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EnglandSouth EastBrighton and HoveBN1 8LUCarden Nursery and Primary School
Primary

Carden Nursery and Primary School

Primary

Brighton and Hove · Brighton · BN1 8LU www.carden.brighton-hove.sch.uk

Pupils
366
cap. 420
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
50%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
366
Pupils · 2024/25
14%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
50%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
366
Pupils · 2024/25
14%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 30/09/2021

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBrighton and Hove
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio28.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Carden Nursery and Primary School · Primary · Brighton and Hove

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
50%
-1pp
63%56%49%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 50%
RWM higher standard
5%
+4pp
5%3%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 5%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
67%
Reading higher standard
29%
Writing expected standard
64%
Writing higher standard
7%
Maths expected standard
55%
Maths higher standard
12%
Science expected standard
74%
SPAG expected standard
55%
SPAG higher standard
26%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

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
366
Pupil : teacher ratio
28.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
14%
FSM eligible
43%
SEN
36%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
19%

Contact

Address
County Oak Avenue, Brighton, BN1 8LU
Local authority
Brighton and Hove
Telephone
Email

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 exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2550%5%67%29%64%7%55%12%74%55%105.0102.0103.036%366
2023/2451%1%69%27%66%3%60%13%73%57%104.0101.0101.028%366
2022/2358%0%74%23%74%0%65%9%65%63%103.0101.0102.0+2.10+1.90+0.4028%377
2018/1963%5%76%22%78%10%71%24%73%71%104.0103.0106.0-0.30-1.00-1.2028%360
2017/1849%5%68%20%68%7%66%17%98%73%104.0103.0104.0-1.10-2.20-1.2029%374
2016/1760%2%73%16%73%9%71%16%82%71%103.0102.0104.0+3.00+0.30+2.3028%396

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
2024/2536627.336%14%43%7%19%
2023/2436627.128%13%38%7%18%
2022/2337723.428%12%37%8%22%
2021/2236319.326%11%37%8%25%
2020/2137018.725%12%35%
2018/1936017.328%15%36%5%12%
2017/1837416.029%18%37%6%14%
2016/1739614.628%22%38%6%22%

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