sipuha
Tap to load interactive map
Primary

City Academy Whitehawk

Primary

Brighton and Hove · Brighton · BN2 5FL www.caw.brighton-hove.sch.uk

Pupils
381
cap. 420
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
57%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
381
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
27%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
57%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
381
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
27%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 08/05/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBrighton and Hove
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio17.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of City Academy Whitehawk · Primary · Brighton and Hove

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
57%
-1pp
58%50%41%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 57%
RWM higher standard
4%
0pp
4%3%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 4%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
70%
Reading higher standard
22%
Writing expected standard
72%
Writing higher standard
9%
Maths expected standard
65%
Maths higher standard
7%
Science expected standard
65%
SPAG expected standard
76%
SPAG higher standard
28%
Reading scaled score
102.0
Maths scaled score
100.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

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.

View full history

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
381
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
12%
FSM eligible
63%
SEN
25%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
27%

Contact

Address
Whitehawk Road, Whitehawk, Brighton, BN2 5FL
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
2024/2557%4%70%22%72%9%65%7%65%76%102.0100.0105.025%381
2023/2458%4%65%17%69%6%69%17%58%67%102.0102.0103.026%387
2022/2341%3%64%17%71%9%48%7%66%55%102.098.0102.0-1.10+1.10-4.3034%398
2018/1948%4%52%10%77%19%67%10%67%42%100.0102.0100.0-1.10+2.60-0.3019%370
2017/1848%2%58%17%71%15%65%8%69%44%102.0101.0100.0+2.10+3.20+1.7033%373
2016/1733%0%39%2%43%4%43%4%49%47%96.097.098.0-4.30-1.60-3.4027%364

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
2024/2538119.825%12%63%8%27%
2023/2438718.026%11%64%9%28%
2022/2339818.834%10%62%8%28%
2021/2239617.925%10%68%8%25%
2020/2139419.424%10%63%
2018/1937018.519%12%63%6%14%
2017/1837317.733%12%62%6%14%
2016/1736418.027%10%65%6%12%

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