Community school Secondary Open

Blatchington Mill School

Nevill Avenue, Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, BN3 7BW

Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 23 February 2022). Last inspected 23 February 2022.

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1,635
Pupils
20.9%
Free school meals

About this school

Blatchington Mill School is a Community school serving secondary age pupils, located in Brighton and Hove, East Sussex. The school has 1,635 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 23 February 2022). Last inspected 23 February 2022. The Headteacher is Kate Claydon. The school is administered by Brighton and Hove local authority.

School details

Headteacher
Kate Claydon
Local authority
Brighton and Hove
Gender
Mixed
URN
114606

Admissions

Applications for places at Blatchington Mill School are handled by the school or the local authority (Brighton and Hove). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

51.0
Attainment 8 · 2024-25
+0.30
Progress 8 · 2023-24
62%
Grade 5+ in English & maths · 2024-25
78%
Grade 4+ in English & maths · 2024-25
4.66
EBacc average point score · 2024-25
56%
Entering the EBacc · 2024-25
  • Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
  • Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
  • Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
  • EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

Source: Department for Education school performance data. Check this school on GOV.UK →

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