Community school · Brighton and Hove

Middle Street Primary School

4–11Ages
141Pupils
PrimaryPhase
114369URN

37 Middle Street, Middle Street Primary School, Brighton, BN1 1AL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

16.0per place

12.8 above Brighton and Hove median (3.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

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32 applications for 2 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

60%met the expected standard

Brighton and Hove 59% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 18 June 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

16.0applications per place, Reception

12.8 above Brighton and Hove median (3.2) 13.8 above England median (2.2)

32 applications · 2 places offered · 2 named it first

2026 16.0; Brighton and Hove median median 3.2
2025 2.7; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
2024 2.9; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
2023 2.3; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
2022 2.2; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
2021 3.1; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
2020 3.6; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
2019 2.8; Brighton and Hove median median 2.7
2018 3.3; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
2017 3.3; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
2016 3.6; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
2015 4.0; Brighton and Hove median median 2.4
2014 3.6; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6

This school
Brighton and Hove median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	2	32	16.0	2	1.00
Sep 2025	23	63	2.7	17	0.74
Sep 2024	24	70	2.9	18	0.75
Sep 2023	30	70	2.3	29	0.97
Sep 2022	26	57	2.2	25	0.96
Sep 2021	30	93	3.1	27	0.90
Sep 2020	22	80	3.6	18	0.82
Sep 2019	30	84	2.8	23	0.77
Sep 2018	30	98	3.3	35	1.17
Sep 2017	31	101	3.3	31	1.00
Sep 2016	29	104	3.6	26	0.90
Sep 2015	30	120	4.0	30	1.00
Sep 2014	30	107	3.6	31	1.03

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 67% · Maths 77% → all three 60% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard60%16th of 41 in Brighton and Hove

Brighton and Hove 59% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Brighton and Hove 76% England 78%

Higher standard43%

Brighton and Hove 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard67%

Brighton and Hove 70% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Brighton and Hove 8% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard77%

Brighton and Hove 70% England 77%

Higher standard17%

Brighton and Hove 19% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Brighton and Hove median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	60%	7%	107	103
2023/24	60%	8%	108	102
2022/23	66%	10%	108	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Middle Street Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

16.0applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St Paul's CofE Primary School
0.5 km · Brighton and Hove

2026

2.1applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
St Mary Magdalen Catholic Primary School
0.6 km · Brighton and Hove

Standards maintained2025

4.0applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Carlton Hill Primary School
0.8 km · Brighton and Hove

Remains Good2024

5.0applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Queen's Park Primary School
1.2 km · Brighton and Hove

2026

4.8applications per place 30%met the SATs standard
Brunswick Primary School
1.4 km · Brighton and Hove

Requires improvement2024

2.9applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St Luke's Primary School
1.6 km · Brighton and Hove

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Elm Grove Primary School
1.9 km · Brighton and Hove

Remains Good2023

3.8applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School
1.9 km · Brighton and Hove

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.9applications per place 40%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 114369 · 846/2018
Capacity: 210 pupils · 141 on roll
Free school meals: 27.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: 37 Middle Street, Middle Street Primary School, Brighton, BN1 1AL
Local authority: Brighton and Hove

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources