Brighton Aldridge Community Academy

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| head = Jack Davies

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| address = Lewes Road

| city = Brighton

| county = East Sussex

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| postcode = BN1 9PW

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| urn = 136164

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| capacity = 1150

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| gender = Coeducational

| lower_age = 11

| upper_age = 19

| houses = Centaur, Gryphon, Pegasus, Minotaur

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Brighton Aldridge Community Academy (BACA){{cite news |first=Andy |last=Chiles |title=New name chosen for Brighton school |url=http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/4872233.New_name_chosen_for_Brighton_school/ |work=The Argus |date=27 January 2010 }} is a coeducational academy school in Brighton. It opened on 1 September 2010.

The school replaced Falmer High School and is part of the Aldridge Education multi-academy trust. Dylan Davies became Brighton Aldridge Community Academy's second Principal succeeding Phil Hogg on her retirement, taking up the role in January 2014.

In October 2010 the school announced a partnership with Sussex Cricket League to promote cricket in the area.{{Cite web |url=http://www.sussexcricket.co.uk/news/Sussex+partnership+with+Brighton+Aldridge+Community+Academy+/ |title=Sussex partnership with Brighton Aldridge Community Academy – News – Sussex County Cricket Club |access-date=25 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307121247/http://www.sussexcricket.co.uk/news/Sussex+partnership+with+Brighton+Aldridge+Community+Academy+/ |archive-date=7 March 2012 |url-status=dead }} The Aldridge Cricket Academy was subsequently formed which allows sixth form students from Brighton Aldridge Community Academy or Portslade Aldridge Community Academy to combine A level studies with an intensive cricket development programme.{{Cite web|title = Aldridge Cricket Academy website|url = http://aldridgecricketacademy.com/|website = Aldridge Cricket Academy|access-date = 27 October 2015}}

Brighton Aldridge Community Academy, Portslade Aldridge Community Academy and Latest TV jointly provide a digital media academy to students called the Brighton Digital Media Academy (BDMA), which launched in September 2015.{{Cite web|title = Brighton Aldridge Community Academy – Brighton Digital Media Academy|url = http://www.baca-uk.org.uk/bdma/|website = baca-uk.org.uk|access-date = 27 October 2015}}

The school was rated "Good" in all categories by Ofsted in January 2017.{{cite news |date=12 January 2017 |title=Brighton School Celebrates Improved Ofsted Rating |work=SussexWorld |url=https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/brighton-school-celebrates-improved-ofsted-rating-1163856}} An Ofsted inspection in March 2022 rated the school "Inadequate", the lowest rating.{{Cite web |date=23 May 2022 |title=Inspection of Brighton Aldridge Community Academy |url=https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50184222 |access-date=21 February 2023 |website=Ofsted}}