Blatchington Mill School, Hove

At age 16 (%)

No data for age 18

'Academic' destinations refer to sixth form or higher education. 'Vocational' ones refer to further education, apprenticeships or employment. Neither is intrinsically better or worse, and this balance is not used in calculating the indicator score. Data are from 2022.

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Blatchington Mill School

Nevill Avenue, Hove BN3 7BW

https://www.blatchingtonmill.org.uk/

Blatchington Mill School is a non-selective secondary school maintained by the local authority (Brighton and Hove). It has about 1,630 boys and girls aged between 11 and 16. In January 2013 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

Particular strengths include Destinations, Attainment, Environment and Disadvantaged pupils. Relative weaknesses include Finances, Attendance and Admissions.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.4		Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre
0.6		King's School
1.2		Cardinal Newman Catholic School
1.8		Dorothy Stringer School
1.9		Portslade Aldridge Community Academy
2.1		Varndean School
2.1		Patcham High School
2.9		Shoreham Academy
4.2		Brighton Aldridge Community Academy
5.4		Longhill High School
5.7		Downlands Community School
6.5		The Sir Robert Woodard Academy

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Destinations: Excellent. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is quite high.

Attainment: Above average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Environment: Above average. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all quite low.

Disadvantaged pupils: Above average. Progress up to age 16 is above average. Destinations at 16 are above average. There is no information for students aged 16-18.

Progress: Above average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)

Representation: In balance. The socio-economic mix and ethnic representation are both slightly out of balance with the local community.

Admissions: Below average. The occupancy rate is quite high and the offer rate is roughly average. There is no compulsory entrance exam.

Attendance: Below average. Pupil absence rates are quite high and the incidence of persistent absence is roughly average.

Finances: Below average. However, the school budget has been roughly in balance

Sixth form: There is no sixth form at this school.

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