OFSTED
3 March 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development
Strong standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
30 September 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Published
10 November 2021
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
359
356 full-time ·
3 part-time
Female pupils
174
48.5% of pupils
Male pupils
185
51.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
12.8 pts
above England
School
37.6%
Brighton and Hove
23.4%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
5.0 pts
below England
School
15.3%
Brighton and Hove
14.8%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.9 pts
above England
School
1.9%
Brighton and Hove
1.1%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
68.0%
244
Any other ethnic group
6.1%
22
Any other White background
3.9%
14
Traveller of Irish heritage
3.1%
11
White and Asian
3.1%
11
White and Black Caribbean
3.1%
11
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
29.3%
105 of
359 pupils
8.4 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.6 pts
above
England
6.0%
6.8 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
50.0%
10.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
67.0%
Reading
6.8 pts below England
School
67.0%
Brighton and Hove
71.6%
South East
74.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
64.0%
Writing
6.3 pts below England
School
64.0%
Brighton and Hove
67.2%
South East
70.5%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
55.0%
Maths
17.0 pts below England
School
55.0%
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
7.41%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.19 pts
higher than
England
School
7.41%
Brighton and Hove
7.09%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
18.69%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
2.87 pts
higher than
England
School
18.69%
Brighton and Hove
18.77%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.28%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.48 pts
higher than
England
School
3.28%
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
85.5%
2.7 pts
below England
Carden Nursery and Primary School
85.5%
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.