Brighton Aldridge Community Academy
About the school
Brighton Aldridge Community Academy is an open secondary school in Brighton and Hove.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 23 April 2025
- Published
- 16 June 2025
- Inspection type
- Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
- Latest outcome
- Not judged
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 36.2
- Brighton and Hove
- 46.2
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Brighton and Hove
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 23.30%
- Brighton and Hove
- 47.90%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 44.80%
- Brighton and Hove
- 66.90%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 23.30%
- Brighton and Hove
- 52.50%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.15
- Brighton and Hove
- 4.24
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- D
Average A-level points
- School
- 18.75
AAB or better
- School
- Suppressed
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
813
Girls
43.30%
Boys
56.70%
SEN support
29.77%
Education, health and care plan
7.75%
English as an additional language
13.20%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
50.22%
Overall absence
15.16
Persistent absence
42.61
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
148
Sustained education or employment
82%
Education
75%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
5%
Not sustained
12%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
86
Sustained education or employment
50%
Higher education
10%
Further education
2%
Apprenticeship
5%
Employment
33%