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EnglandSouth EastBrighton and HoveBN3 6NBCottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Primary

Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary School

Primary

Brighton and Hove · Hove · BN3 6NB www.cottesmore.brighton-hove.sch.uk/

Pupils
435
cap. 436
Ages
5 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
72%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
435
Pupils · 2024/25
25%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
72%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
435
Pupils · 2024/25
25%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityBrighton and Hove
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary School · Primary · Brighton and Hove

Finance£5621 spend / pupil£5613 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
72%
+2pp
81%74%67%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 72%
RWM higher standard
6%
+1pp
16%11%5%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 6%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
80%
Reading higher standard
42%
Writing expected standard
84%
Writing higher standard
9%
Maths expected standard
78%
Maths higher standard
38%
Science expected standard
84%
SPAG expected standard
88%
LA AVG 70.36%
SPAG higher standard
53%
LA AVG 24.16%
Reading scaled score
107.0
LA AVG 105.77
Maths scaled score
106.0
LA AVG 103.55
GPS scaled score
108.0

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
435
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
25%
FSM eligible
16%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
6%

Contact

Address
The Upper Drive, Hove, BN3 6NB
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
2024/2572%6%80%42%84%9%78%38%84%88%107.0106.0108.014%435
2023/2470%5%91%42%80%6%77%34%89%84%109.0105.0107.015%433
2022/2367%5%81%40%76%13%78%24%90%83%107.0105.0108.0+3.00+1.30+1.2013%421
2018/1981%16%86%44%92%23%89%45%95%89%108.0107.0108.0+1.10-0.20+0.1010%425
2017/1876%15%82%37%87%32%87%34%94%90%108.0107.0109.0+1.50+1.60+1.6010%428
2016/1779%13%90%33%94%30%83%25%98%86%108.0105.0107.0+1.90+1.80-0.507%433

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
2024/2543522.714%25%16%4%6%
2023/2443323.815%28%19%4%6%
2022/2342124.513%32%18%4%7%
2021/2242022.011%23%17%6%15%
2020/2142224.010%24%14%
2018/1942522.810%22%11%3%5%
2017/1842821.210%25%11%3%4%
2016/1743321.37%20%10%2%3%

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