Brighton Aldridge Community Academy
Lewes Road, Brighton, BN1 9PW
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ALDRIDGE EDUCATION
- Principal
- Mr Jack Davies
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Aldridge Education
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,150
- Pupils on roll
- 808
- URN
- 136164
- Local authority
- Brighton and Hove
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01273691191
About this school
Brighton Aldridge Community Academy is a secondary academy in Brighton. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 808 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Brighton Aldridge Community Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 148 | 117 | 116 |
| Attainment 8 score | 36.2 | 37.3 | 36.2 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.50 -0.74 to -0.26 | -0.40 -0.67 to -0.13 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 26% | 29.9% | 23.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 48% | 47.9% | 44.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 44% | 28.2% | 23.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Brighton Aldridge Community Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Brighton and Hove average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 36.2 | 40.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 37.3 | 36.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 36.2 | 37.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 16.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 14.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 15.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 838 |
| 2023/24 | 802 |
| 2024/25 | 813 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Brighton Aldridge Community Academy compares
Brighton Aldridge Community Academy ranked 9th of 10 secondary schools in Brighton and Hove for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 29% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 2% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 36.2 | 15.2% | 50.2% | 808 | — |
| Varndean School | 48.8 | 9.2% | 20.5% | 1,487 | 1.9 miles |
| Patcham High School | 45.5 | 8.2% | 24.3% | 1,074 | 2.2 miles |
| Dorothy Stringer School | 53.3 | 10.8% | 24% | 1,626 | 2.2 miles |
| Longhill High School | 32.9 | 16.8% | 44.3% | 632 | 2.9 miles |
| Cardinal Newman Catholic School | 50.4 | 9.3% | 21.1% | 2,657 | 3.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 50.22%
- English as an additional language
- 13.2%
- Overall absence
- 15.16%
- Persistent absence
- 42.61%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Varndean School1.9 miles
Secondary · Brighton
-
Patcham High School2.2 miles
Secondary · Brighton
-
Dorothy Stringer School2.2 miles
Secondary · Brighton
-
Longhill High School2.9 miles
Secondary · Brighton
-
Cardinal Newman Catholic School3.1 miles
Secondary · Hove
Other schools in Brighton
Brighton Aldridge Community Academy ranks 5th of the 6 ranked secondary schools in Brighton.
- Dorothy Stringer School Secondary
- Longhill High School Secondary
- Patcham High School Secondary
- Portslade Aldridge Community Academy Secondary
- Varndean School Secondary
- Royal Spa Nursery School Nursery
- Tarnerland Nursery School Nursery
- Balfour Primary School Primary
- Benfield Primary School Primary
- Bevendean Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Brackenbury Primary School Primary
- Carden Nursery and Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Brighton Aldridge Community Academy teach?
- Brighton Aldridge Community Academy teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in Brighton.
- Who is the principal of Brighton Aldridge Community Academy?
- The principal of Brighton Aldridge Community Academy is Mr Jack Davies, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Brighton Aldridge Community Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Brighton Aldridge Community Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Brighton Aldridge Community Academy?
- Brighton Aldridge Community Academy has 808 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Brighton Aldridge Community Academy full?
- Brighton Aldridge Community Academy has capacity for 1,150 pupils and 808 on roll (70%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Brighton Aldridge Community Academy a faith school?
- No. Brighton Aldridge Community Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Brighton Aldridge Community Academy a selective school?
- No. Brighton Aldridge Community Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Brighton Aldridge Community Academy part of an academy trust?
- Brighton Aldridge Community Academy is part of ALDRIDGE EDUCATION. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Brighton Aldridge Community Academy have?
- The schools register lists Brighton Aldridge Community Academy's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Brighton Aldridge Community Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 36.2 in 2022/23 and 36.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Brighton Aldridge Community Academy compare with other schools in Brighton and Hove?
- Brighton Aldridge Community Academy ranked 9th of 10 secondary schools in Brighton and Hove for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 29% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 2% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Brighton Aldridge Community Academy's absence rate?
- Brighton Aldridge Community Academy's overall absence rate is 15.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Brighton Aldridge Community Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Brighton Aldridge Community Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.