Blatchington Mill School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 23 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Brighton and Hove
- Unique reference
- 114606
- Address
- Nevill Avenue, BN3 7BW
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1629 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.5%
- Girls
- 48.5%
- First language not English
- 16.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 17.4%
- Persistent absence
- 24.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.5%
White British 64.5%
Mixed 13.6%
Other White 9.7%
Other 4.1%
Other Asian 2.1%
Bangladeshi 1.4%
Chinese 1.1%
Indian 1%
Unclassified 0.8%
African 0.7%
Irish 0.4%
Pakistani 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.03
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 54%
Local authority average 51%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 50%
Local authority average 50%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 49.7
Local authority average 47.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.47
Local authority average 4.34
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 21 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 19 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 3 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 68 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 21 |
| Biology | GCSE | 55 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 56 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 37 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 63 |
Admissions
Blatchington Mill School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 329
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 278
- 2nd preference
- 264
- 3rd preference
- 222
- From another Local Authority
- 23
Offers
- 1st preference
- 242
- 2nd preference
- 69
- 3rd preference
- 18
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 331 170 161 |
| Year 8 | 325 157 168 |
| Year 9 | 328 156 172 |
| Year 10 | 329 188 141 |
| Year 11 | 316 168 148 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 91.0% 89.4% 86.5% |
Further education | 12.0% 16.5% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 4.0% 15.4% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 74.0% 56.5% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 1.1% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 3.1% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.9% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 4.6% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% |