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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Not yet inspected under its current URN (since Aug 2023)
- Before: West Blatchington Primary and Nursery School URN 114425see Ofsted's reports
For Ofsted a new URN is a new school: earlier results are the previous school's, shown as such. New schools are usually first inspected in their third year.
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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 entry69 applications · 15 places offered · 15 named it first
- 2026 4.6; Brighton and Hove median median 3.2
- 2025 3.4; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
- 2024 2.9; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6
- 2023 2.6; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6; as the previous school
- 2022 2.1; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6; as the previous school
- 2021 2.3; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6; as the previous school
- 2020 1.8; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6; as the previous school
- 2019 2.6; Brighton and Hove median median 2.7; as the previous school
- 2018 2.5; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6; as the previous school
- 2017 2.1; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6; as the previous school
- 2016 2.0; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6; as the previous school
- 2015 2.0; Brighton and Hove median median 2.4; as the previous school
- 2014 1.1; Brighton and Hove median median 2.6; as the previous school
- This school
- Brighton and Hove median
Dashed bars: as West Blatchington Primary and Nursery School (URN 114425), West Blatchington Junior School (URN 114401), the previous school.
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 | 15 | 69 | 4.6 | 15 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 18 | 61 | 3.4 | 18 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 | 29 | 83 | 2.9 | 35 | 1.21 |
| Sep 2023 * | 29 | 75 | 2.6 | 29 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 * | 28 | 60 | 2.1 | 28 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 * | 27 | 62 | 2.3 | 24 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2020 * | 43 | 78 | 1.8 | 35 | 0.81 |
| Sep 2019 * | 24 | 62 | 2.6 | 23 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2018 * | 24 | 59 | 2.5 | 23 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2017 * | 25 | 53 | 2.1 | 23 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2016 * | 22 | 44 | 2.0 | 16 | 0.73 |
| Sep 2015 * | 28 | 57 | 2.0 | 23 | 0.82 |
| Sep 2014 * | 59 | 66 | 1.1 | 24 | 0.41 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 62% · Writing 59% · Maths 65% → all three 53% 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 | 53% | 9% | 102 | 102 |
| 2023/24 | 48% | 10% | 102 | 101 |
| 2022/23 | 66% | 7% | 105 | 106 |
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
- West Blatchington Primary and Nursery SchoolThis schoolThis schoolNot yet inspected4.6applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
- 0.7 km · Brighton and HoveGood20243.3applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
- 1.3 km · Brighton and Hove20262.9applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
- 1.3 km · Brighton and HoveRemains Good20233.2applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
- 1.6 km · Brighton and Hove20262.9applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
- 2.1 km · Brighton and HoveStandards maintained20244.0applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
- 2.1 km · Brighton and HoveGraded · no overall grade202576%met the SATs standard
- 2.1 km · Brighton and HoveGraded · no overall grade20242.7applications per place
- 2.1 km · Brighton and HoveGraded · no overall grade20243.3applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 149963 · 846/2093
- Trust
- The Pioneer Academy
- Capacity
- 445 pupils · 216 on roll
- Free school meals
- 54.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- SEN unit
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 August 2023
- Replaced
- West Blatchington Primary and Nursery School (URN 114425); West Blatchington Junior School (URN 114401)
- Address
- Hangleton Way, Hove, BN3 8BN
- Local authority
- Brighton and Hove
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources