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EnglandSouth EastBrighton and HoveBN2 3AJFairlight Primary School
Primary

Fairlight Primary School

Primary

Brighton and Hove · Brighton · BN2 3AJ http://www.fairlight.brighton-hove.sch.uk/

Pupils
374
cap. 420
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
51%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
374
Pupils · 2024/25
29%
EAL · 2024/25
20%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
51%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
374
Pupils · 2024/25
29%
EAL · 2024/25
20%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 05/06/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBrighton and Hove
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio18.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Fairlight Primary School · Primary · Brighton and Hove

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
51%
-4pp
56%54%51%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 51%
RWM higher standard
2%
0pp
10%6%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 2%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
67%
Reading higher standard
16%
Writing expected standard
60%
Writing higher standard
2%
Maths expected standard
71%
Maths higher standard
18%
Science expected standard
82%
SPAG expected standard
78%
SPAG higher standard
33%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

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
374
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
29%
FSM eligible
49%
SEN
28%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
20%

Contact

Address
St Leonard's Road, Brighton, BN2 3AJ
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
2024/2551%2%67%16%60%2%71%18%82%78%103.0103.0106.028%374
2023/2455%2%71%27%61%4%73%6%80%69%105.0103.0106.030%338
2022/2352%5%69%38%64%17%74%26%83%71%105.0104.0105.0+2.20+2.00+2.1025%337
2018/1952%10%67%14%79%24%64%14%79%71%103.0103.0105.0-1.80+0.90-1.8016%390
2017/1856%2%72%30%75%19%67%5%82%77%105.0101.0105.0+0.40+0.60-3.0014%413
2016/1752%4%62%17%79%12%62%13%87%75%101.0102.0105.0+0.60+2.00+0.2016%413

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
2024/2537419.028%29%49%6%20%
2023/2433817.830%25%47%5%17%
2022/2333716.725%20%42%6%14%
2021/2234616.021%20%37%7%20%
2020/2136016.223%18%34%
2018/1939016.316%17%37%4%9%
2017/1841316.414%22%37%4%11%
2016/1741316.616%21%40%5%12%

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