Portslade Aldridge Community Academy
Chalky Road, Brighton, BN41 2WS
910 pupils · 85% of 1,075 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- ALDRIDGE EDUCATION
- Local authority
- Brighton and Hove
- Free school meals
- 31.6%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 20 January 2026, published 25 March 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 42.7 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 42.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 60.9% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 66.7% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.87 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 172 | 150 | 338 | 170 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 207 | 170 | 325 | 185 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 198 | 127 | 308 | 169 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 206 | 146 | 337 | 192 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 200 | 164 | 355 | 193 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 216 | 165 | 357 | 187 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 207 | 172 | 340 | 202 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 187 | 163 | 396 | 187 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Shoreham Academy 2.1 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- King's School 2.4 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Blatchington Mill School 3.2 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre 3.4 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Cardinal Newman Catholic School 5 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Dorothy Stringer School 5.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.