OFSTED
19 November 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
5 December 2019
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Published
13 January 2020
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Brighton and Hove
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
317
316 full-time ·
1 part-time
Female pupils
162
51.1% of pupils
Male pupils
155
48.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
22.8 pts
above England
School
47.6%
Brighton and Hove
23.4%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
8.9 pts
below England
School
11.4%
Brighton and Hove
14.8%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.6 pts
above England
School
1.6%
Brighton and Hove
1.1%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
78.2%
248
Any other Mixed background
3.5%
11
Any other White background
3.2%
10
Any other ethnic group
2.8%
9
African
2.2%
7
Bangladeshi
1.9%
6
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
36.6%
116 of
317 pupils
15.8 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
14.6 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.2 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
69.0%
8.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
75.0%
Reading
1.2 pts above England
School
75.0%
Brighton and Hove
71.6%
South East
74.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
83.0%
Writing
12.7 pts above England
School
83.0%
Brighton and Hove
67.2%
South East
70.5%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
89.0%
Maths
17.0 pts above England
School
89.0%
Brighton and Hove
66.1%
South East
70.9%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
6.91%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.69 pts
higher than
England
School
6.91%
Brighton and Hove
7.09%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
18.70%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
2.89 pts
higher than
England
School
18.70%
Brighton and Hove
18.77%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.91%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.10 pts
higher than
England
School
1.91%
Brighton and Hove
2.28%
South East
1.93%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
75.5%
12.7 pts
below England
Bevendean Primary School and Nursery
75.5%
Brighton and Hove
84.2%
South East
89.5%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.