Westdene Primary School

Type	Primary / Community school
Age Range	3-11
Religion	Does not apply
Address	Bankside Westdene Brighton East Sussex BN1 5GN
Phone	01273916618
Reference Number	114380

General Makeup

Number of pupils	506
Boy/Girl ratio	Boys: 55.93% Girls: 44.07%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals	17.6%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language	11.5%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes	27.7
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher	27.8
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher	28.3

Year Groups

Year	Boys	Girls	Total
1	39	21	60
2	34	26	60
3	41	24	65
4	36	35	71
5	44	42	86
6	47	42	89

Ethnicities

Ethnicity	Percentage
White, British	70.8%
White, Other	7.5%
White & Asian	5.3%
Mixed, Other	4.2%
African	2.6%
White & Black (African)	1.6%
White & Black (Caribbean)	1.4%
Asian, Other	1.2%
Irish	0.8%
Indian	0.6%
Unclassified	0.6%
Chinese	0.4%
Caribbean	0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating	As of September 2024, Ofsted no longer give a one word rating for schools. See our blog post for more details.
Last Inspection Date	2024-11-11

Date	Description	Report
2024-10-01	School inspection	School inspection
2023-03-13	School inspection	School inspection
2017-11-22	Short inspection	Short inspection
2013-06-27	Full inspection:	Full inspection:
2011-01-07	Interim assessment	Interim assessment
2007-10-03	Full inspection:	Full inspection:
2003-12-01	Full inspection	Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths	School Score	Percentile (local)	Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard	70%	Unlock	Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard	14%	Unlock	Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject	School	Percentile (local)	Percentile (nationwide)
Reading	107	Unlock	Unlock
Maths	106	Unlock	Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric	School Score	Percentile (local)	Percentile (nationwide)
Reading	0.8	Unlock	Unlock
Writing	1	Unlock	Unlock
Maths	0	Unlock	Unlock

How many students meet the standards

Note: Exam results were not published in 2020, 2021 or 2022 due to the pandemic.

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Average Scaled Score

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Note: Exam results were not published in 2020, 2021 or 2022 due to the pandemic.

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Progress Scores

Note: Exam results were not published in 2020, 2021 or 2022 due to the pandemic.

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

	Number of Applications	Number of Offers
First Preference	Unlock	Unlock
Second Preference	51	1
Third Preference	48	0
From another Local Authority	0	0

Previous Years

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Name	Distance
Patcham Infant School Highview Avenue South, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 8WW	0.69 miles
Patcham Junior School Ladies Mile Road, Patcham, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 8TA	0.88 miles
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School Preston Road, Withdean, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 6UT	1.05 miles
Bilingual Primary School - Brighton & Hove The Droveway, Hove, Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, BN3 7QA	1.21 miles
Lancing College Preparatory School At Hove The Droveway, Hove, BN3 6LU	1.27 miles
Aldrington CofE Primary School Eridge Road, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 7QD	1.28 miles
Balfour Primary School Balfour Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 6NE	1.31 miles
West Blatchington Primary and Nursery School Hangleton Way, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 8BN	1.33 miles
Carden Nursery and Primary School County Oak Avenue, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 8LU	1.5 miles
Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary School The Upper Drive, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 6NB	1.57 miles
Stanford Infant School Highcroft Villas, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 5PS	1.58 miles
Windlesham School 190 Dyke Road, Brighton, E Sussex, BN1 5AA	1.66 miles
Hangleton Primary School Dale View, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 8LF	1.67 miles
Brighton & Hove Montessori School 67 Stanford Avenue, Brighton, BN1 6FB	1.69 miles
Stanford Junior School Stanford Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 5PR	1.78 miles
Goldstone Primary School Laburnum Avenue, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 7JW	1.83 miles
Downs Junior School Rugby Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 6ED	1.89 miles
Hertford Primary School Lynchet Close, Brighton, BN1 7FP	1.93 miles
Downs Infant School Ditchling Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 6JA	1.98 miles
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Davey Drive, Hollingdean, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 7BF	2.02 miles

Name	Distance
Patcham High School Ladies Mile Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 8PB	0.84 miles
Varndean College Surrenden Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 6WQ	1.02 miles
Dorothy Stringer School Loder Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 6PZ	1.13 miles
Blatchington Mill School Nevill Avenue, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 7BW	1.29 miles
Varndean School Balfour Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 6NP	1.3 miles
King's School Hangleton Way, Hove, BN3 8BN	1.32 miles
Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre Nevill Road, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 7BN	1.5 miles
Cardinal Newman Catholic School The Upper Drive, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 6ND	1.59 miles
Drive Preparatory School 101 The Drive, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 6GE	1.64 miles
South England International School Wilbury Villas (office only), Hove, BN3 6AH	1.82 miles
Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College 205 Dyke Road, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 6EG	1.85 miles
The Montessori Place 45 Cromwell Road, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 3ER	1.87 miles
The Lioncare School 87 Payne Avenue, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 5HD	1.96 miles
Homewood College Queensdown School Road, Off Lewes Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 7LA	2.02 miles
Brighton Girls GDST	2.27 miles
Brighton and Hove Clinic School 14-18 New Church Road, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 4FH	2.27 miles
Kings Brighton 27-33 Ditchling Road, Brighton, BN1 4SB	2.37 miles
Hill Park School Foredown Road, Portslade, Brighton, East Sussex, BN41 2FU	2.6 miles
Portslade Aldridge Community Academy Chalky Road, Portslade, Brighton, East Sussex, BN41 2WS	2.82 miles
Brighton Aldridge Community Academy Lewes Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 9PW	3 miles

Westdene Primary School

General Makeup

Class Sizes

Year Groups

Ethnicities

How many students meet the standards

Average Scaled Score

Progress Scores

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

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2024 Admissions

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