Portslade Aldridge Community Academy
About the school
Portslade 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
- 20 January 2026
- Published
- 25 March 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 42.7
- 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
- 42.70%
- Brighton and Hove
- 47.90%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 60.90%
- Brighton and Hove
- 66.90%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 66.70%
- Brighton and Hove
- 52.50%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.18
- Brighton and Hove
- 4.24
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
928
Girls
48.17%
Boys
51.83%
SEN support
18.43%
Education, health and care plan
4.53%
English as an additional language
7.50%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
32.11%
Overall absence
11.57
Persistent absence
28.19
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
168
Sustained education or employment
89%
Education
85%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
2%
Not sustained
8%