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Schools in Brighton and Hove

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Phase
Schools indexed
80
in Brighton and Hove
Average Attainment 8
45.5
national 46.4
Average Progress 8
+0.05
national 0.00
Grade 5+ Eng & maths
60%
national 45%
Good or Outstanding
57%
of 37 inspected

Averages cover state mainstream schools, the basis of the national figures. Special and independent schools are in the table below but not in the averages.

Ofsted across Brighton and Hove

Most recent inspection outcome for every school with a published judgement. Click a bar to filter the table.

Spread of Attainment 8

Number of Brighton and Hove secondaries in each band. Click a bar to filter the table.

Brighton and Hove schools

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Select#SchoolAttainment 8Progress 85+ Eng & maths
1Brighton Girls GDST
Other independent school
62.5—92%
2Brighton College
Other independent school
57.9—0%
3King's School
Free schools · Good
53.7+0.8480%
4Dorothy Stringer School
Community school · Good
53.3+0.1175%
5Blatchington Mill School
Community school
50.9+0.3071%
6Cardinal Newman Catholic School
Voluntary aided school · Not judged
50.4+0.5669%
7Varndean School
Community school · Good
48.8+0.4269%
8Patcham High School
Community school
45.5-0.4559%
9Portslade Aldridge Community Academy
Academy sponsor led
42.7-0.0156%
10Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre
Community school
41.1-0.1348%
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High-attainment secondary schools in Brighton and Hove

King's School
SecondaryAttainment 8 53.7Progress 8 +0.84
Dorothy Stringer School
SecondaryAttainment 8 53.3Progress 8 +0.11
Blatchington Mill School
SecondaryAttainment 8 50.9Progress 8 +0.30
Cardinal Newman Catholic School
SecondaryAttainment 8 50.4Progress 8 +0.56
Varndean School
SecondaryAttainment 8 48.8Progress 8 +0.42

Catchment distances and university destinations in Brighton and Hove

We hold the last distance offered for 18 Brighton and Hove schools, 2023–2026, from the council’s allocation figures. See Brighton and Hove school catchment distances

Most leavers to Oxford or Cambridge

  1. Cardinal Newman Catholic School2.0% (2015/16–2019/20)
  2. Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre0.4% (2015/16–2019/20)

Most leavers to Russell Group universities

  1. Cardinal Newman Catholic School21.6% (2015/16–2019/20)
  2. Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre5.0% (2015/16–2019/20)
  3. Brighton Aldridge Community Academy0.8% (2015/16–2019/20)

Share of sixth-form leavers, pooled over the years shown (Department for Education destination data). England Oxbridge rankings

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