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Schools in Brighton And Hove

Brighton And Hove has 64 schools: 49 primary and 15 secondary or all-through. 67% of the 46 schools with an Ofsted grade are rated Good or better (Strong standard or better under the new report cards). Among secondary schools, King's School has the highest Attainment 8 score (53.7 in 2025). Among primary schools, Peter Gladwin Primary School has the highest share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (77% in 2025).

  • 76 schools
  • 15 secondary
  • 49 primary

Secondary Schools in Brighton And Hove

Ranked by Attainment 8, the average GCSE score per pupil. Progress 8 is from the latest year published.

#SchoolOfstedAttainment 8Progress 8Pupils
1 King's School Expected standard 53.7 (2025) +0.84 (2024) 925
2 Dorothy Stringer School Good 53.3 (2025) +0.11 (2024) 1,626
3 Blatchington Mill School Needs attention 51.0 (2025) +0.30 (2024) 1,622
4 Cardinal Newman Catholic School – 50.4 (2025) +0.56 (2024) 2,657
5 Varndean School Good 48.8 (2025) +0.42 (2024) 1,487
6 Patcham High School Good 45.5 (2025) -0.45 (2024) 1,074
7 Portslade Aldridge Community Academy Needs attention 42.7 (2025) -0.01 (2024) 910
8 Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre Needs attention 41.1 (2025) -0.13 (2024) 941
9 Brighton Aldridge Community Academy – 36.2 (2025) -0.40 (2024) 808
10 Longhill High School Needs attention 32.9 (2025) -0.70 (2024) 632
11 Hamilton Lodge School and College for Deaf Children Good 6.1 (2017) -1.04 (2017) 18
12 Hill Park School Strong standard 3.4 (2025) -1.94 (2024) 283
13 Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College Outstanding – – –
14 Downs View Special School Outstanding – – 224
15 Varndean College Good – – –

Primary Schools in Brighton And Hove

Ranked by the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Year 6.

#SchoolOfstedMet expected standardPupils
1 Peter Gladwin Primary School Good 77% (2025) 195
2 Bilingual Primary School - Brighton & Hove Needs attention 76% (2025) 614
3 Hove Junior School – 76% (2025) 671
4 St Paul's CofE Primary School Expected standard 76% (2025) 151
5 Carlton Hill Primary School Good 74% (2025) 215
6 Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary School Good 72% (2025) 436
7 Patcham Junior School Good 72% (2025) 353
8 Balfour Primary School Good 71% (2025) 695
9 Bevendean Primary School and Nursery – 69% (2025) 317
10 St Andrew's CofE (Aided) Primary School Good 68% (2025) 648
11 St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School Expected standard 66% (2025) 220
12 St Margaret's CofE Primary School, Rottingdean Good 65% (2025) 172
13 Aldrington CofE Primary School Expected standard 63% (2025) 412
14 St Mary's Catholic Primary School Good 63% (2025) 208
15 St Mary Magdalen Catholic Primary School Good 61% (2025) 193
16 Downs Junior School Good 60% (2025) 495
17 Middle Street Primary School Good 60% (2025) 141
18 St Luke's Primary School – 60% (2025) 622
19 St Martin's CofE Primary School Good 60% (2025) 212
20 St Nicolas CofE Primary School Good 59% (2025) 416
21 Westdene Primary School – 59% (2025) 445
22 Mile Oak Primary School Good 58% (2025) 342
23 Brunswick Primary School Requires Improvement 57% (2025) 586
24 City Academy Whitehawk Good 57% (2025) 323
25 Goldstone Primary School Good 57% (2025) 659
26 Brackenbury Primary School Expected standard 55% (2025) 185
27 West Blatchington Primary and Nursery School Expected standard 53% (2025) 216
28 Saltdean Primary School Good 52% (2025) 533
29 Fairlight Primary School Good 51% (2025) 393
30 Hangleton Primary School – 51% (2025) 353
31 Benfield Primary School – 50% (2025) 209
32 Carden Nursery and Primary School Needs attention 50% (2025) 359
33 Our Lady of Lourdes RC School Good 48% (2025) 210
34 Coldean Primary School Expected standard 46% (2025) 309
35 Moulsecoomb Primary School – 46% (2025) 205
36 Rudyard Kipling Primary School & Nursery Good 46% (2025) 312
37 Hertford Primary School – 44% (2025) 205
38 St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School – 40% (2025) 193
39 Elm Grove Primary School Good 39% (2025) 404
40 St Mark's CofE Primary School – 33% (2025) 156
41 Queen's Park Primary School Expected standard 30% (2025) 286
42 Coombe Road Primary School – – –
43 Downs Infant School – – 289
44 Patcham Infant School Good – 272
45 Royal Spa Nursery School – – 85
46 Stanford Primary School Good – 197
47 Tarnerland Nursery School – – 87
48 West Hove Infant School – – 506
49 Woodingdean Primary School – – –

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