Community school · Brighton and Hove

Elm Grove Primary School

4–11Ages
404Pupils
PrimaryPhase
114477URN

Elm Grove, Elm Grove Primary School, Brighton, BN2 3ES · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodSep 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jan 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.8per place

0.5 above Brighton and Hove median (3.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

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225 applications for 60 places · 11th of 39 in Brighton and Hove

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

39%met the expected standard

Brighton and Hove 59% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodSep 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jan 2023

Inspection history

11 January 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
12 September 2017
Graded inspection: 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

3.8applications per place, Reception

0.5 above Brighton and Hove median (3.2) 1.6 above England median (2.2)

225 applications · 60 places offered · 63 named it first

2026 3.8; Brighton and Hove median median 3.2
2025 3.7; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
2024 4.6; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
2023 3.6; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
2022 3.9; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
2021 3.7; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
2020 4.6; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
2019 3.8; Brighton and Hove median median 2.7
2018 3.9; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
2017 4.0; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
2016 4.0; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
2015 3.6; Brighton and Hove median median 2.4
2014 3.7; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6

More applications per place than the Brighton and Hove median in 13 of 13 years.

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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	60	225	3.8	63	1.05
Sep 2025	57	213	3.7	52	0.91
Sep 2024	59	269	4.6	64	1.08
Sep 2023	60	215	3.6	70	1.17
Sep 2022	60	233	3.9	59	0.98
Sep 2021	60	224	3.7	57	0.95
Sep 2020	60	273	4.6	78	1.30
Sep 2019	60	229	3.8	49	0.82
Sep 2018	60	231	3.9	54	0.90
Sep 2017	60	238	4.0	59	0.98
Sep 2016	60	240	4.0	65	1.08
Sep 2015	60	218	3.6	66	1.10
Sep 2014	57	212	3.7	66	1.16

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 55% · Maths 54% → all three 39% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard39%39th of 41 in Brighton and Hove

Brighton and Hove 59% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Brighton and Hove 76% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Brighton and Hove 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard55%

Brighton and Hove 70% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Brighton and Hove 8% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard54%

Brighton and Hove 70% England 77%

Higher standard13%

Brighton and Hove 19% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

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Brighton and Hove median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	39%	4%	105	100
2023/24	52%	2%	105	101
2022/23	41%	0%	104	100

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

Elm Grove Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

3.8applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
Fairlight Primary School
0.5 km · Brighton and Hove

Remains Good · improving2024

4.3applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
St Martin's CofE Primary School
0.5 km · Brighton and Hove

Good2024

2.9applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St Luke's Primary School
0.5 km · Brighton and Hove

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Coombe Road Primary School
0.9 km · Brighton and Hove

Remains Good2023
Queen's Park Primary School
1.0 km · Brighton and Hove

2026

4.8applications per place 30%met the SATs standard
St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School
1.1 km · Brighton and Hove

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.9applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Carlton Hill Primary School
1.1 km · Brighton and Hove

Remains Good2024

5.0applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
City Academy Whitehawk
1.1 km · Brighton and Hove

Good2024

1.3applications per place 57%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 114477 · 846/2155
Capacity: 436 pupils · 404 on roll
Free school meals: 20.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Elm Grove, Elm Grove Primary School, Brighton, BN2 3ES
Local authority: Brighton and Hove

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