My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
32%Agree
49%Disagree
10%Strongly disagree
8%Don't know
1%Blatchington Mill School
Community school — Secondary
BN3 7BW / 11–16 / Does not apply
50.9
Attainment 8
79%
parents recommend
🏆 Strong results
Recognised with 1 performance badge
🏆 Strong results
GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 score
- 50.9
- Progress 8
- 0.3
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 61.9%
79% of parents would recommend this school
244 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
39%Agree
45%Disagree
9%Strongly disagree
5%Don't know
2%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
27%Agree
53%Disagree
11%Strongly disagree
5%Don't know
4%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
7%Agree
8%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
4%Don't know
11%Not applicable
65%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
18%Agree
40%Disagree
28%Strongly disagree
9%Don't know
5%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
25%Agree
30%Disagree
11%Strongly disagree
9%Don't know
2%Not applicable
23%My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities
Yes
14%No
86%My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed
Answered by about 34 parents
Strongly agree
14%Agree
17%Disagree
26%Strongly disagree
37%Don't know
6%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
30%Agree
46%Disagree
10%Strongly disagree
5%Don't know
9%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
30%Agree
45%Disagree
14%Strongly disagree
7%Don't know
4%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
25%Agree
51%Disagree
19%Strongly disagree
4%Don't know
1%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
39%Agree
56%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
1%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
43%Agree
48%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
2%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
20%Agree
46%Disagree
16%Strongly disagree
7%Don't know
11%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
79%No
21%15.7% of pupils receive SEN support
15.7%
SEN support
1.8%
EHCP
- Autism (ASD)
- 3.2%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 3.9%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 1.5%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 6%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 0.5%
73.3% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Non-selective
- Oversubscribed
- No
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 73.3%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 19:1
- Free school meals
- 21%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 19:1
- Overall absence
- 10.78%
- Persistent absence
- 30.76%
- English as additional language
- 15.1%
- Teachers with QTS
- 98.8%
- White
- 74.2%
- Mixed
- 14.4%
- Asian
- 5.5%
- Black
- 5%
- Other
- 3.8%
White British64.5%
Other White9.1%
Irish0.5%
Irish Traveller0.1%
Other Mixed5.7%
White & Asian3.9%
White & Black African3%
White & Black Caribbean1.8%
Other Asian2.1%
Bangladeshi1.6%
Indian0.8%
Chinese0.7%
Pakistani0.3%
African3%
Caribbean1.8%
Other Black0.2%