Blatchington Mill School
Nevill Avenue, Hove, BN3 7BW
1,622 pupils · 98% of 1,650 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Brighton and Hove
- Free school meals
- 22.7%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 23 February 2022, published 5 May 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 51 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 61.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 78% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 56.4% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.78 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 323 | 252 | 886 | 323 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 322 | 250 | 819 | 322 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 329 | 278 | 764 | 329 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 328 | 299 | 830 | 328 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 324 | 285 | 818 | 324 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 326 | 396 | 999 | 326 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 310 | 336 | 830 | 310 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 313 | 357 | 924 | 313 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre 0.5 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- King's School 1.2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Cardinal Newman Catholic School 1.9 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Dorothy Stringer School 2.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Varndean School 3.2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Portslade Aldridge Community Academy 3.2 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.