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Brighton Aldridge Community Academy

Secondary Academy school in Brighton BN1 9PW

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  • School Reference Number: 136164
  • Address: Lewes Road, Brighton BN1 9PW
  • Principal: Mr Jack Davies
  • Telephone: 01273 691191
  • Website: baca-uk.org.uk
  • Managing Organisation: Aldridge Education
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy sponsor led
  • Phase: Secondary
  • Pupil Capacity: 1,150
  • Local Education Authority: Brighton and Hove
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 11 to 19
  • Admissions Policy: Non-selective
  • Active From: September 2010* (New Provision)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

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Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 21/03/2023

Rating published on 16/05/2023

Overall effectiveness: Requires Improvement

Quality of education: Requires Improvement

Behaviour and attitudes: Requires Improvement

Personal development: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

Sixth form provision: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
21 March 2023 17 May 2023 Full inspection Requires Improvement
6 December 2022 31 January 2023 Monitoring visit
8 March 2022 23 May 2022 School inspection Inadequate
30 November 2016 17 January 2017 Full inspection Good
25 March 2015 29 April 2015 Monitoring visit
3 December 2014 8 January 2015 Full inspection Requires Improvement
5 December 2012 9 January 2013 Full inspection Requires Improvement
8 November 2011 30 November 2011 Monitoring visit

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Unique Reference Number136164
Local Authority Code846
Local Authority NameBrighton and Hove
Establishment Number6905
School / College NameBrighton Aldridge Community Academy
Establishment Type Code28
Establishment typeAcademy sponsor led
Establishment Type Group Code10
Establishment Type GroupAcademies
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code06
Reason establishment openedNew Provision
Open date01-09-2010
Reason Establishment Closed Code00
Reason establishment closedNot applicable
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 4
Phase of educationSecondary
Age range Low11
Age range High19
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNot applicable
Official Sixth Form Code1
Official sixth formHas a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code00
Religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosNone
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code4
Admissons policyNon-selective
School capacity1,150
Special Classes Code2
Special classesNo Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils802
Number of Boys447
Number of Girls355
Percentage Free School Meals48.60
Trust School Flag Code3
Trust School Flag Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts Code2096
Academy trust or TrustALDRIDGE EDUCATION
School Sponsor FlagLinked to a sponsor
Academy sponsorAldridge Education
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10030697
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date24-01-2025
StreetLewes Road
Locality
Address3
TownBrighton
County (name)East Sussex
PostcodeBN1 9PW
Websitehttps://www.baca-uk.org.uk
Telephone01273691191
Headteacher/Principal titleMr
Headteacher/Principal first nameJack
Headteacher/Principal last nameDavies
Headteacher/Principal Job TitlePrincipal
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionNot applicable
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provisionResourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll20
Resourced provision capacity20
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeJ
Government Office RegionSouth East
District CodeE06000043
DistrictBrighton and Hove
Ward CodeE05015400
WardColdean & Stanmer
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001129
Parliamentary ConstituencyBrighton Kemptown and Peacehaven
Urban/Rural CodeC1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban city and town
GSS LA CodeE06000043
Easting534234
Northing108203
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Brighton and Hove 002
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Brighton and Hove 002C
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code999
Previous local authority
Previous establishment number
Country
UPRN22216827
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02003492
LSOA CodeE01016914
Free School Meals335
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN136164
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/136164
LAESTAB8466905
School nameBrighton Aldridge Community Academy
Ofsted phaseSecondary
Type of educationAcademy Sponsor Led
School open date01/09/2010
Admissions policyNon-selective
Sixth formHas a sixth form
Designated religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosNone
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionSouth East
RegionSouth East
Local authorityBrighton and Hove
Parliamentary constituencyBrighton Kemptown and Peacehaven
Multi-academy trust UID2096
Multi-academy trust nameAldridge Education
Academy sponsor UID4927
Academy sponsor nameAldridge Education
PostcodeBN1 9PW
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile5
Total number of pupils802
Statutory lowest age11
Statutory highest age19
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspectionN/A
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?N/A
URN at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspectionN/A
Date of latest ungraded inspectionN/A
Ungraded inspection publication dateN/A
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?N/A
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeN/A
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10269435
Inspection typeSchools into Special Measures Visit 2
Inspection type groupingSection 8 deemed section 5
Event type groupingSchools - S8 deemed S5
Inspection start date21/03/2023
Publication date16/05/2023
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection136164
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection8466905
School name at time of latest graded inspectionBrighton Aldridge Community Academy
School type at time of latest graded inspectionAcademy Sponsor Led
Current school type used for chart C6Academy sponsor led
Overall effectivenessRequires Improvement
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationRequires Improvement
Behaviour and attitudesRequires Improvement
Personal developmentGood
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionGood
Previous inspection number10211055
Previous inspection start date08/03/2022
Previous publication date22/05/2022
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of previous graded inspection136164
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection8466905
School name at time of previous graded inspectionBrighton Aldridge Community Academy
School type at time of previous graded inspectionAcademy Sponsor Led
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness4
Previous category of concernSM
Previous quality of educationRequires Improvement
Previous behaviour and attitudesInadequate
Previous personal developmentInadequate
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementInadequate
Previous safeguarding is effective?No
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionGood

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