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Brighton Aldridge Community Academy[1]

Secondary · ages 11–19

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 33 33.2 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL D D 2024/25[3]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
33.2 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
23.8% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
4.8% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
-0.40 2023/24[4]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[5]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[5]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 36.2[6] 23.3%[6]
2023/24 37.3[4] 29.9%[4] -0.40[4]
2022/23 36.2[7] 26%[7] -0.50[7]
2021/22 37.4[8] 28%[8] -0.60[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
D 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
0% 2022/23[9]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[10]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[10]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 D[11]
2022/23 D[9] 0%[9]
2021/22 D[12] 0%[12]
2018/19 C[13]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
82% 2022/23[14]
School sixth form
22% 2022/23[14]
Sixth-form college
30% 2022/23[14]
Further education college
22% 2022/23[14]
Apprenticeship
2% 2022/23[14]
Employment
5% 2022/23[14]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 88%[15] 23%[15] 27%[15] 26%[15] 5%[15] 6%[15]
2020/21 85%[16] 37%[16] 21%[16] 21%[16] 1%[16] 6%[16]
2019/20 92%[17] 41%[17] 18%[17] 25%[17] 4%[17] 3%[17]
2018/19 88%[18] 19%[18] 30%[18] 26%[18] 7%[18] 4%[18]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
50% 2022/23[19]
UK higher education
10% 2022/23[19]
Education
13% 2022/23[19]
Apprenticeship
5% 2022/23[19]
Employment
33% 2022/23[19]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment UK higher education Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 50%[20] 18%[20] 22%[20] 3%[20] 24%[20]
2020/21 52%[21] 15%[21] 15%[21] 5%[21] 32%[21]
2019/20 71%[22] 28%[22] 37%[22] 3%[22] 31%[22]
2018/19 72%[23] 10%[23] 39%[23] 1%[23] 32%[23]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
44% 2021/22[24]
Top third of most selective universities
4% 2021/22[24]
Russell Group universities
1% 2019/20[25]
Oxford or Cambridge
0% 2019/20[25]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 33%[26] 2%[26]
2019/20 45%[25] 2%[25] 1%[25] 0%[25]
2018/19 49%[27] 1%[27] 1%[27] 0%[27]
2017/18 22%[28] 6%[28] 0%[28] 0%[28]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
23 Apr 2025[29]
Type
Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1[29]
Report published
16 Jun 2025[29]
Personal development
Good[29]
Quality of education
Good[29]
Behaviour and attitudes
Good[29]
Safeguarding is effective?
Yes[29]
Sixth form provision (where applicable)
Good[29]
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Good[29]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
21 Mar 2023[30] Schools into Special Measures Visit 2[30] Requires improvement[30]
6 Dec 2022[30] Schools into Special Measures Visit 1[30] No overall grade[30]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
2.4 Entry Sept 2026[31]
Applications (any preference)
327 Entry Sept 2026[31]
First preferences
113 Entry Sept 2026[31]
Places offered
134 Entry Sept 2026[31]
First preferences per place
0.8 Entry Sept 2026[31]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 145[31] 78[31] 103[31] 1.4[31] 0.8[31]
Entry Sept 2024 135[31] 71[31] 137[31] 1.0[31] 0.5[31]
Entry Sept 2023 154[31] 90[31] 144[31] 1.1[31] 0.6[31]
Entry Sept 2022 228[31] 117[31] 164[31] 1.4[31] 0.7[31]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy sponsor led[1]
Ages
11–19[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
1150[1]
Trust
ALDRIDGE EDUCATION[1]
Local authority
Brighton and Hove[1]
Website
https://www.baca-uk.org.uk[1]
District
Brighton and Hove[32]
Postcode
BN1 9PW[1]
URN
136164[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
813 2024/25[33]
English as an additional language
13.2% 2024/25[33]
SEN support
29.8% 2024/25[33]
EHC plan
7.8% 2024/25[33]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
50.2% 2024/25[33]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
79.1%[34]
Mixed
5.9%[34]
Asian
6.7%[34]
Black
5.4%[34]
Any other ethnic group
2.5%[34]
Unclassified
0.4%[34]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

Sources

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