Report card · inspected Jan 2026
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
Safeguarding standards met
This schoolOther primary schools in Brighton and Hove
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Exceptional | Strong standard | Expected standard | Needs attention | Urgent improvement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inclusion | Strong standard | ||||
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard | ||||
| Achievement | Expected standard | ||||
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard | ||||
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard | ||||
| Early years | Expected standard | ||||
| Post-16 provision | Does not apply to this school | ||||
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard | ||||
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.
Inspection history
- 6 January 2026Report card · 2 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard
- 10 November 2021Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
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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 entry141 applications · 30 places offered · 36 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 4.7; Brighton and Hove median median 3.2
- 2025 3.1; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
- 2024 3.0; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
- 2023 3.1; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
- 2022 3.1; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
- 2021 3.0; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
- 2020 3.2; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
- 2019 2.9; Brighton and Hove median median 2.7
- 2018 2.5; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
- 2017 2.6; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
- 2016 2.9; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
- 2015 2.4; Brighton and Hove median median 2.4
- 2014 2.9; 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 | 30 | 141 | 4.7 | 36 | 1.20 |
| Sep 2025 | 30 | 93 | 3.1 | 36 | 1.20 |
| Sep 2024 | 30 | 90 | 3.0 | 29 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2023 | 21 | 66 | 3.1 | 20 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2022 | 30 | 93 | 3.1 | 38 | 1.27 |
| Sep 2021 | 30 | 91 | 3.0 | 37 | 1.23 |
| Sep 2020 | 28 | 90 | 3.2 | 30 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2019 | 30 | 88 | 2.9 | 29 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2018 | 24 | 60 | 2.5 | 23 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2017 | 30 | 79 | 2.6 | 38 | 1.27 |
| Sep 2016 | 30 | 88 | 2.9 | 31 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2015 | 30 | 72 | 2.4 | 32 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2014 | 31 | 89 | 2.9 | 42 | 1.35 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 84% · Writing 81% · Maths 72% → all three 66% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Brighton and Hove median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 66% | 6% | 108 | 105 |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 3% | 107 | 104 |
| 2022/23 | 74% | 0% | 106 | 108 |
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 Bernadette's Catholic Primary SchoolThis schoolThis school20264.7applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
- 0.8 km · Brighton and HoveGood20233.3applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
- 1.0 km · Brighton and HoveGood20223.3applications per place
- 1.3 km · Brighton and HoveGood20233.3applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
- 1.4 km · Brighton and HoveGood202360%met the SATs standard
- 1.5 km · Brighton and HoveGraded · no overall grade20243.1applications per place
- 1.7 km · Brighton and HoveGood20222.0applications per place
- 1.7 km · Brighton and HoveGraded · no overall grade20243.3applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
- 1.7 km · Brighton and Hove20262.9applications per place 76%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
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 114546 · 846/3318
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Capacity
- 218 pupils · 220 on roll
- Free school meals
- 12.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Address
- Preston Road, Withdean, Brighton, BN1 6UT
- Local authority
- Brighton and Hove
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources