English courses in Brighton 2027: real prices from 5 schools (and Bournemouth)

Updated 22 October 2026 · Prices from each school's official 2027 price list

In 2027, four weeks of General English (20 lessons a week) in Brighton cost between £640 and £1,460 at the 5 schools that have sent us their price lists (about €760–€1,740), and a host family with half board costs £192–£245 a week. In Bournemouth, further west on the same south coast, the same kind of course starts at £940. With course, half-board host family and all fees, the cheapest 4-week budget in Brighton is £1,749.60; with the same calculation, the cheapest in our London article is £2,359.60. Below are all the 2027 prices, school by school, with accommodation and complete budgets.

General English courses: 2027 prices (4 weeks)

All General English courses of the seven schools, 4 weeks starting in March 2027. Lessons last 45 minutes, except at Westbourne (40) and LSI (50), so we also show the price per hour of class. Euros at the exchange rate of 21 October 2026. Your price is what you pay when you book on LanguageBookings: the school's price minus our discount (and the school's own offer, where there is one).

Castle's Intensive English includes 4 private lessons a week; its «Culture & Skills» lessons, the «Skills» lessons of Brighton Language College and Loxdale's «English Plus» (health and wellbeing, art or drama) and «40+» courses are taught in groups. Loxdale has a summer season: its 20-lesson course costs £1,000 for 4 weeks most of the year and £1,300 from 6 June 2027 to 14 August 2027; the table shows the March price. Cavendish (Bournemouth) also has a summer season: from 1 June 2027 to 31 August 2027, four weeks of each of its courses cost £160 more (20 lessons: £1,180 instead of £1,020). ISE Hove's «General English + 1-to-1» adds 5 hours of private lessons a week to 15 hours in a group; for its «General English Plus (21 hours)» (24 lessons) the school has not yet confirmed the length of the lessons, so we do not give a price per hour.

IELTS and Cambridge preparation

Castle charges the same for IELTS preparation as for General English; at Brighton Language College, IELTS, B2 First and C1 Advanced preparation cost £40 more than General English for four weeks. LSI Brighton also has a Cambridge 30 Exam Preparation (B2 First / C1 Advanced) course, and in Bournemouth Westbourne Academy runs a Cambridge B2 First / C1 Advanced Preparation course, both with fixed 2027 start dates: ask us for the price of the dates you want.

To compare with IELTS courses in other cities, see IELTS preparation course prices 2027.

Accommodation: 2027 prices per week

All the accommodation the seven schools offer, with the price of one week and the one-off placement fee, if there is one.

Complete budget: 4 weeks of course + host family

The 20-lesson course of each school at your price with LanguageBookings, plus registration and compulsory materials, and the cheapest single room with half board at a host family for four weeks, with its placement fee.

Not included: flights, airport transfer, insurance, public transport and personal spending.

Brighton, Bournemouth or London?

No school sells the same course in all three places, so we compare budgets calculated in the same way (the school's 20-lesson course at your price, registration, materials and four weeks of its cheapest half-board host family, with the placement fee): the cheapest is £1,749.60 in Brighton (Castle School of English), £1,787.60 in Bournemouth (Westbourne Academy) and £2,359.60 in London (The English Studio, from our London article). Brighton comes out £38 cheaper than Bournemouth and £610 (about €730) cheaper than London.

More cities: English courses in the UK 2027, city by city and English courses in London 2027.

Long stays: 12 and 24 weeks

School's list prices, before our discount. For stays of more than six months, check the visa rules on the UK government website (gov.uk).

Other schools in Bournemouth

We are still waiting for the 2027 price lists of these schools. You can ask us for a quote anyway: we get the updated price from the school and reply within 24–48 hours.

Bright School of English (Bournemouth) · Europa School of English Bournemouth (Bournemouth)

How to pay less

• Compare schools, not just towns: in Brighton and Hove alone, 20 lessons for four weeks cost £640 at ISE Hove and £1,460 at LSI Brighton (whose lessons last 50 minutes).
• At Loxdale, avoid the summer season (6 June 2027 to 14 August 2027): four weeks cost £300 more. At Cavendish, in Bournemouth, the same applies from 1 June 2027 to 31 August 2027 (£160 more).
• A host family with breakfast only (Loxdale English Centre, «Homestay, Bed & Breakfast»: £159 a week) is cheaper than half board (up to £245).
• Longer courses cost less per week: at Castle, £210 a week for 4 weeks and £160 a week for 24.
• Book through LanguageBookings: you get our discount on the course, you pay nothing upfront (your card is only authorised for the deposit, which is charged when the school confirms; the rest you pay to the school), and if you find the same course cheaper under the same conditions, we match the price.

Frequently asked questions

How much does an English course in Brighton cost in 2027?

Four weeks of General English with 20 lessons a week cost £640–£1,460 at the school. With a host family (half board) and fees, the cheapest complete budget is £1,749.60 (about €2,090).

Is Bournemouth cheaper than Brighton?

Not with the 2027 prices we have: in Bournemouth, 20 lessons start at £940 (Westbourne Academy), and the cheapest complete budget for four weeks with a host family (Westbourne Academy) is £38 more than the cheapest in Brighton (Castle School of English).

What is the minimum age, and how big are the classes?

All these courses accept students from 16. Schools set a maximum of 8 to 17 students per class, depending on the school.

Why are prices in pounds?

Because UK schools set their prices in pounds sterling. The euro amounts are approximate, at the exchange rate of 21 October 2026; the final amount depends on the rate on the day you pay.

See all the schools and book with our discount: English courses in Brighton · English courses in Bournemouth.

Compare with other destinations in our English course price index 2027.