Brighton Aldridge Community Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
D44
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Brighton, BN1 9PW
- Distance
- 4.7km away
Longhill High School
Falmer Road, Rottingdean, Brighton, BN2 7FR
Local ranking10th of 10 secondary schools in Brighton and Hove
Ofsted: Needs attentionUpdated— score data refreshed 20 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1200
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 9 June 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Curriculum & teaching
- Needs attention
- Attendance & behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Needs attention
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 36.3 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 22.8% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 38.0% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 158
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 88.0%
- Continued in education
- 82.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 7.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 723
- Boys
- 320 (51%)
- Girls
- 312 (49%)
- Capacity
- 1200 (53% full)
- SEND
- 28.5%
- FSM Eligible
- 44.3%
- EAL
- 7.5%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.5%
- SEN Support
- 25.0%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.2:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 44.6
- Budget per Pupil
- £10,591/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 16.8% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 48.0% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 81.1%
- White Other: 3.6%
- Other: 3.3%
- Mixed Other: 2.1%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.8%
- Black African: 1.5%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.4%
- Mixed White & Black African: 1.1%
81.1%
White British
3.6%
White Other
3.3%
Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 114581
- UKPRN
- 10016232
- Establishment No.
- 4018
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