Blatchington Mill School

Community schoolSecondary

BN3 7BW / 11–16 / Does not apply

50.9

Attainment 8

79%

parents recommend

🏆 Strong results

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🏆 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 is happy at this school

Strongly agree
32%
Agree
49%
Disagree
10%
Strongly disagree
8%
Don't know
1%

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%
White British64.5%
Other White9.1%
Irish0.5%
Irish Traveller0.1%
Mixed
14.4%
Other Mixed5.7%
White & Asian3.9%
White & Black African3%
White & Black Caribbean1.8%
Asian
5.5%
Other Asian2.1%
Bangladeshi1.6%
Indian0.8%
Chinese0.7%
Pakistani0.3%
Black
5%
African3%
Caribbean1.8%
Other Black0.2%
Other
3.8%