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 | Strong standard | ||||
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard | ||||
| Achievement | Expected standard | ||||
| 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 | Expected standard | ||||
- 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 · 1 Strong standard, 4 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
- 23 February 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
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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 entry886 applications · 323 places offered · 252 named it first
- 2026 2.7; Brighton and Hove median median 3.1
- 2025 2.5; Brighton and Hove median median 2.5
- 2024 2.3; Brighton and Hove median median 2.4
- 2023 2.5; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
- 2022 2.5; Brighton and Hove median median 2.5
- 2021 3.1; Brighton and Hove median median 2.5
- 2020 2.7; Brighton and Hove median median 2.7
- 2019 3.0; Brighton and Hove median median 2.7
- 2018 2.9; Brighton and Hove median median 2.5
- 2017 3.0; Brighton and Hove median median 2.5
- 2016 3.1; Brighton and Hove median median 2.4
- 2015 3.2; Brighton and Hove median median 2.4
- 2014 2.9; 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 | 323 | 886 | 2.7 | 252 | 0.78 |
| Sep 2025 | 322 | 819 | 2.5 | 250 | 0.78 |
| Sep 2024 | 329 | 764 | 2.3 | 278 | 0.84 |
| Sep 2023 | 328 | 830 | 2.5 | 299 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2022 | 324 | 818 | 2.5 | 285 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2021 | 326 | 999 | 3.1 | 396 | 1.21 |
| Sep 2020 | 310 | 830 | 2.7 | 336 | 1.08 |
| Sep 2019 | 313 | 924 | 3.0 | 357 | 1.14 |
| Sep 2018 | 324 | 937 | 2.9 | 395 | 1.22 |
| Sep 2017 | 294 | 887 | 3.0 | 330 | 1.12 |
| Sep 2016 | 285 | 872 | 3.1 | 397 | 1.39 |
| Sep 2015 | 290 | 929 | 3.2 | 379 | 1.31 |
| Sep 2014 | 291 | 833 | 2.9 | 340 | 1.17 |
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.) | 324 | 52.5 | 57% | 78% | – |
| 2024/25 | 328 | 51.0 | 62% | 78% | – |
| 2023/24 | 315 | 52.4 | 61% | 79% | +0.30 |
| 2022/23 | 325 | 49.7 | 50% | 73% | +0.03 |
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
- Blatchington Mill SchoolThis schoolThis school20262.7applications per place 52.5Attainment 8
- 0.5 km · Brighton and Hove20265.2applications per place 42.0Attainment 8
- 1.2 km · Brighton and Hove20264.8applications per place 56.5Attainment 8
- 1.9 km · Brighton and HoveGraded · no overall grade20243.4applications per place 50.9Attainment 8
- 2.7 km · Brighton and HoveGood20233.3applications per place 50.5Attainment 8
- 3.2 km · Brighton and HoveGood20223.9applications per place 54.7Attainment 8
- 3.2 km · Brighton and Hove20262.0applications per place 44.1Attainment 8
- 3.2 km · Brighton and HoveRemains Good20233.1applications per place 46.7Attainment 8
- 4.6 km · West SussexOutstanding20241.9applications per place 51.3Attainment 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
- 114606 · 846/4067
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,650 pupils · 1,622 on roll
- Free school meals
- 22.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Address
- Nevill Avenue, Hove, BN3 7BW
- Local authority
- Brighton and Hove
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources