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St Luke's Primary School
Primary • Community school • Brighton • East Sussex • BN2 9ZF
Outstanding
Top 10 Primary schools in Brighton and Hove
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2022)
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This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the district of Brighton and Hove. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
48
Outstanding
1
Good
37
Median inspection year
2022
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 2% · G: 88% · RI: 10% · I: 0%
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Middle Street Primary School
Primary • Community school • Brighton • East Sussex • BN1 1AL
Good
3
St Martin's CofE Primary School
Primary • Voluntary aided school • Brighton • East Sussex • BN2 3LJ
Good
4
City Academy Whitehawk
Primary • Academy sponsor led • Brighton • East Sussex • BN2 5FL
Good
5
Saltdean Primary School
Primary • Community school • Brighton • East Sussex • BN2 8HB
Good
6
Hangleton Primary School
Primary • Academy converter • Hove • East Sussex • BN3 8LF
Good
7
Balfour Primary School
Primary • Community school • Brighton • East Sussex • BN1 6NE
Good
8
Downs Junior School
Primary • Community school • Brighton • East Sussex • BN1 6ED
Good
9
Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Primary • Voluntary aided school • Hove • East Sussex • BN3 6NB
Good
10
Woodingdean Primary School
Primary • Community school • Brighton • East Sussex • BN2 6BB
Good
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
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