Community school · Brighton and Hove

Brunswick Primary School

4–11Ages
586Pupils
PrimaryPhase
114446URN

Somerhill Road, Hove, BN3 1RP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.9per place

0.4 below Brighton and Hove median (3.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Brighton and Hove

155 applications for 54 places · 26th of 39 in Brighton and Hove

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

57%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: Requires improvement · 18 June 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
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

2.9applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Brighton and Hove median (3.2) 0.7 above England median (2.2)

155 applications · 54 places offered · 50 named it first

2026 2.9; Brighton and Hove median median 3.2
2025 3.0; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
2024 2.7; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
2023 2.5; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
2022 2.6; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
2021 2.0; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
2020 2.1; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
2019 2.3; Brighton and Hove median median 2.7
2018 2.3; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
2017 2.3; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
2016 2.6; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
2015 2.8; Brighton and Hove median median 2.4; as the previous school
2014 2.4; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6; as the previous school

This school
Brighton and Hove median

Dashed bars: as Davigdor Infant School (URN 114397), the previous school.

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	54	155	2.9	50	0.93
Sep 2025	47	140	3.0	39	0.83
Sep 2024	68	181	2.7	63	0.93
Sep 2023	78	193	2.5	76	0.97
Sep 2022	90	235	2.6	85	0.94
Sep 2021	117	239	2.0	105	0.90
Sep 2020	120	252	2.1	117	0.98
Sep 2019	119	276	2.3	125	1.05
Sep 2018	119	279	2.3	118	0.99
Sep 2017	113	256	2.3	97	0.86
Sep 2016	119	313	2.6	163	1.37
Sep 2015 *	119	329	2.8	139	1.17
Sep 2014 *	149	364	2.4	148	0.99

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 74% · Maths 69% → all three 57% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard57%23rd of 41 in Brighton and Hove

Brighton and Hove 59% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Brighton and Hove 76% England 78%

Higher standard29%

Brighton and Hove 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Brighton and Hove 70% England 75%

Greater depth8%

Brighton and Hove 8% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard69%

Brighton and Hove 70% England 77%

Higher standard19%

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	57%	6%	105	103
2023/24	63%	5%	107	104
2022/23	41%	2%	104	101

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

Brunswick Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2024

2.9applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St Mary Magdalen Catholic Primary School
0.8 km · Brighton and Hove

Standards maintained2025

4.0applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary School
0.9 km · Brighton and Hove

Good2023

3.3applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St Paul's CofE Primary School
1.1 km · Brighton and Hove

2026

2.1applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's CofE (Aided) Primary School
1.1 km · Brighton and Hove

Standards maintained2024

3.5applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Stanford Primary School
1.1 km · Brighton and Hove

Good2022

3.3applications per place
Middle Street Primary School
1.4 km · Brighton and Hove

Good2024

16.0applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Bilingual Primary School - Brighton & Hove
2.0 km · Brighton and Hove

2026

2.9applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Carlton Hill Primary School
2.0 km · Brighton and Hove

Remains Good2024

5.0applications per place 74%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: 114446 · 846/2119
Capacity: 936 pupils · 586 on roll
Free school meals: 21.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Replaced: Davigdor Infant School (URN 114397)
Address: Somerhill Road, Hove, BN3 1RP
Local authority: Brighton and Hove

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