Blatchington Mill School
Secondary · Community school · Ages 11–16 · Hove, Brighton and Hove
Last distance offered · Year 7 2025
Every applicant was offered a place
From Brighton & Hove City Council · offers on 3 March 2025
Unlock every school · £9.99 Open on the map →Blatchington Mill School is a secondary school in Hove, Brighton and Hove for ages 11–16 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 23 February 2022. Brighton and Hove has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2018 to 2025 entry.
Blatchington Mill School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2024 | Not published |
| Year 7 2023 | Not published |
| Year 7 2022 | Not published |
| Year 7 2018 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Year 7 2026 had 252 first-choice applications for 323 offers: 0.8 first choices per offer, the 4th lowest of 10 Brighton and Hove secondary schools.
- 237 Year 7 2026 offers went to first-choice families, and 15 first-choice families were not offered a place; 86 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 62% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 51 (England 46).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Brighton and Hove schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Nevill Avenue, Hove, BN3 7BW
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Pupils on roll
- 1,622 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 22.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 23 February 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils are very proud to be part of Team Blatch.”
- “Aspirations are high for all, both from dedicated staff and pupils themselves.”
- “Most pupils achieve well over time, including those who are disadvantaged.”
To improve
- “Pupils’ attendance has been low over time.”
- “This means some pupils are not benefitting from the enriching education that the school provides.”
- “In a small number of subjects, achievement at key stage 4 is uneven.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 September 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 62% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 51 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 252 first-preference applications, 323 offers in total, 237 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Brighton and Hove.
- Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- King's School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Cardinal Newman Catholic School 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Dorothy Stringer School 1.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Varndean School 2.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Portslade Aldridge Community Academy 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Patcham High School 2.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Brighton Aldridge Community Academy 3.9 mi Not judged Last distance published