Report card · inspected Jun 2026
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
Safeguarding standards met
This schoolOther secondary schools in Brighton and Hove
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Exceptional | Strong standard | Expected standard | Needs attention | Urgent improvement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard | ||||
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention | ||||
| Achievement | Needs attention | ||||
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention | ||||
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard | ||||
| Early years | Does not apply to this school | ||||
| Post-16 provision | Does not apply to this school | ||||
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention | ||||
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.
Inspection history
- 9 June 2026Report card · 2 Expected standard, 4 Needs attention
- 19 March 2024Graded inspection: Requires improvement
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry146 applications · 93 places offered · 70 named it first
- 2026 1.6; Brighton and Hove median median 3.1
- 2025 1.4; Brighton and Hove median median 2.5
- 2024 1.4; Brighton and Hove median median 2.4
- 2023 0.9; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
- 2022 1.2; Brighton and Hove median median 2.5
- 2021 0.9; Brighton and Hove median median 2.5
- 2020 1.2; Brighton and Hove median median 2.7
- 2019 1.2; Brighton and Hove median median 2.7
- 2018 1.1; Brighton and Hove median median 2.5
- 2017 1.1; Brighton and Hove median median 2.5
- 2016 1.1; Brighton and Hove median median 2.4
- 2015 1.1; Brighton and Hove median median 2.4
- 2014 1.1; Brighton and Hove median median 2.3
- This school
- Brighton and Hove median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 93 | 146 | 1.6 | 70 | 0.75 |
| Sep 2025 | 105 | 148 | 1.4 | 72 | 0.69 |
| Sep 2024 | 105 | 148 | 1.4 | 79 | 0.75 |
| Sep 2023 | 213 | 197 | 0.9 | 133 | 0.62 |
| Sep 2022 | 161 | 186 | 1.2 | 103 | 0.64 |
| Sep 2021 | 243 | 225 | 0.9 | 145 | 0.60 |
| Sep 2020 | 187 | 226 | 1.2 | 157 | 0.84 |
| Sep 2019 | 203 | 243 | 1.2 | 150 | 0.74 |
| Sep 2018 | 203 | 224 | 1.1 | 154 | 0.76 |
| Sep 2017 | 187 | 202 | 1.1 | 130 | 0.70 |
| Sep 2016 | 180 | 197 | 1.1 | 134 | 0.74 |
| Sep 2015 | 197 | 213 | 1.1 | 145 | 0.74 |
| Sep 2014 | 222 | 254 | 1.1 | 186 | 0.84 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 158 | 36.3 | 23% | 38% | – |
| 2024/25 | 162 | 32.9 | 22% | 40% | – |
| 2023/24 | 169 | 36.1 | 27% | 48% | −0.70 |
| 2022/23 | 164 | 35.8 | 28% | 45% | −0.62 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Longhill High SchoolThis schoolThis school20261.6applications per place 36.3Attainment 8
- 4.7 km · Brighton and HoveGraded · no overall grade20252.4applications per place 33.2Attainment 8
- 5.6 km · East SussexGood20231.9applications per place 38.3Attainment 8
- 6.0 km · Brighton and HoveGood20223.9applications per place 54.7Attainment 8
- 6.3 km · Brighton and HoveGood20233.3applications per place 50.5Attainment 8
- 6.7 km · Brighton and HoveGraded · no overall grade20243.4applications per place 50.9Attainment 8
- 7.2 km · Brighton and HoveRemains Good20233.1applications per place 46.7Attainment 8
- 8.1 km · East SussexRemains Good20232.5applications per place 48.7Attainment 8
- 8.3 km · Brighton and Hove20265.2applications per place 42.0Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.
School details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 114581 · 846/4018
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,200 pupils · 632 on roll
- Free school meals
- 43.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision
- Address
- Falmer Road, Rottingdean, Brighton, BN2 7FR
- Local authority
- Brighton and Hove
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources