Voluntary aided school · Brighton and Hove

St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School

4–11Ages
193Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
114540URN

Whitehawk Hill Road, Brighton, BN2 0AH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

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

49 applications for 17 places · 25th of 39 in Brighton and Hove

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

40%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 inspection · 24 September 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
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)

49 applications · 17 places offered · 14 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.9; Brighton and Hove median median 3.2
2025 1.6; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
2024 2.4; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
2023 2.3; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
2022 2.3; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
2021 2.3; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
2020 1.9; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
2019 2.2; Brighton and Hove median median 2.7
2018 1.7; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
2017 1.7; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
2016 1.3; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
2015 1.6; Brighton and Hove median median 2.4
2014 2.0; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6

More applications per place than the Brighton and Hove median in 0 of 13 years.

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	17	49	2.9	14	0.82
Sep 2025	28	45	1.6	24	0.86
Sep 2024	29	70	2.4	33	1.14
Sep 2023	23	52	2.3	23	1.00
Sep 2022	22	50	2.3	22	1.00
Sep 2021	22	51	2.3	18	0.82
Sep 2020	29	56	1.9	23	0.79
Sep 2019	29	63	2.2	32	1.10
Sep 2018	29	50	1.7	24	0.83
Sep 2017	27	46	1.7	22	0.81
Sep 2016	30	38	1.3	27	0.90
Sep 2015	30	49	1.6	31	1.03
Sep 2014	30	61	2.0	39	1.30

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 40% · Maths 57% → all three 40% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard40%38th of 41 in Brighton and Hove

Brighton and Hove 59% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Brighton and Hove 76% England 78%

Higher standard37%

Brighton and Hove 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard40%

Brighton and Hove 70% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Brighton and Hove 8% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard57%

Brighton and Hove 70% England 77%

Higher standard10%

Brighton and Hove 19% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (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	40%	0%	105	100
2023/24	34%	0%	106	100
2022/23	50%	7%	106	103

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

St John the Baptist Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.9applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
St Mark's CofE Primary School
0.4 km · Brighton and Hove

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
St Luke's Primary School
0.6 km · Brighton and Hove

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
City Academy Whitehawk
0.7 km · Brighton and Hove

Good2024

1.3applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Queen's Park Primary School
0.7 km · Brighton and Hove

2026

4.8applications per place 30%met the SATs standard
Elm Grove Primary School
1.1 km · Brighton and Hove

Remains Good2023

3.8applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
Carlton Hill Primary School
1.2 km · Brighton and Hove

Remains Good2024

5.0applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Fairlight Primary School
1.5 km · Brighton and Hove

Remains Good · improving2024

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

Good2024

2.9applications per place 60%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
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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: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 114540 · 846/3311
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 193 on roll
Free school meals: 39.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Whitehawk Hill Road, Brighton, BN2 0AH
Local authority: Brighton and Hove

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