Academy sponsor led · Brighton and Hove

City Academy Whitehawk

2–11Ages
323Pupils
PrimaryPhase
139677URN

Whitehawk Road, Whitehawk, Brighton, BN2 5FL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.3per place

1.9 below Brighton and Hove median (3.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Brighton and Hove

53 applications for 40 places · 39th of 39 in Brighton and Hove

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

57%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 · 8 May 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

1.3applications per place, Reception

1.9 below Brighton and Hove median (3.2) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

53 applications · 40 places offered · 38 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.3; Brighton and Hove median median 3.2
2025 1.3; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
2024 1.2; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
2023 1.5; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
2022 1.3; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
2021 1.4; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
2020 1.4; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
2019 1.2; Brighton and Hove median median 2.7
2018 1.2; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
2017 1.3; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
2016 1.0; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
2015 1.0; Brighton and Hove median median 2.4
2014 0.7; 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	40	53	1.3	38	0.95
Sep 2025	35	47	1.3	34	0.97
Sep 2024	57	69	1.2	55	0.96
Sep 2023	44	67	1.5	44	1.00
Sep 2022	43	54	1.3	38	0.88
Sep 2021	47	65	1.4	45	0.96
Sep 2020	43	58	1.4	42	0.98
Sep 2019	60	73	1.2	57	0.95
Sep 2018	40	49	1.2	38	0.95
Sep 2017	45	57	1.3	40	0.89
Sep 2016	53	55	1.0	46	0.87
Sep 2015	58	57	1.0	43	0.74
Sep 2014	60	40	0.7	28	0.47

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 70% · Writing 72% · Maths 65% → all three 57% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard57%23rd of 41 in Brighton and Hove

Brighton and Hove 59% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard70%

Brighton and Hove 76% England 78%

Higher standard22%

Brighton and Hove 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard72%

Brighton and Hove 70% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Brighton and Hove 8% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard65%

Brighton and Hove 70% England 77%

Higher standard7%

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	57%	4%	102	100
2023/24	58%	4%	102	102
2022/23	41%	3%	102	98

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

City Academy WhitehawkThis school
This school

Good2024

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

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School
0.7 km · Brighton and Hove

Graded · no overall grade2024

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

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 60%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
Queen's Park Primary School
1.4 km · Brighton and Hove

2026

4.8applications per place 30%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
Fairlight Primary School
1.5 km · Brighton and Hove

Remains Good · improving2024

4.3applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Coombe Road Primary School
1.6 km · Brighton and Hove

Remains Good2023

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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139677 · 846/2011
Trust: Aurora Academies Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 323 on roll
Free school meals: 63.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2013
Replaced: Whitehawk Primary School (URN 132029)
Address: Whitehawk Road, Whitehawk, Brighton, BN2 5FL
Local authority: Brighton and Hove

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