Roedean School
Perched above the Sussex coast at Brighton, Roedean has educated girls since 1885 and continues to combine day and boarding life within a single school of around 615. The Independent Schools Inspectorate rated it excellent in its most recent inspection, including for pupils' personal development, with compliance requirements met. A pupil-to-teacher ratio of roughly eight to one points to small classes and close attention, and the school keeps places open across the age range from 11 to 18. With nearly a fifth of pupils receiving SEN support, it is a setting accustomed to working with a range of learning needs.
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Latest results
GCSE grade 9-7
79%
National average 23%
A-level A*-A
57%
National average 28%
A-level A*-B
83%
National average 55%
Inspection reports
- ISI rating
- excellent
- ISI personal development
- excellent
- Last inspected
- 14 January 2025
Teaching & academics
Results at the top end are strong: 79 per cent of GCSE grades fall in the 9 to 7 range, and at A-level 57 per cent of entries reach A* or A, rising to 83 per cent at A* to B. Sixth-formers, who number around 175, gravitate towards sciences and humanities, with Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology, English Literature, Geography, History and Government and Politics among the popular choices. An EPQ sits alongside GCSEs and A-levels, and Chinese is offered among the languages.
Languages
Popular GCSE subjects
Head · Ms Niamh Green
Sixth form
- Sixth-form pupils
- 175
A-level subjects
Qualifications offered
Beyond the classroom
A drama scholarship signals a school that takes performance seriously and looks for talent beyond the classroom. As a boarding school, it offers a full residential rhythm, with house staff overseeing routines such as phone handover for younger pupils.
School life & ethos
- Founded
- 1885
- Religious character
- None
- Boarding
- Yes
- SEN support
- 19.67%
- EHC plans
- 0%
Mobile phone policy
For years 7 to 10, day students must hand in their mobile phones to heads of year upon arrival and collect them at 5pm. Boarders will hand their phones to house staff. For years 11 to 13, mobile phones may be used during lessons at the teacher's discretion for educational purposes. Mobile phones are not allowed in corridors or dining areas.
Fees & bursaries
- Day fees (per year)
- £25,758 - £33,660
- Boarding fees (per year)
- £46,386 - £60,948
- Bursaries up to
- 110% of fees
Means-tested support to around a third of pupils; bursaries of up to 110 per cent for specific projects such as the Home for Ukraine Programme or the HMC scholars the school supports
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An established girls' boarding and day school with genuinely strong upper-grade results and meaningful bursary support reaching around a third of pupils. Worth a close look for families seeking small classes by the sea.
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Compiled from public data. Last checked 5 June 2026.