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Hurstpierpoint College

Independent co-ed all-through school in Mid Sussex for ages 4–18, day or boarding. Selective entry, top-tier fees.

  • Rank #79
  • ISI Standards met
  • Fees £28.0k/yr
  • co-ed
  • both
  • Hurstpierpoint, Mid Sussex

Outcomes

Where leavers go after sixth form.

Cohort
165

Class of 2025

Oxbridge
5
Russell Group
48
US Ivy
0
Medicine
4

Top destinations

  • Bristol—
  • Durham—
  • Edinburgh—
  • Exeter—
  • Glasgow—
  • Imperial College London—
  • King’s College London—
  • Lancaster—

Exam results

A level A*–A and GCSE 9–7, recalibrated for 2026.

A-level A*–A
65%

Recalibrated

GCSE 9–7
75%
Oxbridge rate
3%
Russell Group rate
29%

Entry points & fees

EntryYearPlacesAssessmentDay fee (max)Boarding fee (max)
11+Year 7—School's own exam · Group assessment · Interview · Reference / report£28.0k£47.2k
16+Lower Sixth—Verbal reasoning · Non-verbal reasoning · Interview · Reference / report£28.0k£47.2k
4+——Interview · Observation£28.0k£47.2k
7+Year 3—School's own exam · Interview£28.0k£47.2k
ReceptionMAINReception—Interview · Reference / report · Other£28.0k£47.2k

Houseroom Index

Our composite score, broken down by pillar.

Index score

71

/ 100

National rank #79

Academic66
Destinations71
Future-ready55
Pastoral95
Value-add58
Access & breadth75
External consensus70

Inspections

ISI

Excellent

Inspected 2023-01-01

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Compare with peers

Schools families applying here also consider.

  • 1Lancing CollegeWest Sussex
    Fees £37.8kA*-A 66%Oxbridge 2%Rank #86

    Lancing College matches on co-ed both boarding/day, has overlapping entry phases (13–16), is geographically close (14km), and shares a similar fee bracket and selectivity tier.

  • Fees £39.9kA*-A 59%Oxbridge 2%Rank #88

    Eastbourne College is co-ed both boarding/day, overlaps in entry phases (13–18), is within reasonable commute distance (37km), and shares a similar fee level and selectivity tier.

  • Fees £15.0kA*-A 63%Oxbridge 2%Rank #83

    Bishop's Stortford College is co-ed both boarding/day, overlaps in entry phases (3–18), is within a longer but plausible commute (106km), and shares the same selectivity tier and similar fees.

  • 4HaileyburyEast Hertfordshire
    Fees £43.0kA*-A 83%Oxbridge 4%Rank #62

    Haileybury is co-ed both boarding/day, overlaps in entry phases (11–18), shares the selective entry ethos, and although fees are slightly higher, it remains in the top-tier London fees bracket.

  • 5Stowe SchoolBuckinghamshire
    Fees £35.7kA*-A 56%Oxbridge 3%Rank #95

    Stowe School is co-ed both boarding/day, overlaps in entry phases (13–18), shares the selective entry ethos and fee tier, and although further away (135km), it is a comparable independent senior school.

How peers are chosen

Matched on sex, boarding, entry phase, location, fee band, tier and outcomes. Scoring: 0.45 outcome similarity, 0.25 structured, 0.10 embedding, 0.20 AI re-rank. Refreshed yearly and when a profile changes.

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