal and non-verbal reasoning.View the official source

10+ (Year 6)

Year 6 applicants also take the school's English, maths and reasoning assessments.

  • What the school assesses: school's own English assessmentBrighton College Prep School: Own englishChecked 11 Oct 2026 against Brighton College.The source says: We invite all children registered Years 1 to 6 in to school to meet our staff and pupils and to complete standardised assessments in English, maths, verbal and non-verbal reasoning.View the official source; school's own maths assessmentBrighton College Prep School: Own mathsChecked 11 Oct 2026 against Brighton College.The source says: We invite all children registered Years 1 to 6 in to school to meet our staff and pupils and to complete standardised assessments in English, maths, verbal and non-verbal reasoning.View the official source; school's own reasoning assessmentBrighton College Prep School: Own reasoningChecked 11 Oct 2026 against Brighton College.The source says: We invite all children registered Years 1 to 6 in to school to meet our staff and pupils and to complete standardised assessments in English, maths, verbal and non-verbal reasoning.View the official source

Key dates

Key dates

Dates not published yetWe add each date when the school publishes it.

At a glance

Brighton College Prep School in brief

tap a value for its source

Ages
3 to 11AgesChecked 11 Oct 2026 against Brighton College Prep School.The source says: Brighton College Prep School educates boys and girls aged 3 to 11.View the official source
The ages the school teaches, from youngest to oldest.
Ways in
4+, 7+, 8+, 9+, 10+
The ages at which the school takes new pupils (4+, 11+ and so on).
Registration fee
£250including VAT
Paid to the school when you register your child for its tests.

Fees

From £5,681 a term, including VAT
4+ entry, day
£5,681 a term, including VAT
7+ entry, day
£7,588 a term, including VAT
8+ entry, day
£8,570 a term, including VAT

Fees for the 2026–27 school year, as the school publishes them. We never add or remove VAT.

fees are published both with and without VAT

Registration fee: £250 (including VAT).

Deposit when you accept a day place: £2,500.

Source: Brighton College, checked

For 2026–27Brighton College Prep School: Academic yearChecked 11 Oct 2026 against Brighton College.The source says: BRIGHTON COLLEGE PREP SCHOOL FEES STRUCTURE Summary Fees 2026-27View the official source, fees are published both with and without VATBrighton College Prep School: Vat treatmentChecked 11 Oct 2026 against Brighton College.The source says: All fees quoted above show the underlying fee prior to the impositionView the official source; the table shows the figures including VAT. The Year 4 fee of £8,570 per term (including VAT)Brighton College Prep School: DayChecked 11 Oct 2026 against Brighton College.The source says: 4 £8,570View the official source is higher than the Year 3 fee of £7,588 per term (including VAT)Brighton College Prep School: DayChecked 11 Oct 2026 against Brighton College.The source says: 3 £7,588View the official source. We could not confirm the Year 5 and Year 6 fees, so they are not shown yet.

Joining atDay
4+£5,681 per term (including VAT)Brighton College Prep School: DayChecked 11 Oct 2026 against Brighton College.The source says: Reception £5,681View the official source
7+£7,588 per term (including VAT)Brighton College Prep School: DayChecked 11 Oct 2026 against Brighton College.The source says: 3 £7,588View the official source
8+£8,570 per term (including VAT)Brighton College Prep School: DayChecked 11 Oct 2026 against Brighton College.The source says: 4 £8,570View the official source
  • Registration fee: £250 (including VAT)Brighton College Prep School: Registration feeChecked 11 Oct 2026 against Brighton College.The source says: of £250 (incl VAT), and for overseas/international pupils theView the official source
  • Acceptance deposit (day): £2,500Brighton College Prep School: Deposit dayChecked 11 Oct 2026 against Brighton College.The source says: Prep School £2,500 £12,000View the official source

Bursaries and scholarships

Help with fees
Bursaries (help with fees)
Not checked yet.
Scholarships
Not checked yet.

Open days

Next: Prep School Open Mornings, Sat 30 Jan 2027

  1. Coming up: Prep School Open Mornings

  2. Coming up: Prep School Open Mornings

Source: Brighton College Prep School, checked

The Prep lists two Saturday open mornings early in the new year.

What is distinctive about applying to Brighton College Prep

The assessment is the same from Year 3 to Year 6: every applicant in that range sits English, maths and reasoning assessments set by the school. Only Reception differs, with an informal play-based assessmentBrighton College Prep School: Play observationChecked 11 Oct 2026 against Brighton College.The source says: For younger pupils applying to the Nursery and Reception, this will consist of a 45-minute taster session with children of a similar age, to determine their readiness to thrive in our setting.View the official source.

Registration costs £250 (including VAT)Brighton College Prep School: Registration feeChecked 11 Oct 2026 against Brighton College.The source says: of £250 (incl VAT), and for overseas/international pupils theView the official source, and accepting a day place means paying a deposit of £2,500Brighton College Prep School: Deposit dayChecked 11 Oct 2026 against Brighton College.The source says: Prep School £2,500 £12,000View the official source. We did not find a bursary or scholarship scheme for Prep entry on the school's pages, so this page does not show one.

Official documents and sources

6 sources, each kept as an archived copy

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