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Brackenbury Primary School

Primary

Brighton and Hove · Brighton · BN41 2LA www.brackenburyprimary.co.uk/

Pupils
185
cap. 230
Ages
5 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school

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

Ofsted

Ofsted inspection

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Latest inspection
1 Mar 2022
Good

Inspection outcome

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

Other Ofsted reports

6 reports
9 May 2018
Full inspectionRequires Improvement
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9 Oct 2014
Full inspectionGood
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27 Jun 2013
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
55%
+1pp
LA
58%
England
63%
68%46%24%
'17'18'19'23'24'25
RWM higher
0%
0pp
LA
5%
England
8%
11%6%0%
'17'18'19'23'24'25

Parent View

as at 2020-04-06
Overall happy
100%
Would recommend
92%
Responses
12
All questions13
  • Strongly agree
  • Agree
  • Neither
  • Disagree
  • Strongly disagree
  • Don't know
  • Yes
  • No

Q1. My child is happy at this school

100%

Q2. My child feels safe at this school

92%

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

17%

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

92%

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

75%

Q8. The school has high expectations for my child

84%

Q9. My child does well at this school

100%

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

91%

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

92%

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

100%

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

84%

Q14. I would recommend this school to another parent

92%

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

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
61%
Reading higher standard
32%
Writing expected standard
71%
Writing higher standard
3%
Maths expected standard
61%
Maths higher standard
10%
Science expected standard
81%
SPAG expected standard
65%
LA AVG 70%
SPAG higher standard
6%
LA AVG 24%
Reading scaled score
104.0
LA AVG 105.73
Maths scaled score
102.0
LA AVG 103.53
GPS scaled score
102.0

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
194
cap. 230
213186159
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.2
LA AVG 21.42:1
22.618.514.3
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
EAL
16%
LA AVG 19.08%
19%17%14%
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FSM eligible
38%
LA AVG 30.1%
38%34%30%
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SEN
25%
LA AVG 22.67%
26%22%18%
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Overall absence
6%
LA
6%
England
5%
8%6%4%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Persistent absence
13%
LA
16%
England
13%
19%13%8%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25

Overview

AddressLocks Hill, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2LA
Telephone01273418850
Local authorityBrighton and Hove
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.2:1
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£7182 spend / pupil£7414 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
2024/2555%0%194
2023/2454%0%188
2022/2368%4%+2.70+0.60-1.80167
2018/1957%0%+0.60-0.70+0.40179
2017/1857%11%-1.10-2.70-2.10192
2016/1724%0%-3.10-5.90-6.70213
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2561%32%71%3%61%10%81%65%104.0102.0102.025%
2023/2479%21%75%7%68%7%82%57%106.0101.0102.024%
2022/2382%43%75%14%75%11%86%79%109.0104.0108.026%
2018/1961%21%61%11%71%18%68%50%102.0102.0102.020%
2017/1882%14%71%14%61%14%64%71%105.0104.0105.020%
2016/1745%3%34%0%31%3%34%41%98.095.098.018%

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
2024/2519419.225%16%38%6%13%
2023/2418821.124%16%31%8%18%
2022/2316715.026%16%31%6%16%
2021/2215914.323%15%32%6%19%
2020/2116915.224%15%34%
2018/1917917.120%19%30%4%9%
2017/1819222.620%15%34%4%8%
2016/1721320.218%14%35%5%13%

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