Portslade Aldridge Community Academy

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Chalky Road
 Portslade
 Brighton
 East Sussex BN41 2WS
Telephone: 01273 416300
Previous Name: n/a

School Type

Phase: Secondary and Sixth Form (ages 11-16)
Type: Sponsor-Led Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2011
History: This school arose from Portslade Community College
Trust: Aldridge Education
Sponsor: Aldridge Education

Staff and Pupils

Principal: Dr Mark Poston (since September 2018)
Previous Headteacher: Katie Scott
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 58.76 / 19.82
Non-teaching Staff*: 42.38
Number of pupils: 928
Pupils Per Teacher: 15.8
Sex: Mixed (52% boys / 48% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 32.00% (medium)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 20.6%
Local child deprivation rate: 13.8% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 16.7%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 28.1%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 8.7km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: South East
Constituency: Hove
Electoral Ward: North Portslade
School Number: 8464001

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 9th November 2016 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Mile Oak Primary School (0.4km) show on map
  2. Peter Gladwin Primary School (0.9km) show on map
  3. Hill Park School (0.9km) show on map
  4. Brackenbury Primary School (1.3km) show on map
  5. St Nicolas CofE Primary School (1.3km) show on map
  6. Herons Dale School (1.4km) show on map
  7. Holmbush Primary Academy (1.4km) show on map
  8. Eastbrook Primary Academy (1.6km) show on map
  9. Hove Micro-School (1.7km) show on map
  10. Benfield Primary School (1.9km) show on map
  11. Glebe Primary School (2.1km) show on map
  12. Hangleton Primary School (2.1km) show on map
  13. St Mary's Catholic Primary School (2.2km) show on map
  14. Shoreham Academy (2.2km) show on map
  15. King's School (2.4km) show on map
  16. West Blatchington Primary and Nursery School (2.4km) show on map
  17. Shoreham College (2.5km) show on map
  18. Goldstone Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  19. Blatchington Mill School (3.0km) show on map
  20. St Nicolas & St Mary CofE Primary School (3.0km) show on map
  21. St Peter's Catholic Primary School (3.1km) show on map
  22. The Lioncare School (3.1km) show on map
  23. Hove Junior School (3.1km) show on map
  24. West Hove Infant School (3.1km) show on map
  25. Aldrington CofE Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  26. Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre (3.4km) show on map
  27. Buckingham Park Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  28. Bilingual Primary School - Brighton & Hove (3.6km) show on map
  29. Shoreham Beach Primary School (3.7km) show on map
  30. St Christopher's School (3.8km) show on map
  31. Brighton and Hove Clinic School (4.0km) show on map
  32. Swiss Gardens Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  33. St Andrew's CofE (Aided) Primary School (4.2km) show on map
  34. Drive Preparatory School (4.4km) show on map
  35. Westdene Primary School (4.6km) show on map
  36. Lancing College Preparatory School At Hove (4.7km) show on map
  37. The Montessori Place (4.9km) show on map
  38. Cardinal Newman Catholic School (5.0km) show on map
  39. Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary School (5.0km) show on map
  40. Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College (5.2km) show on map
  41. Brunswick Primary School (5.2km) show on map
  42. St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School (5.3km) show on map
  43. Windlesham School (5.3km) show on map
  44. Stanford Infant School (5.3km) show on map
  45. Downs View Life Skills College (5.4km) show on map
  46. Lancing College (5.6km) show on map
  47. Patcham Infant School (5.6km) show on map
  48. Stanford Junior School (5.7km) show on map
  49. Brighton Girls GDST (5.7km) show on map
  50. Dorothy Stringer School (5.8km) show on map
  51. Varndean College (5.9km) show on map
  52. Patcham Junior School (5.9km) show on map
  53. Patcham High School (5.9km) show on map
  54. St Mary Magdalen Catholic Primary School (6.1km) show on map
  55. Balfour Primary School (6.1km) show on map
  56. Varndean School (6.2km) show on map
  57. Team Domenica (6.3km) show on map
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  65. Kings Brighton (6.8km) show on map
  66. Carden Nursery and Primary School (6.9km) show on map
  67. Hertford Primary School (7.1km) show on map
  68. Central Hub Brighton (7.1km) show on map
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  70. Fairlight Primary School (7.2km) show on map
  71. Tarnerland Nursery School (7.3km) show on map
  72. The Globe Primary Academy (7.3km) show on map
  73. Springboard Education (7.4km) show on map
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  76. Boundstone Nursery School (7.6km) show on map
  77. The Sir Robert Woodard Academy (7.6km) show on map
  78. Elm Grove Primary School (7.6km) show on map
  79. Queen's Park Primary School (7.7km) show on map
  80. Coombe Road Primary School (7.7km) show on map
  81. St Luke's Primary School (7.9km) show on map
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  86. St. John's College (Brighton) (8.3km) show on map
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  88. Steyning CofE Primary School (8.5km) show on map
  89. Sompting Village Primary School (8.6km) show on map
  90. Steyning Grammar School (8.7km) show on map
  91. Brighton College Prep School (8.8km) show on map
  92. St Mark's CofE Primary School (8.8km) show on map
  93. City Academy Whitehawk (8.8km) show on map
  94. Bevendean Primary School and Nursery (8.9km) show on map
  95. Sompting Abbotts School (9.0km) show on map
  96. Brighton Aldridge Community Academy (9.5km) show on map
  97. Albourne Church of England Primary School (9.6km) show on map
  98. Davison Church of England High School for Girls (9.8km) show on map
  99. Bramber Primary School (9.8km) show on map
  100. Red Balloon Worthing Learner Centre (9.9km) show on map
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Predecessor Schools†
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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