Best primary schools in Brighton and Hove

How this list works. Ranked by the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, averaged over up to the last three years and weighted by the number of pupils each year. Only years with at least 10 pupils count, and a school needs at least one such year to be ranked. Independent schools, special schools and alternative provision are not ranked because their results aren't comparable. Ofsted outcomes are shown alongside but are not part of the ranking. Full methodology.

#SchoolResult
1 Hove Junior School Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) 75%
2 Peter Gladwin Primary School Ofsted: Good (2015), confirmed 2024 74%
3 Carlton Hill Primary School Ofsted: Good (2014), confirmed 2024 74%
4 Bilingual Primary School - Brighton and Hove Ofsted: Report card 2026: 5 expected, 2 needs attention 74%
5 Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary School Ofsted: Good (2023) 70%
6 St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School Ofsted: Report card 2026: 2 strong, 5 expected 70%
7 St Paul's CofE Primary School Ofsted: Report card 2026: 2 strong, 5 expected 69%
8 St Mary's Catholic Primary School Ofsted: Good (2014), confirmed, may be improving 2023 68%
9 Balfour Primary School Ofsted: Good (2023) 68%
10 St Luke's Primary School Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) 68%
11 Patcham Junior School Ofsted: Good (2015), confirmed 2024 67%
12 Woodingdean Primary School Ofsted: Good (2023, before conversion) 67%
13 Bevendean Primary School and Nursery Ofsted: No overall grade (2024) 66%
14 St Andrew's CofE (Aided) Primary School Ofsted: Good (2015), confirmed 2024 66%
15 Stanford Primary School Ofsted: Good (2022) 66%
16 St Margaret's CofE Primary School, Rottingdean Ofsted: Good (2016), confirmed 2025 65%
17 Westdene Primary School Ofsted: No overall grade (2024) 65%
18 Our Lady of Lourdes RC School Ofsted: Good (2014), confirmed 2024 62%
19 Mile Oak Primary School Ofsted: Good (2022) 62%
20 Middle Street Primary School Ofsted: Good (2024) 62%
21 Downs Junior School Ofsted: Good (2023) 62%
22 Rudyard Kipling Primary School and Nursery Ofsted: Good (2013), confirmed 2022 61%
23 Aldrington CofE Primary School Ofsted: Report card 2026: 7 expected 60%
24 Brackenbury Primary School Ofsted: Good (2022) 59%
25 Goldstone Primary School Ofsted: Good (2013), confirmed 2023 58%
26 St Nicolas CofE Primary School Ofsted: Good (2022) 57%
27 West Blatchington Primary and Nursery School Ofsted: Good (2015, before conversion) 55%
28 St Martin's CofE Primary School Ofsted: Good (2024) 53%
29 Fairlight Primary School Ofsted: Good (2014), confirmed, may be improving 2024 53%
30 Brunswick Primary School Ofsted: Requires improvement (2024) 53%
31 Carden Nursery and Primary School Ofsted: Report card 2026: 1 strong, 5 expected, 1 needs attention 53%
32 Saltdean Primary School Ofsted: Good (2024) 52%
33 Coldean Primary School Ofsted: Good (2022) 52%
34 City Academy Whitehawk Ofsted: Good (2024) 51%
35 Moulsecoomb Primary School Ofsted: No overall grade (2024) 51%
36 Hertford Primary School Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) ยท 2 years of results 50%
37 Hangleton Primary School Ofsted: Good (2024, before conversion) 47%
38 St Mary Magdalen Catholic Primary School Ofsted: Good (2019), confirmed 2025 46%
39 Benfield Primary School Ofsted: Good (2016, before conversion), confirmed 2019 45%
40 Elm Grove Primary School Ofsted: Good (2017), confirmed 2023 44%
41 St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School Ofsted: No overall grade (2024) 41%
42 Queen's Park Primary School Ofsted: Requires improvement (2023) 41%
43 St Mark's CofE Primary School Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) 35%
44 Coombe Road Primary School Ofsted: Not yet inspected 33%

Result: met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Source: DfE school performance tables to 2025; Ofsted inspection data.

Page updated 26 September 2026.