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Brighton Aldridge Community Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Sponsored academy
Lewes Road, Brighton BN1 9PW · baca-uk.org.uk · 01273 691191
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 36.2
- average Attainment 8 score. Brighton and Hove 46.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 808
- 70% of 1,150 places
- Local authority
- Brighton and Hove
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 50.8%
- First language not English
- 12.9%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Aldridge Education
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 113 families put the school first and 134 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 134 | 113 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 103 | 78 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 137 | 71 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 144 | 90 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 164 | 117 | 0.7 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 36.2, and 23.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Brighton and Hove it was 46.2, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade D (18.8 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼36.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼23.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼44.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼23.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.15 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 26.5 | +3.2 |
| Sixth form college | 23.1 | −3.6 |
| Further education | 22.2 | −3.6 |
| Other education | 1.7 | +0.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.6 | −2.4 |
| Employment | 2.6 | −0.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 14.5 | +3.7 |
| Activity not captured | 6.8 | +2.6 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 students | D (18.8) | Average -0.57 | |
| 9 students | D (18.8) | Average -0.57 | |
| 14 students | Merit- (22.4) | Well below average -0.57 | |
| 9 students | Dist (33.4) | Average +0.29 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 10 | D (19.4) | -0.60 |
| 2022/23 | 21 | D (19) | — |
| 2021/22 | 28 | D (20.3) | — |
| 2018/19 | 11 | C (29.2) | -0.26 |
| 2017/18 | 6 | D (20) | -0.31 |
| 2016/17 | 15 | C- (25.4) | +0.04 |
| 2015/16 | 8 | D- (17.1) | -0.48 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 10.7 | −7.7 |
| Further education | 3.6 | −0.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 7.1 | +4 |
| Employment | 42.9 | +18.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 21.4 | −6.2 |
| Activity not captured | 14.3 | −8.1 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Brighton Aldridge Community Academy on 23 April 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 23 Apr 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Mar 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2023Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective - Dec 2022Monitoring visitEffective action
Mar 2022Inadequate
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Personal development Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Sixth form Good Safeguarding Not effective
Before September 2019
Dec 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Dec 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement
What parents said
83% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (69 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 83%
- Replies
- 69
- 8% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 75% who raised concerns
based on the 33% who had a child bullied
based on 29 parents (42%) with SEND