Patcham High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Apr 19 2023 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
- 114608
- Address
- Ladies Mile Road, BN1 8PB
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1092 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.7%
- Girls
- 47.3%
- First language not English
- 7.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 21.1%
- Persistent absence
- 22.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 24.2%
White British 82.7%
Mixed 7%
Other White 3.8%
Other 2.3%
Other Asian 1.4%
Indian 0.9%
African 0.9%
Pakistani 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Caribbean 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.21
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 33%
Local authority average 51%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 51%
Local authority average 50%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 47.9
Local authority average 47.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.16
Local authority average 4.34
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 34 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 71 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 33 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 11 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 56 |
| Biology | GCSE | 51 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 52 |
| Classical Civilisation | GCSE | 22 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 18 |
Admissions
Patcham High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 220
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 206
- 2nd preference
- 87
- 3rd preference
- 244
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 178
- 2nd preference
- 23
- 3rd preference
- 19
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 218 111 107 |
| Year 8 | 223 127 96 |
| Year 9 | 220 105 115 |
| Year 10 | 210 112 98 |
| Year 11 | 221 120 101 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 89.4% 86.5% |
Further education | 22.0% 16.5% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 15.4% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 57.0% 56.5% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 1.1% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 3.1% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 8.0% 1.9% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 4.6% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% |