Portslade Aldridge Community Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Brighton, Brighton and Hove
Last distance offered · Year 7 2018
Every applicant was offered a place
From Brighton & Hove City Council · offers on 1 March 2018
Unlock every school · £9.99 Open on the map →Portslade Aldridge Community Academy is a secondary school in Brighton, Brighton and Hove for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Brighton and Hove has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2018 entry.
Portslade Aldridge Community Academy 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 2018 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 31.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 26.3% across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Brighton and Hove.
- Year 7 in 2026 had 150 first-choice applications for 172 offers: every first-choice family was offered a place, and 22 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- Families living outside Brighton and Hove made 58 of the 338 Year 7 applications (17%) in 2026 and received 19 offers.
- In 2024/25, 43% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 42.7 (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
- Chalky Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2WS
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Pupils on roll
- 910 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 31.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 20 January 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils develop a very strong sense of pride and belonging because of the highly positive ethos of the school.”
- “Pupils behave really well, and relationships throughout the school are warm, trusting and open.”
- “Pupils make a central contribution to developing and deepening the school’s culture of respect and ambition.”
To improve
- “Although most pupils enjoy school, too many do not attend regularly enough, including pupils with SEND and disadvantaged pupils.”
- “This means that they are not benefiting enough from the effective provision that the school makes.”
- “Although teachers’ checks on pupils' learning are typically effective, at times, teachers move on before pupils have secured their understanding of important knowledge and concepts fully.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 March 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) | 43% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 42.7 | 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: 150 first-preference applications, 172 offers in total, 150 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.
- King's School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade 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
- Cardinal Newman Catholic School 3.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Dorothy Stringer School 3.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Patcham High School 3.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Varndean School 3.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Brighton Aldridge Community Academy 5.8 mi Not judged Last distance published