Blatchington Mill SchoolPortslade Aldridge Community Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Blatchington Mill School and Portslade Aldridge Community Academy are secondary schools.
Blatchington Mill School scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Portslade Aldridge Community Academy scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average). Blatchington Mill School is ahead on our composite score.
Blatchington Mill School was judged Good and Portslade Aldridge Community Academy was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 50.9 for Blatchington Mill School and 42.7 for Portslade Aldridge Community Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Blatchington Mill School (50.9 in 2021-22, 50.9 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Portslade Aldridge Community Academy (49.7 in 2021-22, 42.7 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | HoveBlatchington Mill School | BrightonPortslade Aldridge Community Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C62/100Stronger figure | C55/100 | |
| Local ranking | 5th of 10 in Brighton and Hove Stronger figure | 7th of 10 in Brighton and Hove | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Community school | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,635 | 928 | |
| Capacity | 1,650 | 1,075 | |
| Location | Hove, BN3 7BW | Brighton, BN41 2WS | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 50.9 Stronger figure | 42.7 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 61.9% Stronger figure | 42.7% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 78.0% Stronger figure | 60.9% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 56.4% | 66.7% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.66 Stronger figure | 4.18 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 328 | 192 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,635 | 928 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 21.3% | 32.1% | |
| English as an additional language | 15.1% | 7.5% | |
| SEN support | 13.9% | 18.4% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.8% | 4.5% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 11.4% Stronger figure | 11.6% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 32.5% | 28.2% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Blatchington Mill School
Portslade Aldridge Community Academy
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