Patcham High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Apr 18 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
- 1099 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.4%
- Girls
- 49.6%
- First language not English
- 7.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 23.8%
- Persistent absence
- 21.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 23.3%
White British 81.1%
Mixed 8%
Other White 3.7%
Other 1.9%
Other Asian 1.5%
African 1%
Pakistani 0.7%
Indian 0.6%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Unclassified 0.4%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Caribbean 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 61%
Local authority average 53%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 45%
Local authority average 48%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 45.5
Local authority average 46.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.32
Local authority average 4.24
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 14 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 16 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 10 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 61 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 6 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 16 |
| Biology | GCSE | 50 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 1 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 50 |
Admissions
Patcham High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 208
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 153
- 2nd preference
- 72
- 3rd preference
- 230
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 153
- 2nd preference
- 19
- 3rd preference
- 17
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 224 108 116 |
| Year 8 | 218 110 108 |
| Year 9 | 218 123 95 |
| Year 10 | 220 99 121 |
| Year 11 | 219 114 105 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% 89.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 23.0% 18.3% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 4.0% 13.2% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 61.0% 56.3% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SP 1.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 1.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 1.8% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 4.8% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.5% 3.0% |