SchoolScoresSchools in Brighton and Hove
School admissions in Brighton and Hove: application deadlines, offer days and all 73 schools (47 state primary schools, 10 state secondary schools, 2 special schools and 13 independent schools) with Ofsted inspections and results.
Admissions dates
You apply through the council where you live, even for schools in another council area. The closing dates and offer days are set nationally.
| Starting | Apply by | Offers sent |
|---|---|---|
| Secondary school (Year 7) | 31 October | 1 March |
| Primary school (Reception) | 15 January | 16 April |
If an offer day falls on a weekend or bank holiday, offers go out on the next working day. Check Brighton and Hove's website for local arrangements and in-year applications.
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Towns
Latest Ofsted reports in Brighton and Hove
| School | Report card | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Bilingual Primary School - Brighton and Hove Free school · Brighton and Hove | 5 expected, 2 needs attention Inspected 17 March 2026 | 23 July 2026 |
| King's School Free school · Hove | 6 strong, 1 expected Inspected 19 May 2026 · Before: Good (2022) | 12 July 2026 |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School Voluntary aided school · Brighton | 2 strong, 5 expected Inspected 14 April 2026 · Before: Requires improvement (2023) | 17 May 2026 |
| Carden Nursery and Primary School Community school · Brighton | 1 strong, 5 expected, 1 needs attention Inspected 3 March 2026 | 28 April 2026 |
| Portslade Aldridge Community Academy Academy · Brighton | 1 strong, 4 expected, 1 needs attention Inspected 20 January 2026 | 25 March 2026 |
| Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre Community school · Hove | 2 strong, 4 expected, 1 needs attention Inspected 27 January 2026 | 22 March 2026 |
| Aldrington CofE Primary School Voluntary aided school · Hove | 7 expected Inspected 13 January 2026 | 18 March 2026 |
| St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School Voluntary aided school · Brighton | 2 strong, 5 expected Inspected 6 January 2026 | 1 March 2026 |
Ofsted report cards published in the year to 31 August 2026. Latest reports across England.
Primary schools (47) · Secondary schools (10) · Special schools (2) · Independent schools (13) · Alternative provision (1)
Primary schools
47 schools.
- Aldrington CofE Primary School Voluntary aided school · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 7 expected · 63% met expected standard (KS2)
- Balfour Primary School Community school · Ofsted: Good (2023) · 71% met expected standard (KS2)
- Benfield Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2016, before conversion), confirmed 2019 · 50% met expected standard (KS2)
- Bevendean Primary School and Nursery Community school · Ofsted: No overall grade (2024) · 69% met expected standard (KS2)
- Bilingual Primary School - Brighton and Hove Free school · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 5 expected, 2 needs attention · 76% met expected standard (KS2)
- Brackenbury Primary School Community school · Ofsted: Good (2022) · 55% met expected standard (KS2)
- Brunswick Primary School Community school · Ofsted: Requires improvement (2024) · 57% met expected standard (KS2)
- Carden Nursery and Primary School Community school · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 1 strong, 5 expected, 1 needs attention · 50% met expected standard (KS2)
- Carlton Hill Primary School Community school · Ofsted: Good (2014), confirmed 2024 · 74% met expected standard (KS2)
- City Academy Whitehawk Academy · Ofsted: Good (2024) · 57% met expected standard (KS2)
- Coldean Primary School Community school · Ofsted: Good (2022) · 46% met expected standard (KS2)
- Coombe Road Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Not yet inspected · 47% met expected standard (KS2)
- Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary School Voluntary aided school · Ofsted: Good (2023) · 72% met expected standard (KS2)
- Downs Infant School Community school · Ofsted: No overall grade (2024)
- Downs Junior School Community school · Ofsted: Good (2023) · 60% met expected standard (KS2)
- Elm Grove Primary School Community school · Ofsted: Good (2017), confirmed 2023 · 39% met expected standard (KS2)
- Fairlight Primary School Community school · Ofsted: Good (2014), confirmed, may be improving 2024 · 51% met expected standard (KS2)
- Goldstone Primary School Community school · Ofsted: Good (2013), confirmed 2023 · 57% met expected standard (KS2)
- Hangleton Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2024, before conversion) · 51% met expected standard (KS2)
- Hertford Primary School Community school · Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) · 44% met expected standard (KS2)
- Hove Junior School Community school · Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) · 76% met expected standard (KS2)
- Middle Street Primary School Community school · Ofsted: Good (2024) · 60% met expected standard (KS2)
- Mile Oak Primary School Community school · Ofsted: Good (2022) · 58% met expected standard (KS2)
- Moulsecoomb Primary School Academy · Ofsted: No overall grade (2024) · 46% met expected standard (KS2)
- Our Lady of Lourdes RC School Voluntary aided school · Ofsted: Good (2014), confirmed 2024 · 48% met expected standard (KS2)
