61%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
43%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
42.7
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
67%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
801.7
EBacc APS · 2024/25
928
Pupils · 2024/25
8%
EAL · 2024/25
28%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 17/11/2021
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBrighton and Hove
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio17.2:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of Portslade Aldridge Community Academy · Secondary · Brighton and Hove
Part ofALDRIDGE EDUCATION
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
61%
-5pp
73%63%53%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 61%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
43%
-3pp
53%44%34%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 43%
Attainment 8
42.7
-3.9
49.746.042.4
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 42.7
EBacc entry
67%
+4pp
80%64%48%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 67%
EBacc APS
801.7
-44.6
846.3588.2330.2
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 801.7
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
928
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
8%
FSM eligible
32%
SEN
23%
Overall absence
12%
Persistent absence
28%
Contact
Address
Chalky Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2WS
Local authority
Brighton and Hove
Website
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 61% | 43% | 42.7 | Not applicable | 67% | 801.7 | 67% | 928 |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 46% | 46.6 | -0.01 | 63% | 846.3 | 63% | 974 |
| 2022/23 | 68% | 43% | 44.8 | -0.10 | 48% | 698.2 | 48% | 953 |
| 2021/22 | 73% | 53% | 49.7 | +0.24 | 63% | 773.8 | 64% | 954 |
| 2018/19 | 53% | 34% | 42.4 | -0.06 | 80% | 330.2 | 82% | 737 |
| 2017/18 | 71% | 56% | 48.7 | +0.30 | 10% | 222.1 | 49% | 621 |
| 2016/17 | 70% | 50% | 48.1 | +0.29 | 34% | — | 34% | 579 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 22.1 | D+ | -0.78 | 0% | 49 |
| 2017/18 | 21.1 | D | -0.65 | 0% | 44 |
| 2016/17 | 23.0 | D+ | -0.49 | 0% | 98 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 928 | 16.1 | 23% | 8% | 32% | 12% | 28% |
| 2023/24 | 974 | 16.5 | 19% | 8% | 30% | 12% | 35% |
| 2022/23 | 953 | 16.6 | 18% | 7% | 30% | 12% | 34% |
| 2021/22 | 954 | 17.5 | 20% | 7% | 30% | 12% | 36% |
| 2020/21 | 876 | 17.8 | 18% | 8% | 28% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 737 | 22.3 | 18% | 8% | 31% | 8% | 18% |
| 2017/18 | 621 | 17.4 | 18% | 8% | 28% | 7% | 20% |
| 2016/17 | 579 | 13.8 | 16% | 8% | 29% | 6% | 19% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.