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Dorothy Stringer School
Secondary • Community school • Brighton • East Sussex • BN1 6PZ
Good
Top 10 Secondary schools in Brighton
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2022)
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This Top 10 showcases secondary schools in the town of Brighton. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total secondary schools
6
Outstanding
0
Good
4
Median inspection year
2022
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 0% · G: 67% · RI: 33% · I: 0%
2
Varndean School
Secondary • Community school • Brighton • East Sussex • BN1 6NP
Good
3
Patcham High School
Secondary • Community school • Brighton • East Sussex • BN1 8PB
Good
4
Portslade Aldridge Community Academy
Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Brighton • East Sussex • BN41 2WS
Good
5
Longhill High School
Secondary • Community school • Brighton • East Sussex • BN2 7FR
Requires improvement
6
Brighton Aldridge Community Academy
Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Brighton • East Sussex • BN1 9PW
Requires improvement
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
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We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 secondary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
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