Academy sponsor led · Brighton and Hove

Brighton Aldridge Community Academy

11–19Ages
808Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
136164URN

Lewes Road, Brighton, BN1 9PW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

0.6 below Brighton and Hove median (3.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Brighton and Hove

327 applications for 134 places · 8th of 10 in Brighton and Hove

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

33.2of 90

Brighton and Hove 46.7 England 46.0

10th of 10 in Brighton and Hove

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 23 April 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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 entry

2.4applications per place, Year 7

0.6 below Brighton and Hove median (3.0) 0.2 above England median (2.2)

327 applications · 134 places offered · 113 named it first

2026 2.4; Brighton and Hove median median 3.1
2025 1.4; Brighton and Hove median median 2.5
2024 1.0; Brighton and Hove median median 2.4
2023 1.1; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
2022 1.4; Brighton and Hove median median 2.5
2021 1.2; Brighton and Hove median median 2.5
2020 1.5; Brighton and Hove median median 2.7
2019 1.2; Brighton and Hove median median 2.7
2018 1.2; Brighton and Hove median median 2.5
2017 0.8; Brighton and Hove median median 2.5
2016 0.9; Brighton and Hove median median 2.4
2015 1.0; Brighton and Hove median median 2.4
2014 0.7; Brighton and Hove median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Brighton and Hove median in 0 of 13 years.

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	134	327	2.4	113	0.84
Sep 2025	103	145	1.4	78	0.76
Sep 2024	137	135	1.0	71	0.52
Sep 2023	144	154	1.1	90	0.63
Sep 2022	164	228	1.4	117	0.71
Sep 2021	168	205	1.2	113	0.67
Sep 2020	131	195	1.5	88	0.67
Sep 2019	144	178	1.2	91	0.63
Sep 2018	166	197	1.2	108	0.65
Sep 2017	164	138	0.8	85	0.52
Sep 2016	144	132	0.9	84	0.58
Sep 2015	167	174	1.0	121	0.72
Sep 2014	155	111	0.7	67	0.43

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

147 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)33.210th of 10 in Brighton and Hove

Brighton and Hove 46.7 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths24%9th of 10 in Brighton and Hove

Brighton and Hove 50% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths43%

Brighton and Hove 71% England 66%

This school
Brighton and Hove median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.40

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	147	33.2	24%	43%	–
2024/25	116	36.2	23%	45%	–
2023/24	117	37.3	30%	48%	−0.40
2022/23	148	36.2	26%	48%	−0.50

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

Brighton Aldridge Community AcademyThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 33.2Attainment 8
Varndean School
3.1 km · Brighton and Hove

Good2022

3.9applications per place 54.7Attainment 8
Patcham High School
3.5 km · Brighton and Hove

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place 46.7Attainment 8
Dorothy Stringer School
3.6 km · Brighton and Hove

Good2023

3.3applications per place 50.5Attainment 8
Longhill High School
4.7 km · Brighton and Hove

2026

1.6applications per place 36.3Attainment 8
Cardinal Newman Catholic School
5.0 km · Brighton and Hove

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.4applications per place 50.9Attainment 8
Blatchington Mill School
6.3 km · Brighton and Hove

2026

2.7applications per place 52.5Attainment 8
Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre
6.3 km · Brighton and Hove

2026

5.2applications per place 42.0Attainment 8
King's School
6.9 km · Brighton and Hove

2026

4.8applications per place 56.5Attainment 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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 136164 · 846/6905
Trust: Aldridge Education
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,150 pupils · 808 on roll
Free school meals: 50.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 September 2010
Replaced: Falmer High School (URN 114583)
Address: Lewes Road, Brighton, BN1 9PW
Local authority: Brighton and Hove

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources