Blatchington Mill School
Ofsted: Expected
Score
C62
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Hove, BN3 7BW
- Distance
- 1.2km away
King's School
Hangleton Way, Hove, BN3 8BN
Local ranking2nd of 10 secondary schools in Brighton and Hove
Ofsted: StrongUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1050
Capacity
11-19
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 19 May 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Curriculum & teaching
- Strong standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership & governance
- Strong standard
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 56.5 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 59.7% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 81.3% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 176
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 95.0%
- Continued in education
- 92.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 2.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 2.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C-
Avg A-Level Grade
27.4
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
28.3
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
16
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 16.7% nat17.5%
- 16-18 Cohort
- 37
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 903
- Boys
- 457 (49%)
- Girls
- 468 (51%)
- Capacity
- 1050 (88% full)
- SEND
- 23.6%
- FSM Eligible
- 19.5%
- EAL
- 20.4%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 5.3%
- SEN Support
- 18.3%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.5:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 51.6
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,090/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
- 6.7% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 17.4% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- Not applicable
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 66.9%
- White Other: 8.1%
- Other: 5.4%
- Mixed Other: 5.3%
- Mixed White & Asian: 3.0%
- Mixed White & Black African: 2.8%
- Asian Other: 2.1%
- Black Other: 1.7%
66.9%
White British
8.1%
White Other
5.4%
Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Hangleton Way
Hove, South East
Administrative
- URN
- 139409
- UKPRN
- 10041661
- Establishment No.
- 4002
- Trust
- RUSSELL EDUCATION TRUST
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