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Hove Junior School

Primary

Brighton and Hove · Hove · BN3 5JA www.hovejuniorschool.co.uk/

Pupils
673
cap. 768
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
76%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
673
Pupils · 2024/25
21%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
76%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
673
Pupils · 2024/25
21%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 06/02/2020

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBrighton and Hove
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio24.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Hove Junior School · Primary · Brighton and Hove

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
76%
+4pp
76%74%72%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 76%
RWM higher standard
9%
0pp
13%11%9%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 9%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
90%
Reading higher standard
56%
Writing expected standard
83%
Writing higher standard
13%
Maths expected standard
85%
Maths higher standard
42%
Science expected standard
94%
SPAG expected standard
87%
SPAG higher standard
46%
Reading scaled score
110.0
Maths scaled score
108.0
GPS scaled score
109.0

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
673
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
21%
FSM eligible
23%
SEN
22%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
10%

Contact

Address
Portland Road, Hove, BN3 5JA
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
2024/2576%9%90%56%83%13%85%42%94%87%110.0108.0109.022%673
2023/2472%9%87%45%76%12%81%35%87%81%109.0107.0108.022%669
2022/2376%12%89%47%84%16%83%34%94%86%109.0107.0108.0+3.10+1.50+1.7021%695
2018/1972%13%84%39%81%26%85%30%88%87%107.0106.0108.0+2.20-0.10-0.1016%825
2017/1875%10%87%47%83%17%84%28%89%85%109.0106.0108.0+0.90-2.80-1.2014%820
2016/1779%19%95%54%85%33%90%32%84%94%111.0107.0110.0+3.20+0.00+0.1015%747

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
2024/2567324.622%21%23%5%10%
2023/2466924.922%19%19%5%10%
2022/2369522.121%19%18%5%10%
2021/2272022.619%18%18%5%10%
2020/2176722.018%17%19%
2018/1982523.616%15%19%4%5%
2017/1882022.214%14%18%4%8%
2016/1774720.215%13%16%4%7%

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