Voluntary aided school · Brighton and Hove

Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary School

5–11Ages
436Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
114567URN

The Upper Drive, Hove, BN3 6NB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.3per place

close to Brighton and Hove median (3.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Brighton and Hove

195 applications for 60 places · 18th of 39 in Brighton and Hove

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

72%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: Good · 21 February 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
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

3.3applications per place, Reception

close to Brighton and Hove median (3.2) 1.1 above England median (2.2)

195 applications · 60 places offered · 74 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.3; Brighton and Hove median median 3.2
2025 3.0; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
2024 2.9; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
2023 2.2; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
2022 2.9; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
2021 2.8; 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 2.4; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
2017 1.9; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
2016 2.3; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
2015 2.0; 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	60	195	3.3	74	1.23
Sep 2025	60	178	3.0	85	1.42
Sep 2024	60	174	2.9	80	1.33
Sep 2023	60	134	2.2	76	1.27
Sep 2022	60	171	2.9	73	1.22
Sep 2021	58	161	2.8	63	1.09
Sep 2020	59	160	2.7	66	1.12
Sep 2019	52	137	2.6	49	0.94
Sep 2018	60	144	2.4	76	1.27
Sep 2017	57	110	1.9	42	0.74
Sep 2016	59	137	2.3	48	0.81
Sep 2015	59	120	2.0	50	0.85
Sep 2014	60	154	2.6	77	1.28

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 84% · Maths 78% → all three 72% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard72%6th of 41 in Brighton and Hove

Brighton and Hove 59% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Brighton and Hove 76% England 78%

Higher standard42%

Brighton and Hove 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard84%

Brighton and Hove 70% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Brighton and Hove 8% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Brighton and Hove 70% England 77%

Higher standard38%

Brighton and Hove 19% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	72%	6%	107	106
2023/24	70%	5%	109	105
2022/23	67%	5%	107	105

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

Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

3.3applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Stanford Primary School
0.6 km · Brighton and Hove

Good2022

3.3applications per place
Brunswick Primary School
0.9 km · Brighton and Hove

Requires improvement2024

2.9applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's CofE (Aided) Primary School
1.2 km · Brighton and Hove

Standards maintained2024

3.5applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Bilingual Primary School - Brighton & Hove
1.2 km · Brighton and Hove

2026

2.9applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
1.3 km · Brighton and Hove

2026

4.7applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Aldrington CofE Primary School
1.6 km · Brighton and Hove

2026

2.9applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Mary Magdalen Catholic Primary School
1.6 km · Brighton and Hove

Standards maintained2025

4.0applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
St Paul's CofE Primary School
1.7 km · Brighton and Hove

2026

2.1applications 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: 114567 · 846/3341
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 436 pupils · 436 on roll
Free school meals: 14.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Address: The Upper Drive, Hove, BN3 6NB
Local authority: Brighton and Hove

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