Secondary
Portslade Aldridge Community Academy
Chalky Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2WS
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 910 of 1075 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.5
- Local authority
- Brighton and Hove
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Trust
- ALDRIDGE EDUCATION
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 59.2
- All staff (FTE)
- 90.1
- Pupils per adult
- 10.8
- Pupils
- 974
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected January 2026
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- InclusionStrong standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections2
November 2021
Ungraded inspection
Good
Read the report (opens in a new tab)November 2016
Previous framework
Good
- Leadership and governanceGood
GCSE results
43%
1 points above the Brighton average (42% across 6 schools)
42.7
0.5 below the Brighton average (43.2 across 6 schools)
4th of 6 by our score, among the secondary schools in Brighton we can score - see them all. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 42.7 |
| EBacc average point score | 4.18 |
| Entered the EBacc | 67% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 61% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 43% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 53% |
| 22/23 | 43% |
| 23/24 | 46% |
| 24/25 | 43% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | +0.24 |
| 22/23 | -0.10 |
| 23/24 | -0.01 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 49.7 |
| 22/23 | 44.8 |
| 23/24 | 46.6 |
| 24/25 | 42.7 |
Chalky Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2WS
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Brighton and Hove admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Principal
- Mark Poston
- Address
- Chalky Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2WS
- Telephone
- 01273416300