Results
OFSTED
OFSTED INSPECTORS VISITED THE ACADEMY IN NOVEMBER 2021. INSPECTION FOUND PACA TO BE A GOOD SCHOOL IN ALL ASPECTS OF WHAT IT DOES.
Message from Mark Poston, Principal:
'I am pleased to announce, we received the Ofsted report of the school inspection which occurred on the 16th and 17th November 2021. It confirms that the school retains its “good” grading and it commends the school on a range of achievements. The Inspectors noted that, while PACA has grown, the school sense of community is strong and “everyone at PACA is known to each other”. The report stated “Pupils are positive about the good friendships they have made”; and that “there is strong respect for diversity”; they found a school where staff “want the very best for the pupils” and that this is reflected in the calm and purposeful lessons. The report also made note of the roles that students play in leading the school noting pupils are “proud of their roles as prefects, members of the school council, librarians, and mental health champions”.
Portslade Aldridge Community Academy celebrates remarkable GCSE results
2024 results
Our students have achieved fantastic results in 2024. Below is a table which shows the last 3 years of public exam results at PACA and the Brighton and Hove average.
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|
2019 |
2019 B&H Average |
2022 |
2022 B&H Average |
2023 |
2023 B&H Average |
2024 |
|
Basics EM (9-5) |
34% |
47% |
53% |
56% |
43% |
50% |
TBC |
|
Progress 8 |
-0.06 |
-0.02 |
0.23 |
0.09 |
-0.11 |
0.00 |
TBC |
|
Attainment 8 |
42.4 |
47.6 |
49.5 |
51.5 |
44.8 |
47.8 |
TBC |
|
9-4 English |
63% |
78% |
81% |
82% |
73% |
77% |
TBC |
|
9-4 maths |
69% |
74% |
78% |
78% |
75% |
75% |
TBC |
|
9-5 English |
43% |
66% |
62% |
70% |
55% |
65% |
TBC |
|
9-5 maths |
49% |
53% |
63% |
62% |
53% |
56% |
TBC |
|
English Baccalaureate APS |
3.98 |
4.23 |
4.65 |
4.70 |
4.15 |
4.33 |
TBC |
|
Students continuing in education, training or who moved into employment after KS4 |
89% |
95% |
96% |
94% |
TBC |
TBC |
TBC |
A Progress 8 score shows how much progress students have made across 8 qualifications from the end of key stage 2 until the end of key stage 4, when they sit their GCSEs
English Baccalaureate - when students are entered for qualifications in English, Science, Maths, Modern Foreign Languages and either Geography or History. In 2023 48.2% of students entered for this.
Click here to access 2022-23 PACA DfE performance data
2024 Results
Portslade Aldridge Community Academy (PACA), part of the Aldridge Education family, is proud to announce another brilliant year of GCSE results for our students.
Annabelle Sivyer who gained eight grade 9s and two grade 8s including straight 9s in English Language and Literature, Maths, all three Sciences and French. An amazing set of results!
Annabelle Sivyer is off to Varndean to study Maths, Further Maths, Chemistry and Environmental Science. As PACA’s highest performing Year 11 of 2024, Annabelle’s advice is to work hard and do lots of practice questions, so you know the exams well.
Thomas Barnett who gained six grade 9s, three grade 8s and one grade 7. Thomas got straight 9s in Maths, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Computer Science and French!
Thomas Barnett is off to BHASVIC to study Maths, Further Maths, Biology and PE. He gained the second highest grades this year and was able to maintain his sporting interests alongside. His advice was to try and find the time to do your hobbies as well as studying.
Amelia Osinska who made incredible progress through her five year at PACA. Amelia absolutely smashed her target grades to achieve two 8s in English Language and Literature, three grade 7s in Combined Science and History, two 5s and a merit and distinction in Health & Social Care and Music M2 and D1.
Max Gladwell-Lois who made huge progress to achieve three grade 9s in Triple Science, four 8s including Maths, Computer Science and English, a 6 a 5 and a Distinction in Creative Media.
Harvey-James Cowley
“I was a little bit nervous but I kept my confidence high. What made the different was around Christmas I actually started to try. And I’ve got to admit it was the teaching too. It’s good teaching here.”
Carly Brockwell who achieved a 7 and an 8 in Combined Science is off to DV8 to study Games Development as her main course whilst doing an online course in Astro Physics on the side. She said she’s not sure what she wants to do in the future but it will involve physics.
Will Woodhams achieved 8s in Maths and Chemistry. His advice to next year’s year 11 is that people say GCSE results don’t matter but they do. He got motivated after his first mocks in Year 11 and made sure he was top of the Going for Gold scheme working hard inside and outside of school to hit his targets.
Richard Neville who is going to study brick laying was delighted to have achieved a grade 5 in math and Science Well done Richard!
Alfie Reynolds managed to achieve one of the top progress scores in the year group and has secured himself a scholarship to study at Brighton College next year. Alfie goes one to study Maths, Further Maths, Physics and History at A level and hopes to be a structural engineer in the future. Alfie has Tourette’s Syndrome and said that whilst it has been annoying at times it hasn’t held him back. His advice to next year’s cohort is “work hard and you’ll be fine!”
Julia Barber who achieved three 9s, five 8s, a 7 and a 5 was delighted with her results and goes on to study Biology, Chemistry and Maths at college. Julia hasn't just achieved academically at PACA but really participated in all aspects of schools life from the school shows, singing in her band, art club and playing rugby. Her advice to new Year 7s was "try everything out, it's good to be well rounded".
Archis Chitre
Going on to do Physics, Maths, Further Maths and Computer Science said: “I’m really happy with nearly all my results.” and “My advice is to start early and to really understand the content in the sciences.”
Lucas Estorati
“I’m perplexed, bamboozled and incredibly happy. Success is down to trying hard and having good friends. We had a group of friends who really pushed each other. Thank you to PACA, for all the lessons”
These results provide an incredible foundation for the next step in each student’s educational journey, as they go on to study A Levels, T Levels or BTECs.
We are really proud of the achievements of all our Year 11 students, which are testament to their hard work, dedication and resilience.
It has been a wonderful day celebrating our results and we look forward to seeing their continued success.
