Patcham High SchoolDownlands Community School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Patcham High School and Downlands Community School are secondary schools.
Patcham High School scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Downlands Community School scores 70 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Downlands Community School is ahead on our composite score.
Patcham High School was judged Good and Downlands Community School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 45.5 for Patcham High School and 57.3 for Downlands Community School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Patcham High School (53.6 in 2021-22, 45.5 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Downlands Community School (57.2 in 2021-22, 57.3 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BrightonPatcham High School | HassocksDownlands Community School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C56/100 | B70/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 6th of 10 in Brighton and Hove | 9th of 38 in West Sussex | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Community school | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,099 | 1,250 | |
| Capacity | 1,125 | 1,200 | |
| Location | Brighton, BN1 8PB | Hassocks, BN6 8LP | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 45.5 | 57.3 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 45.4% | 66.2% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 66.1% | 85.7% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 61.0% | 75.8% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.33 | 5.33 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 218 | 231 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,099 | 1,250 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 24.3% | 8.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 7.6% | 4.0% | |
| SEN support | 23.3% | 20.6% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 5.0% | 2.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.1% | 7.6% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 21.3% | 19.1% 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.
Patcham High School
Downlands Community School
Full profiles: Patcham High School · Downlands Community School