Patcham High School
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Brighton, South East BN1 8PB · Brighton and Hove
#321 of 679 secondary schools in South East
#1788 of 4,090 nationally
About Patcham High School
Patcham High School is a local authority secondary located in Brighton, in the Brighton and Hove local authority of South East, England. It caters for Ages 11–16. In 2025 it enrolled 1,074 students. Community, voluntary-aided, voluntary-controlled and foundation schools maintained by the local authority; free to attend.
Its Success Index (England) is 53.8 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of secondary schools in England and 321st of 679 ranked secondary schools in South East. Its strongest component is grade 5+ in english & maths (57th percentile), and its weakest is attainment 8 (52th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 1,074; capacity filled 95.5%; grade 4+ english & maths 66.1%; ebacc average points 4.33.
There are 52 schools in Brighton; Patcham High School ranks 15th of 48 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against secondary schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)–
- KS2: higher standard (20%)–
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)45.5
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)45.4%
- A level points per entry (10%)–
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)26.3%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for Patcham High School by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 1,074
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 26.3%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 95.5%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 45.5
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 45.4%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 66.1%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 4.33
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
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Schools near Patcham High School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
Patcham Junior School
Brighton · Local authority primary · Ages 7–11
353 students · 156 m away
Patcham Infant School
Brighton · Local authority primary · Ages 3–7
272 students · 253 m away
Carden Nursery and Primary School
Brighton · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
359 students · 1.1 km away
Westdene Primary School
Brighton · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
445 students · 1.4 km away
Varndean School
Brighton · Local authority secondary · Ages 11–16
1,487 students · 1.4 km away
Dorothy Stringer School
Brighton · Local authority secondary · Ages 11–16
1,626 students · 1.5 km away
Balfour Primary School
Brighton · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
695 students · 1.6 km away
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
Brighton · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
220 students · 1.8 km away
Hertford Primary School
Brighton · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
205 students · 2.2 km away
Coldean Primary School
Brighton · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
309 students · 2.2 km away
Similar schools
Local authority secondary schools in South East with a comparable Pupils on roll.
Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School
Reading · Local authority secondary · Ages 11–18
1,082 students
St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School
Rochester · Local authority secondary · Ages 11–18
1,084 students
Cranbourne
Basingstoke · Local authority secondary · Ages 11–16
1,088 students
The Malling School
West Malling · Local authority secondary · Ages 11–18
1,051 students
The Wavell School
Farnborough · Local authority secondary · Ages 11–16
1,042 students
Redbridge Community School
Southampton · Local authority secondary · Ages 11–16
1,106 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Patcham High School a good school?
Patcham High School has a Success Index (England) of 53.8 out of 100 (Top 50% of secondary schools in England) and ranks #321 of 679 in South East. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does Patcham High School rank in South East?
Patcham High School ranks #321 of 679 secondary schools in South East and #1788 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend Patcham High School?
Patcham High School had 1,074 students in 2025.
Is Patcham High School a primary school or a secondary school?
Patcham High School is classified as a secondary covering Ages 11–16. It is a local authority school.
What other schools are near Patcham High School?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Patcham High School; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.