Portslade Aldridge Community Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 16 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Brighton and Hove
- Unique reference
- 137063
- Address
- Chalky Road, Portslade, BN41 2WS
- Website
- http://www.paca.uk.com/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 928 (67% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.8%
- Girls
- 48.2%
- First language not English
- 7.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 32.1%
- Persistent absence
- 26.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.4%
White British 82.5%
Mixed 6.4%
Other White 4.2%
Bangladeshi 1.7%
Other 1.3%
African 1.1%
Chinese 0.9%
Unclassified 0.9%
Other Asian 0.6%
Indian 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 67%
Local authority average 53%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 42%
Local authority average 48%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42.5
Local authority average 46.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.17
Local authority average 4.24
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 22 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 33 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 16 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 39 |
| Biology | GCSE | 29 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 46 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 29 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 40 |
Admissions
Portslade Aldridge Community Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 207
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 170
- 2nd preference
- 86
- 3rd preference
- 69
- From another Local Authority
- 51
Offers
- 1st preference
- 170
- 2nd preference
- 12
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 13
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 170 86 84 |
| Year 8 | 206 101 105 |
| Year 9 | 193 103 90 |
| Year 10 | 166 93 73 |
| Year 11 | 193 98 95 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 89.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 32.0% 18.3% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 8.0% 13.2% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 43.0% 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 | 8.0% 4.8% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 2.5% 3.0% |