Brighton Aldridge Community Academy

State-Funded School

brighton-aldridge-community-academy-brighton-and-hove-south-east

South EastRegion

Brighton and HoveLocal Authority

Brighton Kemptown and PeacehavenConstituency

BN1 9PWPostcode

1.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Brighton Aldridge Community Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–19, located in Brighton and Hove, South East.

It currently serves 808 pupils. Brighton Aldridge Community Academy is part of Aldridge Education.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 36.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 23.3%
EBacc average point score: 3.15

Ethnicity

White

79%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

808

Total Pupils

58%Boys

42%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

46%

England average

27%

First language not English

13%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 19
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 808
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: Aldridge Education

Inspection history

4 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
16 Jun 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
16 May 2023	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
22 May 2022	Inadequate	Requires improvement	Inadequate	Inadequate	Inadequate

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.