Blatchington Mill SchoolShoreham Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Blatchington Mill School and Shoreham Academy are secondary schools.
Blatchington Mill School scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Shoreham Academy scores 74 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Shoreham Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Blatchington Mill School was judged the expected standard and Shoreham Academy was judged Outstanding.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 52.5 for Blatchington Mill School and 51.3 for Shoreham Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Blatchington Mill School (50.9 in 2021-22, 52.5 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Shoreham Academy (55.4 in 2021-22, 51.3 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | HoveBlatchington Mill School | Shoreham-by-SeaShoreham Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C62/100 | B74/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 4th of 10 in Brighton and Hove | 4th of 40 in West Sussex | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | |
| School type | Community school | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,622 | 1,759 | |
| Capacity | 1,650 | 1,700 | |
| Location | Hove, BN3 7BW | Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6YT | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 52.5 Stronger figure | 51.3 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 57.4% Stronger figure | 56.9% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 77.8% Stronger figure | 74.6% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 324 | 295 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | Not reported | 90 | |
| A-level average points | Not reported | 35.4 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | Not reported | B- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | Not reported | 35.8 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | Not reported | 16.3% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,635 | 1,777 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 21.3% | 17.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 15.1% | 7.9% | |
| SEN support | 13.9% | 16.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.8% | 4.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 11.4% | 7.4% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 32.5% | 18.0% 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
Shoreham Academy
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