Portslade Aldridge Community Academy
Academy sponsor led · Secondary
Brighton · BN41 2WS · Brighton and Hove
Ages 11–16
Status: Open
1.3 miles away
OpenSecondaryURN 135962
Shoreham Academy
Academy sponsor led · Shoreham-by-Sea · BN43 6YT
Phase
Secondary
Age range
Ages 11–18
Pupils
1,759
Local authority
West Sussex
Age range
Ages 11–18
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy sponsor led (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, 1,759 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 17.1%. Religious character: Christian.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
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King's School
Free schools · Secondary
Hove · BN3 8BN · Brighton and Hove
Ages 11–19
Status: Open
2.6 miles away
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Blatchington Mill School
Community school · Secondary
Hove · BN3 7BW · Brighton and Hove
Ages 11–16
Status: Open
2.9 miles away
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Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre
Community school · Secondary
Hove · BN3 7BN · Brighton and Hove
Ages 11–18
Status: Open
2.9 miles away
Overview
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 135962
Location
- Address
- Kingston Lane
- Postcode
- BN43 6YT
- Town
- Shoreham-by-Sea
- County
- West Sussex
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- District
- Adur
- Constituency
- East Worthing and Shoreham
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 1,759
- Boys / girls
- 944 / 815
- School capacity
- 1,700
- Capacity fill
- 1,759 / 1,700 (103%)
- Free school meals
- 17.1%
- FSM pupils
- 258
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Religious character
- Christian
- Governance
- Academy trust: UNITED LEARNING TRUST
- Academy trust
- UNITED LEARNING TRUST
- Sponsor
- United Learning Trust
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Jim Coupe
- Telephone
- 01273274100