Exam Results 2026

Our excellent results show that we know our students well as individuals, helping them to achieve the best they can.

Our GCSE results are consistently significantly above national results. Our students also make excellent progress - our latest Progress 8 score is ‘Above Average’ (DfE Performance Tables).

Our Headteacher, Kate Claydon, said: 'We’re extremely proud to be able to recognise our students’ amazing achievements in their GCSEs. Our students have worked incredibly hard throughout their time at Blatch and it is wonderful to see them rewarded for their effort and determination to achieve well.

Our students have been supported tirelessly through their GCSEs by our dedicated staff team, as well as their families, and we want to thank everyone who has played a part in helping our students achieve the best they can.

At Blatch we put huge value on the fact that exam results alone don’t define our students. Our Year 11s are a very special group of young people and we want to recognise too their qualities that can’t so easily be measured - their resilience, their care for each other and their commitment to our wider community. We wish all our ‘Class of 2026’ the best of luck as they move on to the next stage of their education - we know you’re going to continue to achieve incredible things - well done!'

Blatchington Mill School also reiterates the joint statement from all secondary schools across the city:

“Secondary Headteachers across Brighton & Hove are writing jointly to celebrate the achievements of our students and recognise the hard work, determination and resilience that has brought them to this point. As a city, we believe every young person is a City Child, and that every child’s success matters to us all.

Today’s results reflect the achievements of individual students and the dedication of the staff, families and communities who support them. We also recognise that every school serves a unique community, with different cohorts of young people bringing their own experiences, strengths and challenges. Results are only one part of the story of a school and the young people within it.

Our shared commitment is to celebrate success wherever it is found, learn from one another and continue working together to ensure that every City Child has the opportunity to thrive. We are incredibly proud of all our students, congratulate them on their achievements and wish them every success for the future.”