Secondary school

Brighton Aldridge Community Academy

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 11–19
  • Mixed
  • Brighton and Hove
  • BN1 9PW
  • Sixth form
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected Apr 2025

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,999 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 92%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 92%92%2016/17: top 90%2017/18: top 86%2018/19: top 75%75% · 2018/192021/22: top 94%2022/23: top 91%2023/24: top 88%2024/25: top 92%No exams

Against South EastArrows: South East rank change since 2018/19

Attainment 836.2 · South East 462/10 Well below South East
Grade 5+ English and maths23.3% · South East 44.8%1/10 Well below South East
EBacc point score3.15 · South East 4.032/10 Well below South East
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.40 · South East +0.013/10 Below−13.6 pts
A level points per entry18.75 · South East 33.47Small cohort: 9 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 42.1 · 69 pupils · South East 50.92016/17: 37.9 · 100 pupils · South East 46.72017/18: 38.5 · 96 pupils · South East 46.72018/19: 41.4 · 110 pupils · South East 47.12021/22: 37.4 · 120 pupils · South East 49.12022/23: 36.2 · 148 pupils · South East 46.52023/24: 37.3 · 117 pupils · South East 46.22024/25: 36.2 · 116 pupils · South East 4642.136.2No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 35% · 100 pupils · South East 43%2017/18: 18% · 96 pupils · South East 43.5%2018/19: 19% · 110 pupils · South East 43%2021/22: 28% · 120 pupils · South East 51%2022/23: 26% · 148 pupils · South East 45%2023/24: 29.9% · 117 pupils · South East 45.9%2024/25: 23.3% · 116 pupils · South East 44.8%35%18%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 17.06 · 8 pupils · South East 28.942016/17: 25.36 · 15 pupils · South East 29.962017/18: 20 · 6 pupils · South East 30.252018/19: 29.23 · 11 pupils · South East 31.762021/22: 20.26 · 28 pupils · South East 36.42022/23: 18.95 · 21 pupils · South East 32.822023/24: 19.44 · 10 pupils · South East 32.832024/25: 18.75 · 9 pupils · South East 33.4729.2317.06No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
113 of 113 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st113113
2nd459
3rd676

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2010–2025

  • Personal developmentGood
  • Quality of educationGood
  • Behaviour and attitudesGood
  • Sixth form provisionGood
  • Leadership and managementGood
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2010Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2012Requires improvement
  3. 2014Requires improvement
  4. 2016Good
  5. 2022Inadequate
  6. 2022Ungraded visit
  7. 2023Requires improvement
  8. 2025All areas Good

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026808
Free school meals (past 6 years)50.2%
First language not English13.2%
SEN support29.8%
EHC plan7.8%
Absence (sessions missed)15.2%
Persistently absent pupils42.6%

Girls 43.3%Boys 56.7%

70.3% full · 1,150 places · 133 in sixth form

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 69 responses (8.5% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school84.1% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school85.5% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved87% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 66.7% not applicable65.2% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year76.8% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 24.6% not applicable82.7% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?42% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 42% who said Yes above79.3% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child87% agree
  • My child does well at this school84.1% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing88.4% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school82.6% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school91.3% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development79.7% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent82.6% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher16.5
Pupils per adult9.8
  • Classroom teachers 40.9
  • Leadership 8.1
  • Teaching assistants 20.4
  • Other support 35.4

Teachers 49 FTE · Whole workforce 104.8 · 121 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£9,146
Spend per pupil£8,839
Staff spend per pupil£6,724
Reserve per pupil−£166
  • −£136,000revenue reserve
  • +£252,000in-year balance

Grants £8,922 · self-generated £224 · premises £654 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: ALDRIDGE EDUCATION (9 academies) · trust reserve £2,332,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

117 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained78.6%
  • Education73.5%
  • Apprenticeship2.6%
  • Employment2.6%
  • Not sustained14.5%
  • Unknown6.8%

After sixth form (16–18)

56 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained64.3%
  • Education14.3%
  • Higher education10.7%
  • Apprenticeship7.1%
  • Employment42.9%
  • Not sustained21.4%
  • Unknown14.3%