Mile Oak Primary School

Mile Oak Primary School has demonstrated good overall effectiveness in this inspection, marking a notable improvement from its previous grade of requires improvement. The school fosters a positive environment where pupils feel happy and safe, and they appreciate the support provided by staff who have high expectations for their achievements. The leadership team has made significant strides in enhancing curriculum design and ensuring that both mental and physical health are prioritized, thereby supporting the holistic development of pupils. However, there are some areas needing further refinement, particularly in foundation subjects like art and history, where clarity in essential knowledge and skills is still being established.

Strengths

• Strong leadership leading to rapid improvements across the school
• Well-designed curriculum in most subjects that builds knowledge sequentially
• Effective phonics teaching supporting pupils' reading abilities
• Pupils show pride in their school and engage in leadership opportunities
• Positive behaviour among pupils with effective management of any incidents
• Robust support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)
• Strong emphasis on personal development and healthy lifestyles

Areas for Improvement

• Some foundation subjects lack clarity in essential knowledge and skills required for learning

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 Mile Oak Primary School attended 93.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.9% 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, 3.7% of pupils at Mile Oak 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 Mile Oak Primary School had 20.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 12.6% 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, 33.3% of pupils at Mile Oak Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.8% 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 Mile Oak Primary School received £8,480 and spent £8,255 for each of its 342 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £48,000 (£140 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 Mile Oak Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Mile Oak Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2022.

When was Mile Oak Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Mile Oak Primary School was last inspected in May 2022.

How many pupils does Mile Oak Primary School have?

Mile Oak Primary School has 342 pupils on roll.

What age range does Mile Oak Primary School cover?

Mile Oak Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Mile Oak Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 58% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Mile Oak Primary School?

Mile Oak Primary School is at Graham Avenue, Portslade, Brighton, East Sussex, BN41 2WN.