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Brighton language school closes, blaming changes in international student demand

by Jo Wadsworth
Thursday 23 Jun, 2022 at 11:16AM
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Brighton language school closes, blaming changes in international student demand


A longstanding Brighton language school has announced it will be closing at the end of the academic year.

Bellerbys College, which teaches 800 international students at its boarding school in Billinton Way, posted the announcement on its website.

It said the “difficult but necessary decision” had been made “due to changes in international student demand.”

The college, which was founded in Hove in 1959 and bought by a group of businessmen in 1991, follows other Brighton language schools who have closed their doors since Brexit and then Covid squeezed demand.

In the statement, Bellerby’s said: “Although this chapter is coming to a close, we are deeply proud of three decades of achievement by Bellerbys College students who have come to us from across the world and who often made lifetime friendships as they pursued their educational aims.

“We are also truly grateful for the positive impact our teachers and support staff at Bellerbys College have had on the education, careers and lives of thousands of young people, and we are committed to supporting current students and affected staff to the best of our ability over the coming months.

“We would like to take this opportunity to reassure you that this news does not impact our commitment to continue to support our students to achieve their education goals in the UK.

“Our team will continue to support them to complete their programmes at Bellerbys College, or help them to transition to an alternative route or provider of their choice.”

Since 2020, Regent Brighton and Sprachcaffe Hove have both closed and other language schools have either moved out of the city or online.

Bellerby’s was originally a branch of Davies College, founded in London in 1927. It was first based in Cromwell Road and mainly provided A-level resits for British students.

It began recruiting international students in 1980, when Robin Bellerby became principal. It was later renamed after him.

In 1991, it was bought by a group of British businessmen, and in 1994 became part of The Study Group, which still owns it today.

The Study Group has been approached for comment.

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Comments 9

  1. A Teacher says:
    1 year ago

    Bellerbys College is not a Language School! It’s an FE College providing A Level, University Foundation, IY1, Pre-Masters and Pre-PhD education to international students.

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  2. Chris says:
    1 year ago

    Interesting how their website is in Chinese and English. However Chinese student applications to UCAS have increased 12% over last year. Maybe these students now arrive in the UK with better English and do not need the pre-university English classes that Bellerbys offered. Or maybe Brighton is not as attractive anymore ? Some reporting needed I think ?

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  3. Anon says:
    1 year ago

    This isn’t really about student demand. The demand is still there. Why else would Kings International School on The Level be growing despite Covid? Or why else would the Nord Anglia group be opening up a new international school in Ovingdean? Studygroup have just prioritized their on-campus offerings: the International Study Centres and they no longer understand what it takes to properly run an actual School/College.

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    • Tom says:
      1 year ago

      This. Facts

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  4. Tom says:
    1 year ago

    Other international schools seem to be thriving. All intel suggest StudyGroup will cease to exist in a few years anyway

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  5. Terry says:
    1 year ago

    While I don’t doubt Brexit will have had some impact, many of the covid restrictions were unnecessary, ineffective and lasted too long. These have done more damage to our economy and people’s mental and physical health than the virus itself.

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    • Chris says:
      1 year ago

      It would seem little if these numbers are accurate: https://www.studying-in-uk.org/international-student-statistics-in-uk/

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    • ADZ says:
      1 year ago

      180,000 dead Terry. I’d say the virus is winning in the most harm stakes.

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  6. Former student says:
    2 months ago

    It’s sad to see that the college has closed. I had fond memories studying there. Mr Peter Corcut was an excellent Literature teacher, Mr Alan Beers was wonderful with Law. I’m surprised that they’ve called it a language school though because it definitely was more than one. Was hoping to visit the new campus some day. Sad to say, that’s not possible anymore.

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