Voluntary aided school · Brighton and Hove

Aldrington CofE Primary School

4–11Ages
412Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
114555URN

Eridge Road, Hove, BN3 7QD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.9per place

0.3 below Brighton and Hove median (3.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Brighton and Hove

169 applications for 58 places · 23rd of 39 in Brighton and Hove

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

63%met the expected standard

Brighton and Hove 59% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 13 January 2026Published 18 March 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected 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

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Inspection history

13 January 2026
Report card · 7 Expected standard
17 November 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

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

169 applications · 58 places offered · 52 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.9; Brighton and Hove median median 3.2
2025 2.2; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
2024 2.6; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
2023 2.7; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
2022 2.3; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
2021 2.5; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
2020 2.7; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
2019 2.6; Brighton and Hove median median 2.7
2018 2.6; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
2017 2.9; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
2016 3.3; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
2015 2.3; Brighton and Hove median median 2.4
2014 2.6; 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	58	169	2.9	52	0.90
Sep 2025	54	121	2.2	44	0.81
Sep 2024	53	137	2.6	46	0.87
Sep 2023	42	115	2.7	36	0.86
Sep 2022	60	140	2.3	57	0.95
Sep 2021	57	140	2.5	52	0.91
Sep 2020	60	160	2.7	59	0.98
Sep 2019	60	154	2.6	54	0.90
Sep 2018	58	150	2.6	46	0.79
Sep 2017	59	168	2.9	80	1.36
Sep 2016	59	197	3.3	81	1.37
Sep 2015	60	137	2.3	58	0.97
Sep 2014	60	155	2.6	49	0.82

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 69% · Maths 70% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard63%13th of 41 in Brighton and Hove

Brighton and Hove 59% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard78%

Brighton and Hove 76% England 78%

Higher standard42%

Brighton and Hove 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard69%

Brighton and Hove 70% England 75%

Greater depth8%

Brighton and Hove 8% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard70%

Brighton and Hove 70% England 77%

Higher standard23%

Brighton and Hove 19% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	63%	6%	106	104
2023/24	71%	3%	109	106
2022/23	48%	8%	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

Aldrington CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.9applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Bilingual Primary School - Brighton & Hove
0.4 km · Brighton and Hove

2026

2.9applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Goldstone Primary School
1.0 km · Brighton and Hove

Remains Good2023

3.2applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Hangleton Primary School
1.3 km · Brighton and Hove

Good2024

3.3applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
West Blatchington Primary and Nursery School
1.3 km · Brighton and Hove

Not yet inspected

4.6applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Hove Junior School
1.4 km · Brighton and Hove

Graded · no overall grade2025

76%met the SATs standard
West Hove Infant School
1.4 km · Brighton and Hove

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.7applications per place
Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary School
1.6 km · Brighton and Hove

Good2023

3.3applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's CofE (Aided) Primary School
1.6 km · Brighton and Hove

Standards maintained2024

3.5applications per place 68%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: 114555 · 846/3328
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 436 pupils · 412 on roll
Free school meals: 16.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Eridge Road, Hove, BN3 7QD
Local authority: Brighton and Hove

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