Middle Street Primary School

Middle Street Primary School is performing well overall, rated as 'Good' in several areas including the quality of education, behaviour, and attitudes. The school embraces a strong personal development programme that empowers students to take responsibility and feel valued. Parents appreciate the school's commitment to its values of kindness, respect, and ambition, noting that these principles are genuinely integrated into the school culture. Although overall performance is commendable, there are some areas that require further development, particularly in evaluating curriculum effectiveness in foundation subjects and improving attendance rates for some students.

Strengths

• Exceptional personal development programme allows for student engagement and responsibility.
• Strong focus on reading and phonics starting in early years.
• Warm and respectful relationships among students and staff.
• Ambitious and carefully sequenced curriculum implemented across all year groups.
• Strong community atmosphere with effective support for disadvantaged pupils.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent checks on pupil knowledge in some foundation subjects.
• Some pupils struggle with attendance and punctuality.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Middle Street Primary School attended 91.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 27.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.6% of pupils at Middle Street Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Middle Street Primary School had 17.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 51.1% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 27.0% of pupils at Middle Street Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 7.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Middle Street Primary School received £10,491 and spent £11,024 for each of its 141 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £332,000 (-£2,352 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Middle Street Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Middle Street Primary School is Good, from an inspection in July 2024.

When was Middle Street Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Middle Street Primary School was last inspected in July 2024.

How many pupils does Middle Street Primary School have?

Middle Street Primary School has 141 pupils on roll.

What age range does Middle Street Primary School cover?

Middle Street Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Middle Street Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 60% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Middle Street Primary School?

Middle Street Primary School is at 37 Middle Street, Middle Street Primary School, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 1AL.