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Brighton and Hove

Patcham High School

Brighton and Hove·Secondary·South East·Community school·BN1 8PB
URN: 114608
CompareDfE profile
46.7
Attainment 8
England avg 47.6 · 2025/2026 (provisional)
-0.45
Progress 8
2023/2024 · CI: [-0.64, -0.26]
50.4%
5+ Eng & Maths
Grade 5+ in both · 2025/2026 (provisional)
14.7%
7+ Eng & Maths
Grade 7+ in both · 2025/2026 (provisional)

GCSE results 2026: every Brighton and Hove school ranked · how England did

Dependable results for a comprehensive intake; the journey is the main thing to weigh.

What the data says

Published data, read plainly. It tells you what to check next; it does not guarantee a place or replace your local authority’s admissions guidance.

Academic outcomes
Around average academic outcomes

Attainment 8 of 46.7 is close to the national average of around 46.

46.7
Attainment 8
50%
5+ Eng & Maths
2025/2026
Academic year
Pupil progress
Below-average progress

Pupils made below-average progress compared with similar pupils nationally. The confidence interval is entirely below zero.

-0.45
Progress 8
[-0.64, -0.26]
Confidence interval
Getting a place
Admissions realism: not yet assessed

Admissions realism depends on your home postcode and the school's published allocation data. Enter your postcode on this page to get a more specific assessment, and always verify the latest policy on the school's official admissions page.

What to do next

Starting school in September 2027

  • Secondary (Year 7): apply by 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.

National dates for England. You apply through the council where you live, even for a school in another council.

Admissions and catchment

Year 7 entry · Brighton and Hove council allocation figures, 2026–2026

Pupils on roll

School census count against building capacity

1,074of 1,125 places

95% full. Source: Get Information about Schools, 26 September 2026. A full school can still have places in the entry year.

Sources — check them yourself

Figures collected from council publications on 27 September 2026 and shown as printed, converted to km. Years the council did not publish are left blank. Past allocations never guarantee a place.

Applications and offers

National offer day figures that councils report to the Department for Education. These are counts only: they do not show how far away the last child offered a place lived.

Year 7 entry

Year of entryPlaces offeredPut it firstFirst choices offeredApplications (any preference)
September 2026198145145 (100%)603
September 2025208153153 (100%)455
September 2024220206178 (86%)537
September 2023220198191 (96%)573
September 2022214209188 (90%)597

Source: Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, school-level data, published 18 June 2026. “–” means the figure was not published. The council’s own allocation figures are the official record: check Brighton and Hove’s admissions page for cut-off distances, the admission rules and this year’s dates.

Performance over time

Attainment 8 over time

Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25 or 2025/26)

Historical results

YearPupilsAtt8P85+ E&M7+ E&MEBacc %EBacc APS
2025/2026 (provisional)22446.7—50.4%14.7%——
2024/202521845.5—45.4%—61.0%4.3
2023/202422144.0-0.4545.7%—68.3%4.2
2022/202322147.9-0.2150.7%—33.0%4.2
2021/202220953.6-0.15——27.0%4.8

EBacc figures stop at 2024/2025: the DfE no longer publishes them from 2025/2026.

Nearby and similar schools

Other secondary schools in Brighton and Hove for local comparison.

Brighton and Hove hub
King's School
Ofsted GoodAttainment 8 56.5Progress 8 +0.84
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Varndean School
Ofsted GoodAttainment 8 54.7Progress 8 +0.42
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Cardinal Newman Catholic School
Ofsted Not judgedAttainment 8 50.9Progress 8 +0.56
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Dorothy Stringer School
Ofsted GoodAttainment 8 50.5Progress 8 +0.11
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School information

URN114608
Local authorityBrighton and Hove
RegionSouth East
PhaseSecondary
TypeCommunity school
Gender of entryMixed
Age range11-16
HeadteacherHeadteacher John McKee
Trust—
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
PostcodeBN1 8PB
Pupils1,099
FSM eligible23.8%

Contact and identifiers

Ladies Mile Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 8PB

https://www.patchamhigh.brighton-hove.sch.uk/1273503908
DfE number4072
UKPRN10016524
Opened—
GIAS updated5 Feb 2026

Data sources and freshness

Official record updated5 Feb 2026
Latest KS4 year2025/2026
Latest KS2 year—
Ofsted published—

Latest Ofsted inspection

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