Loxdale English Centre

Loxdale English Centre is a British Council-accredited English language school in Portslade, on the western edge of Brighton and Hove. Founded in 1979 and operated as a registered educational trust, it occupies a Victorian mansion set in grounds of over 11,000 square metres, combining traditional architecture with flexible modern classrooms and its own sports and dining facilities. The campus is on Locks Hill in Portslade.

English courses in Portslade

The adult programme runs year-round from A2 to C2. Core options are General English at fifteen hours a week and Intensive English at twenty-one hours, alongside a specialist 40+ course, one-to-one tuition, and English Plus combinations pairing language study with art, drama, performing arts or health and wellbeing. Exam and advanced English preparation is available, and summer programmes add general and intensive vacation courses for adults. Young learner courses for ages eight to seventeen run in summer and winter, with lessons, activities and excursions.

Between Brighton and the Downs

The residential campus sits between the sea and the Sussex Downs, roughly ten minutes by train from Brighton city centre and an hour from London. Homestay accommodation is a short walk away, and students beyond a set distance receive a bus pass.