Voluntary aided school · Brighton and Hove

St Mary's Catholic Primary School

4–11Ages
208Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
114570URN

Church Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1LB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodApr 2014

School remains Good (Improving)Ungraded inspection · Sep 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

0.6 below Brighton and Hove median (3.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Brighton and Hove

74 applications for 28 places · 30th 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

Graded GoodApr 2014

School remains Good (Improving)Ungraded inspection · Sep 2023

Inspection history

21 September 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)
24 April 2014
Graded inspection: 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 entry

2.6applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Brighton and Hove median (3.2) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

74 applications · 28 places offered · 25 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.6; Brighton and Hove median median 3.2
2025 2.5; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
2024 3.2; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
2023 2.6; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
2022 2.4; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
2021 2.5; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
2020 2.8; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
2019 3.6; Brighton and Hove median median 2.7
2018 2.3; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
2017 2.8; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
2016 2.2; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
2015 2.3; Brighton and Hove median median 2.4
2014 1.8; 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	28	74	2.6	25	0.89
Sep 2025	28	71	2.5	33	1.18
Sep 2024	23	74	3.2	21	0.91
Sep 2023	24	63	2.6	23	0.96
Sep 2022	30	73	2.4	39	1.30
Sep 2021	26	66	2.5	22	0.85
Sep 2020	29	82	2.8	31	1.07
Sep 2019	29	103	3.6	40	1.38
Sep 2018	29	68	2.3	30	1.03
Sep 2017	21	58	2.8	20	0.95
Sep 2016	30	65	2.2	26	0.87
Sep 2015	30	68	2.3	35	1.17
Sep 2014	30	55	1.8	18	0.60

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 72% · Writing 75% · Maths 69% → 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 standard72%

Brighton and Hove 76% England 78%

Higher standard28%

Brighton and Hove 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Brighton and Hove 70% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Brighton and Hove 8% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard69%

Brighton and Hove 70% England 77%

Higher standard16%

Brighton and Hove 19% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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%	3%	104	102
2023/24	66%	7%	110	104
2022/23	76%	6%	107	104

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 Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good · improving2023

2.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Benfield Primary School
0.7 km · Brighton and Hove

Remains Good2019

7.6applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Brackenbury Primary School
0.8 km · Brighton and Hove

2026

5.3applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
St Nicolas CofE Primary School
1.0 km · Brighton and Hove

Good2022

2.4applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Eastbrook Primary Academy
1.1 km · West Sussex

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Peter Gladwin Primary School
1.4 km · Brighton and Hove

Standards maintained2024

4.0applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Hove Junior School
1.6 km · Brighton and Hove

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.7applications per place
Goldstone Primary School
1.8 km · Brighton and Hove

Remains Good2023

3.2applications 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: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 114570 · 846/3344
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 218 pupils · 208 on roll
Free school meals: 26.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Church Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1LB
Local authority: Brighton and Hove

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