Blatchington Mill School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 22 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
- 1635 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.0%
- Girls
- 50.0%
- First language not English
- 15.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 21%
- Persistent absence
- 30.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.9%
White British 64.5%
Mixed 14.4%
Other White 9.1%
Other 3.8%
Other Asian 2.1%
Bangladeshi 1.6%
African 1.3%
Indian 0.8%
Chinese 0.7%
Unclassified 0.6%
Irish 0.5%
Pakistani 0.3%
Other Black 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 56%
Local authority average 53%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 60%
Local authority average 48%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 50.8
Local authority average 46.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.65
Local authority average 4.24
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 19 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 13 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 8 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 16 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 48 |
| Biology | GCSE | 77 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 78 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 55 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 65 |
Admissions
Blatchington Mill School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 322
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 250
- 2nd preference
- 268
- 3rd preference
- 301
- From another Local Authority
- 15
Offers
- 1st preference
- 236
- 2nd preference
- 61
- 3rd preference
- 25
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 330 156 174 |
| Year 8 | 328 166 162 |
| Year 9 | 325 157 168 |
| Year 10 | 324 152 172 |
| Year 11 | 328 186 142 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 91.0% 89.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 14.0% 18.3% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 6.0% 13.2% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 70.0% 56.3% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 1.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.8% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 4.8% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.5% 3.0% |