Bevendean Primary School and Nursery | Primary in Brighton, Brighton and Hove | Ofsted & DfE | Sipuha

Bevendean Primary School and Nursery

Primary

Brighton and Hove · Brighton · BN2 4JP https://www.bevendeanprimaryschoolandnursery.co.uk/

Pupils
317
cap. 420
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted report card

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Latest inspection
19 Nov 2024
Area judgements only

Ofsted no longer gives state-funded schools a single overall grade.

Area judgements

Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Early years provision
Good

Other Ofsted reports

7 reports
4 Dec 2019
School inspection
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26 Apr 2016
Short inspection
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17 Jan 2012
Full inspectionGood
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

This school is in Brighton and Hove. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

RWM expected
69%
-2pp
LA
58%
England
63%
78%64%49%
'17'18'19'23'24'25
RWM higher
0%
0pp
LA
5%
England
8%
5%3%0%
'17'18'19'23'24'25

Parent View

as at 2020-04-06
Overall happy
97%
Would recommend
91%
Responses
35
All questions13
  • Strongly agree
  • Agree
  • Neither
  • Disagree
  • Strongly disagree
  • Don't know
  • Yes
  • No

Q1. My child is happy at this school

97%

Q2. My child feels safe at this school

97%

Q3. The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved

91%

Q4. My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying effectively

25%

Q5. The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year

91%

Q6. When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly

54%

Q8. The school has high expectations for my child

97%

Q9. My child does well at this school

100%

Q10. The school lets me know how my child is doing

97%

Q11. There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school

97%

Q12. My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school

95%

Q13. The school supports my child's wider personal development

85%

Q14. I would recommend this school to another parent

91%

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
75%
Reading higher standard
25%
Writing expected standard
83%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
89%
Maths higher standard
22%
Science expected standard
81%
SPAG expected standard
86%
LA AVG 70%
SPAG higher standard
42%
LA AVG 24%
Reading scaled score
106.0
LA AVG 105.73
Maths scaled score
107.0
LA AVG 103.53
GPS scaled score
109.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
308
cap. 420
373341308
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.3
LA AVG 21.42:1
18.216.915.6
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EAL
12%
LA AVG 19.08%
16%11%6%
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FSM eligible
53%
LA AVG 30.1%
53%50%47%
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SEN
34%
LA AVG 22.67%
34%28%22%
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Overall absence
7%
LA
6%
England
5%
9%7%6%
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Persistent absence
19%
LA
16%
England
13%
33%23%14%
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Overview

AddressHeath Hill Avenue, Lower Bevendean, Brighton, BN2 4JP
Telephone01273681292
Local authorityBrighton and Hove
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio16.3:1
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£7643 spend / pupil£7606 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2024/2569%0%308
2023/2471%0%326
2022/2360%2%-0.20-2.80+1.20340
2018/1978%5%+2.60-1.10+3.80348
2017/1875%2%+3.10-0.80+3.00358
2016/1749%3%+0.50+0.00-2.40373
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2575%25%83%0%89%22%81%86%106.0107.0109.034%
2023/2489%47%71%3%89%13%79%89%110.0106.0111.030%
2022/2384%27%69%2%93%29%82%96%106.0107.0110.026%
2018/1993%32%83%5%93%44%80%85%108.0109.0106.025%
2017/1890%35%79%4%94%17%77%90%108.0107.0107.028%
2016/1774%29%74%20%63%6%83%77%105.0102.0104.030%

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2530816.334%12%53%7%19%
2023/2432617.430%14%50%7%26%
2022/2334015.626%16%53%7%22%
2021/2234016.928%12%53%8%33%
2020/2132616.722%10%50%
2018/1934818.225%8%51%6%15%
2017/1835817.728%6%49%6%14%
2016/1737316.930%7%47%6%17%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.