Portslade Aldridge Community Academy
Chalky Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2WS
Local ranking6th of 12 secondary schools in Brighton and Hove
Ofsted: Good
Secondary
Phase
1075
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 42.7
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 42.7%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 60.9%
- Entering EBacc
- 66.7%
- EBacc APS
- 4.2
- Cohort Size
- 192
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
- 481 (52%)
- Girls
- 447 (48%)
- Capacity
- 1075 (86% 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
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 11.6%
- Persistent Absence
- 28.2%
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: 79.5%
- White Other: 4.0%
- Other: 4.0%
- Mixed Other: 1.9%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.7%
- Asian Bangladeshi: 1.7%
- Mixed White & Black African: 1.6%
- Black African: 1.6%
79.5%
White British
4.0%
White Other
4.0%
Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 137063
- UKPRN
- 10034944
- Establishment No.
- 4001
- Trust
- ALDRIDGE EDUCATION