Patcham High School
Secondary · Community school · Ages 11–16 · Brighton, Brighton and Hove
Patcham High School is a secondary school in Brighton, Brighton and Hove for ages 11–16 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 19 April 2023. Brighton and Hove has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2018 to 2025 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Ladies Mile Road, Brighton, BN1 8PB
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Pupils on roll
- 1,074 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 26.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 19 April 2023
Strengths
- “Patcham High School actively encourages all pupils to experience and value each other’s differences, cultures, backgrounds and abilities.”
- “It provides a wide range of opportunities through an ambitious academic curriculum that is supported by careers, enrichment and personal development.”
- “Welfare, well-being, relationships and sex education are all well covered.”
To improve
- “The programme is extensive, but take up is not as high as it could be.”
- “The subject is valued, although some pupils find some of the content repetitive.”
- “Links with other subjects are not always sufficiently pursued to support pupils’ wider knowledge and skills.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 June 2023 (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) | 45% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 45.5 | 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: 145 first-preference applications, 198 offers in total, 145 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Year 7 2018 to 2025, as Brighton and Hove published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Where pupils go after they leave
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Brighton and Hove.
- Varndean School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Dorothy Stringer School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Cardinal Newman Catholic School 1.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Blatchington Mill School 2.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- King's School 2.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Brighton Aldridge Community Academy 2.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Portslade Aldridge Community Academy 3.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published