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Coldean Primary School

Primary

Brighton and Hove · Brighton · BN1 9EN www.coldean.brighton-hove.sch.uk/

Pupils
324
cap. 406
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
46%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
324
Pupils · 2024/25
14%
EAL · 2024/25
24%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
46%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
324
Pupils · 2024/25
14%
EAL · 2024/25
24%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 06/12/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBrighton and Hove
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Coldean Primary School · Primary · Brighton and Hove

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
46%
-9pp
62%54%46%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 46%
RWM higher standard
10%
+10pp
10%5%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
66%
Reading higher standard
34%
Writing expected standard
56%
Writing higher standard
10%
Maths expected standard
61%
Maths higher standard
24%
Science expected standard
88%
SPAG expected standard
61%
SPAG higher standard
24%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
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
324
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
14%
FSM eligible
46%
SEN
29%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
24%

Contact

Address
Kenwards, Coldean, Brighton, BN1 9EN
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
2024/2546%10%66%34%56%10%61%24%88%61%105.0103.0103.029%324
2023/2455%0%71%25%76%2%59%20%86%75%105.0101.0104.028%314
2022/2353%2%74%30%65%2%63%9%77%60%104.0100.0101.0+1.20+0.20-1.4026%333
2018/1959%0%75%27%78%8%69%8%82%75%105.0102.0104.0+1.70+0.20-1.3020%381
2017/1862%4%76%18%72%10%74%26%76%74%104.0104.0104.0+1.60+1.20+2.7020%393
2016/1762%0%82%23%82%13%69%10%85%69%105.0103.0103.0+2.70+1.70+0.3020%383

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
2024/2532420.929%14%46%7%24%
2023/2431418.728%11%43%8%25%
2022/2333318.726%9%45%8%31%
2021/2232717.724%9%40%8%28%
2020/2133118.019%8%36%
2018/1938120.520%6%40%4%10%
2017/1839320.620%7%40%4%10%
2016/1738315.820%6%40%5%12%

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