Blatchington Mill School
Community school · 1,622 pupils
91% stayed in education · Attainment 8 51.0
Academy sponsor led
Brighton Aldridge Community Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 808of 1,150 places
- Free school meals
- 50.8%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 116
- Ofsted
- Inspected, 23 April 2025Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Falmer High School (URN 114583, until 1 September 2010).
What the data says
Of the 148 pupils who finished Year 11 at Brighton Aldridge Community Academy in 2023, 22% stayed on in Brighton Aldridge Community Academy’s own sixth form (Brighton and Hove average 13%), 22% went to a further education college and 2% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 86 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 10% went to university (Brighton and Hove 36%, England 37%), and 4% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
12% of leavers were not in sustained education, employment or training six months on, compared with 6% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were well below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 36.2 against 46.1 across England and 46.2 in Brighton and Hove, with 23% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Brighton and Hove and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Brighton and Hove | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 148 | 2,405 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 82% | 93% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 75% | 90% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 22% | 13% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 30% | 55% | 13% |
| — further education college | 22% | 19% | 37% |
| — other education | 2% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 2% | 2% | 3% |
| Employment | 5% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 12% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 6% | 2% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Brighton and Hove | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 86 | 3,036 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 50% | 80% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 10% | 36% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 4% | 31% | 19% |
| Further education | 2% | 8% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 3% | 7% |
| Employment | 33% | 32% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 30% | 14% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | This school | Brighton and Hove | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 36.2 | 46.2 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 23% | 48% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 45% | 67% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 23% | 53% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.15 | 4.24 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 53% | 27% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 33.3 | 32.5 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 39.5 | 51.2 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 17% | 15% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 116 | 100% | 88% | 5% | 22% | 53% |
| English Language | 115 | 99% | 89% | 7% | 20% | 50% |
| English Literature | 112 | 97% | 86% | 10% | 21% | 64% |
| Statistics | 111 | 96% | 5% | 0% | 20% | 38% |
| Citizenship Studies | 110 | 95% | 3% | 5% | 19% | 34% |
| Combined Science | 86 | 74% | 65% | 0% | 9% | 28% |
| Geography | 57 | 49% | 41% | 11% | 25% | 47% |
| History | 53 | 46% | 41% | 11% | 26% | 40% |
| Art and Design | 30 | 26% | 7% | 7% | 24% | 67% |
| Chemistry | 29 | 25% | 23% | 21% | 47% | 79% |
| Biology | 29 | 25% | 23% | 14% | 45% | 90% |
| Physics | 29 | 25% | 23% | 14% | 46% | 83% |
| Computer Science | 19 | 16% | 13% | 11% | 30% | 58% |
| Spanish | 16 | 14% | 19% | 31% | 27% | 56% |
| Physical Education | 10 | 9% | 11% | 0% | 24% | 30% |
| French | 9 | 8% | 18% | 22% | 29% | 56% |
| Arabic | 7 | 6% | 1% | 57% | 47% | 71% |
| Religious Studies | 1 | 1% | 31% | — | 32% | — |
| Italian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Polish | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Portuguese | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | 42 | 100% | — |
| Sports Studies | 25 | 100% | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 20 | 100% | — |
| Music performance: Group | 13 | 100% | — |
| Childcare Skills | 12 | 100% | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 11 | 100% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | This school | Brighton and Hove | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 133 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 9 | 2,662 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | D | B | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 18.75 | 38.79 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | — | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | — | 19% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art and Design | — | — | 1% |
| Photography | — | — | 3% |
| Psychology | — | — | 23% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | BTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D* | 8 | 89% | — |
| Sports / Movement Science | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 8 | 89% | — |
| Small Business Management | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
| Sports / Movement Science | BTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D* | — | — | — |
| Sports Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
| Psychology | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Psychology | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Multimedia | OCR Cambridge Technical Diploma at Level 3 | — | — | — |
| Childcare Skills | VRQ Level 3 | — | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Brighton and Hove
Cardinal Newman Catholic School
Voluntary aided school · sixth form · 2,657 pupils
92% stayed in education · Attainment 8 50.4
Dorothy Stringer School
Community school · 1,626 pupils
93% stayed in education · Attainment 8 53.3
Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre
Community school · sixth form · 941 pupils
91% stayed in education · Attainment 8 41.1
King's School
Free schools · sixth form · 925 pupils
93% stayed in education · Attainment 8 53.7
Longhill High School
Community school · 632 pupils
82% stayed in education · Attainment 8 32.9
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.