Brampton College
school in Barnet, UK
Brampton College, London is a co-educational private sixth form college for students aged between 15 and 19 years, specialising in A levels and GCSEs. Founded in 1989 in Golders Green, it has been located in a period building in Hendon since 1998. The college has between 220 and 240 students.
College buildings
The college is based in a period building on Lodge Road, Hendon, and a separate building known as 'the annex', It comprises 32 classrooms, including three science laboratories, and a library, study hall, art studio and offices. The college makes use of the indoor and outdoor sports facilities.
Academics
Brampton College offers a breadth of subjects at A Level and GCSE, including Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Computer Science, Art, Photography, English, Film Studies, Religious Studies, French, Spanish, Italian, German, Latin, Classics, Economics, Business Studies, Psychology, Government & Politics, Sociology, Law, and Geography. A particular characteristic of the curriculum is flexibility: students are allowed to take a mixture of one-year, two-year and GCSE courses.
A level Results 2024
55% A*/A grades (national average 27.6% and independent school average 49.4%)
81% A*- B grades (national average 53.6%)
74% of applicants achieved a place at Russell group universities, including the University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, Imperial College, LSE, UCL, the University of Bristol and King’s College London.
Brampton College has a long history of achieving A level results. In the DfE league tables, they have been the top independent sixth form college in London for 22 years (out of last 23 years) for A level results.
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