Shoreham Academy
Ofsted: Outstanding
Score
B74
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6YT
- Distance
- 2.1km away
Portslade Aldridge Community Academy
Chalky Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2WS
Local ranking6th of 10 secondary schools in Brighton and Hove
Ofsted: ExpectedUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1075
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 20 January 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Curriculum & teaching
- Expected standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 44.1 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 46.1% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 68.8% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 154
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 88.0%
- Continued in education
- 83.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 2.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 8.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 928
- Boys
- 467 (51%)
- Girls
- 443 (49%)
- Capacity
- 1075 (85% full)
- SEND
- 23.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 32.1%
- EAL
- 7.5%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 4.5%
- SEN Support
- 18.4%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 15.9:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 58.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,113/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
- 11.6% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 28.2% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 83.3%
- White Other: 4.2%
- Mixed Other: 2.0%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.7%
- Asian Bangladeshi: 1.7%
- Mixed White & Black African: 1.6%
- Other: 1.3%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.2%
83.3%
White British
4.2%
White Other
2.0%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 137063
- UKPRN
- 10034944
- Establishment No.
- 4001
- Trust
- ALDRIDGE EDUCATION
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