Brighton Aldridge Community Academy
Brighton, BN1 9PW · Brighton and Hove · secondary school
9th of 10 secondary schools in Brighton and Hove we can score. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still — 2.7/10 against 331 of them, against 1.2/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 23.3 · 7 | 46% | 0.31 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | -0.4 · 21 | 38% | 0.80 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 36.2 · 8 | 15% | 0.13 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. In 2024/25, 23.3% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 36.2, compared to the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was -0.4 in 2023/24, meaning pupils did worse than those nationally who started from the same place. Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still (2.7 out of 10 against similar schools, 1.2 out of 10 against all schools).
Beyond the classroom. Pupils participate in cricket and digital media.
Getting in. The school has 813 pupils in a capacity of 1150, leaving 337 spare places. This means the school has real spare room, so a place is likely and classes are smaller than it is built for.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils with a Progress 8 score of -0.4? What specific support is available for students aiming to raise their Attainment 8 from 36.2? How do you manage class sizes with 337 spare places available?
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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