# Portslade Aldridge Community Academy

Portslade Aldridge Community Academy is a secondary school in Brighton and Hove, for pupils aged 11 to 16.

It had 910 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E137063. [Brighton and Hove](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Pupils: 910
- Council: Brighton and Hove
- URN: 137063

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection: Report card, 20 January 2026
- Safeguarding: Met
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard
- Early years: Not applicable
- Post-16 provision: Not applicable
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Portslade Aldridge Community Academy was 44.1, against 47.4 in Brighton and Hove and 46.2 in England.
46.1% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Brighton and Hove | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 44.1 | 47.4 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 46.1% | 49.4% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 68.8% | 69.2% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 154 | – | – |

The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Mile Oak Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mile-oak-primary-school-e114430): 220 m. Primary. Good (overall), March 2022. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Hill Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hill-park-school-e114687): 840 m. Special. Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met
- [Peter Gladwin Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/peter-gladwin-primary-school-e114443): 860 m. Primary. Standards maintained, October 2024. 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Nicolas CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-nicolas-cofe-primary-school-e114560): 1.3 km. Primary. Good (overall), November 2022. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Brackenbury Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brackenbury-primary-school-e114413): 1.4 km. Primary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Eastbrook Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eastbrook-primary-academy-e139674): 1.6 km. Primary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/137063)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/137063)

## How to cite

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