Portslade Aldridge Community AcademyKing's School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Portslade Aldridge Community Academy and King's School are secondary schools.
Portslade Aldridge Community Academy scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average) and King's School scores 72 out of 100 (grade B, strong). King's School is ahead on our composite score.
Portslade Aldridge Community Academy was judged the expected standard and King's School was judged strong.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 42.7 for Portslade Aldridge Community Academy and 53.7 for King's School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Portslade Aldridge Community Academy (49.7 in 2021-22, 42.7 in 2024-25) and has fallen at King's School (59.7 in 2021-22, 53.7 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BrightonPortslade Aldridge Community Academy | HoveKing's School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C55/100 | B72/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 7th of 10 in Brighton and Hove | 1st of 10 in Brighton and Hove Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: StrongStronger figure | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Free schools | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-19 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 928 | 903 | |
| Capacity | 1,075 | 1,050 | |
| Location | Brighton, BN41 2WS | Hove, BN3 8BN | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 42.7 | 53.7 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 42.7% | 59.4% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 60.9% | 80.6% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 66.7% Stronger figure | 33.8% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.18 | 4.71 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 192 | 160 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | Not reported | 16 | |
| A-level average points | Not reported | 27.4 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | Not reported | C- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | Not reported | 28.3 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | Not reported | 16.7% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 928 | 903 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 32.1% | 19.5% | |
| English as an additional language | 7.5% | 20.4% | |
| SEN support | 18.4% | 18.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.5% | 5.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 11.6% | 6.7% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 28.2% | 17.4% 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.
Portslade Aldridge Community Academy
King's School
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