Portslade Aldridge Community Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 17 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
- 974 (65% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.8%
- Girls
- 49.2%
- First language not English
- 8.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 30.2%
- Persistent absence
- 33.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.6%
White British 82.2%
Mixed 6%
Other White 5.9%
Bangladeshi 1.1%
Other 0.9%
Other Asian 0.8%
Chinese 0.8%
African 0.7%
Unclassified 0.7%
Irish 0.2%
Indian 0.2%
Pakistani 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.1
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 48%
Local authority average 51%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 43%
Local authority average 50%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.8
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 17 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 15 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 9 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 11 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 17 |
| Biology | GCSE | 29 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 41 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 29 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 51 |
Admissions
Portslade Aldridge Community Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 198
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 127
- 2nd preference
- 106
- 3rd preference
- 75
- From another Local Authority
- 76
Offers
- 1st preference
- 127
- 2nd preference
- 38
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 15
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 212 102 110 |
| Year 8 | 197 106 91 |
| Year 9 | 178 95 83 |
| Year 10 | 198 96 102 |
| Year 11 | 189 96 93 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 85.0% 90.5% 85.6% |
Further education | 31.0% 18.8% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 14.0% 14.3% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 39.0% 57.2% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 2.8% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.6% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 4.1% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.0% 1.2% |