- Patcham Infant School Community school · Ofsted: Good (2022)
- Patcham Junior School Community school · Ofsted: Good (2015), confirmed 2024 · 72% met expected standard (KS2)
- Peter Gladwin Primary School Community school · Ofsted: Good (2015), confirmed 2024 · 77% met expected standard (KS2)
- Queen's Park Primary School Community school · Ofsted: Requires improvement (2023) · 30% met expected standard (KS2)
- Rudyard Kipling Primary School and Nursery Community school · Ofsted: Good (2013), confirmed 2022 · 46% met expected standard (KS2)
- Saltdean Primary School Community school · Ofsted: Good (2024) · 52% met expected standard (KS2)
- St Andrew's CofE (Aided) Primary School Voluntary aided school · Ofsted: Good (2015), confirmed 2024 · 68% met expected standard (KS2)
- St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School Voluntary aided school · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 2 strong, 5 expected · 66% met expected standard (KS2)
- St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School Voluntary aided school · Ofsted: No overall grade (2024) · 40% met expected standard (KS2)
- St Luke's Primary School Community school · Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) · 60% met expected standard (KS2)
- St Margaret's CofE Primary School, Rottingdean Voluntary aided school · Ofsted: Good (2016), confirmed 2025 · 65% met expected standard (KS2)
- St Mark's CofE Primary School Voluntary aided school · Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) · 33% met expected standard (KS2)
- St Martin's CofE Primary School Voluntary aided school · Ofsted: Good (2024) · 60% met expected standard (KS2)
- St Mary Magdalen Catholic Primary School Voluntary aided school · Ofsted: Good (2019), confirmed 2025 · 61% met expected standard (KS2)
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Voluntary aided school · Ofsted: Good (2014), confirmed, may be improving 2023 · 63% met expected standard (KS2)
- St Nicolas CofE Primary School Voluntary aided school · Ofsted: Good (2022) · 59% met expected standard (KS2)
- St Paul's CofE Primary School Voluntary aided school · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 2 strong, 5 expected · 76% met expected standard (KS2)
- Stanford Primary School Community school · Ofsted: Good (2022) · 60% met expected standard (KS2)
- West Blatchington Primary and Nursery School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2015, before conversion) · 53% met expected standard (KS2)
- West Hove Infant School Community school · Ofsted: No overall grade (2024)
- Westdene Primary School Community school · Ofsted: No overall grade (2024) · 59% met expected standard (KS2)
- Woodingdean Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2023, before conversion) · 70% met expected standard (KS2)
Secondary schools
10 schools.
- Blatchington Mill School Community school · Ofsted: Good (2013), confirmed 2022 · 62% grade 5+ English and maths
- Brighton Aldridge Community Academy Academy · Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) · 23% grade 5+ English and maths
- Cardinal Newman Catholic School Voluntary aided school · Ofsted: No overall grade (2024) · 48% grade 5+ English and maths
- Dorothy Stringer School Community school · Ofsted: Good (2023) · 62% grade 5+ English and maths
- Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre Community school · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 2 strong, 4 expected, 1 needs attention · 35% grade 5+ English and maths
- King's School Free school · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 6 strong, 1 expected · 59% grade 5+ English and maths
- Longhill High School Community school · Ofsted: Requires improvement (2024) · 22% grade 5+ English and maths
- Patcham High School Community school · Ofsted: Good (2017), confirmed 2023 · 45% grade 5+ English and maths
- Portslade Aldridge Community Academy Academy · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 1 strong, 4 expected, 1 needs attention · 43% grade 5+ English and maths
- Varndean School Community school · Ofsted: Good (2022) · 56% grade 5+ English and maths
Special schools
2 schools.
- Downs View Special School Special school · Ofsted: Outstanding (2012), confirmed 2025
- Hill Park School Special school · Ofsted: Outstanding (2022) · 3% grade 5+ English and maths
Independent schools
13 schools.
- Brighton and Hove Clinic School Independent · Ofsted: Outstanding (2024)
- Brighton College Independent, inspected by ISI · 86% A*/A at A level
- Brighton College Prep School Independent, inspected by ISI
- Brighton Girls GDST Independent, inspected by ISI · 29% A*/A at A level
- Hamilton Lodge School and College for Deaf Children Independent · Ofsted: Good (2012), confirmed 2025
- Kings Brighton Independent, inspected by ISI · 13% A*/A at A level
- Lancing College Preparatory School At Hove Independent, inspected by ISI
- Oxford International College, Brighton Independent, inspected by ISI · 43% A*/A at A level
- Roedean School Independent, inspected by ISI · 50% A*/A at A level
- St Christopher's School Independent, inspected by ISI
- The Lioncare School Independent · Ofsted: Good (2024)
- The Montessori Place Independent · Ofsted: Outstanding (2025) · 59% A*/A at A level
- Windlesham School Independent, inspected by ISI
Alternative provision
1 school.
- Central Hub Brighton Pupil referral unit · Ofsted: Good (2024)
Page updated 26 September 2026.