Results
OFSTED
Message from Mark Poston, Principal:
'I am pleased to present our 2026 Ofsted report card here. It confirms the many strengths of PACA and commends the school on a range of achievements.
Key among these are:
- Students are: “well prepared for their onward destinations when they leave school”
- “The curriculum is ambitious and very well designed.”
- “Teachers’ subject knowledge is very secure, and they receive effective training and other support to develop this further.”
- “Staff feel proud to work at the school and that leaders really invest in them.”
- Our inclusion work is “making a real, positive difference for children and young people.”
- “Pupils engage very well in lessons, listening, concentrating and responding effectively. Low-level disruption is very rare.”
- “There is a highly positive environment and atmosphere around the school.”
And of what it feels like to be a pupil at PACA, the report says, among other things:
- “Pupils develop a very strong sense of pride and belonging because of the highly positive ethos of the school. Pupils behave really well, and relationships throughout the school are warm, trusting and open.”
Portslade Aldridge Community Academy celebrates remarkable GCSE results
2026 results
Our students have achieved fantastic results in 2026. Below is a table which shows the last 3 years of public exam results at PACA and the Brighton and Hove average.
A Progress 8 score shows how much progress students have made across 8 qualifications from the end of key stage 2 until the end of key stage 4, when they sit their GCSEs
English Baccalaureate - when students are entered for qualifications in English, Science, Maths, Modern Foreign Languages and either Geography or History.
Click here to access 2025-26 PACA DfE performance data