OFSTED
17 March 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Needs attention
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
8 December 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Published
26 January 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Brighton and Hove
Trust
BILINGUAL PRIMARY SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
614
614 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
290
47.2% of pupils
Male pupils
324
52.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
13.2 pts
below England
School
11.6%
Brighton and Hove
23.4%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
4.0 pts
above England
School
24.3%
Brighton and Hove
14.8%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Brighton and Hove
1.1%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
55.5%
341
Any other White background
21.2%
130
Any other Mixed background
8.5%
52
White and Asian
3.9%
24
Unclassified
2.8%
17
Any other ethnic group
2.0%
12
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
14.3%
88 of
614 pupils
6.5 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.9 pts
below
England
6.0%
4.6 pts
below
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
76.0%
15.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
88.0%
Reading
14.2 pts above England
School
88.0%
Brighton and Hove
71.6%
South East
74.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
89.0%
Writing
18.7 pts above England
School
89.0%
Brighton and Hove
67.2%
South East
70.5%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
86.0%
Maths
14.0 pts above England
School
86.0%
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
4.89%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.33 pts
lower than
England
School
4.89%
Brighton and Hove
7.09%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
11.47%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.35 pts
lower than
England
School
11.47%
Brighton and Hove
18.77%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.13%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.68 pts
lower than
England
School
1.13%
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
97.5%
9.3 pts
above England
Bilingual Primary School - Brighton & Hove
97.5%
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.