Elm Grove Primary School

Elm Grove Primary School continues to be a good school, recognized for its commitment to an inclusive and welcoming learning environment. The school's well-structured curriculum caters to all pupils, including those with special educational needs, and emphasizes high standards and effective teaching methods. Despite some challenges in reading and writing outcomes at the end of key stage 1, actions have been taken to address these issues through targeted interventions and a consistent approach to early reading. Parents, pupils, and staff all share a strong sense of community and support.

Strengths

• A well-planned curriculum enabling inclusion for all pupils.
• High ambitions for all pupils, including those with special educational needs.
• Effective teaching strategies that promote understanding of key concepts.
• A nurturing environment that fosters positive behavior and relationships.
• Strong emphasis on reading with a love for books developed among pupils.
• A variety of extracurricular activities enhancing pupils' experiences.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistencies in the assessment of some foundation subjects.
• Minor inconsistencies in staff delivery of phonics sessions.

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 Elm Grove Primary School attended 94.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 16.7% 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, 1.5% of pupils at Elm Grove 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 Elm Grove Primary School had 22.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.9% 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, 21.5% of pupils at Elm Grove Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.5% 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 Elm Grove Primary School received £6,248 and spent £6,180 for each of its 404 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £3,000 (£7 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).

• Primary Schools
• Secondary Schools

All schools in Brighton · Brighton and Hove local authority: places and applications

What is Elm Grove Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Elm Grove Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2023.

When was Elm Grove Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Elm Grove Primary School was last inspected in March 2023.

How many pupils does Elm Grove Primary School have?

Elm Grove Primary School has 404 pupils on roll.

What age range does Elm Grove Primary School cover?

Elm Grove Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Elm Grove Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 39% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Elm Grove Primary School?

Elm Grove Primary School is at Elm Grove, Elm Grove Primary School, Brighton, East Sussex, BN2 3ES.