Westdene Primary School | School performance

59%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

476

Pupils · 2024/25

10%

EAL · 2024/25

12%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

59%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

476

Pupils · 2024/25

10%

EAL · 2024/25

12%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

59%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

476

Pupils · 2024/25

10%

EAL · 2024/25

12%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Not judged

Ofsted inspection · 01/10/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityBrighton and Hove

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio21.7:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Westdene Primary School · Primary · Brighton and Hove

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

59%

-6pp

76%68%59%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 59%

RWM higher standard

-5pp

17%11%5%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 5%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

79%

Reading higher standard

33%

Writing expected standard

70%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

73%

Maths higher standard

16%

Science expected standard

85%

SPAG expected standard

67%

SPAG higher standard

15%

Reading scaled score

106.0

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

476

Pupil : teacher ratio

21.7

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

10%

FSM eligible

17%

SEN

24%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

12%

Contact

Address

Bankside, Westdene, Brighton, BN1 5GN

Local authority

Brighton and Hove

Website

https://westdeneprimary.co.uk/

Telephone

01273916618

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	59%	5%	79%	33%	70%	6%	73%	16%	85%	67%	106.0	103.0	103.0	—	—	—	24%	476
2023/24	65%	10%	82%	35%	79%	14%	76%	22%	93%	80%	107.0	103.0	106.0	—	—	—	17%	506
2022/23	70%	14%	81%	45%	86%	18%	85%	29%	94%	73%	107.0	106.0	106.0	+0.80	+1.00	+0.00	17%	520
2018/19	76%	17%	84%	38%	93%	28%	85%	29%	96%	86%	106.0	106.0	106.0	+0.70	+1.20	-0.50	13%	678
2017/18	70%	11%	86%	29%	89%	18%	74%	28%	96%	78%	107.0	105.0	106.0	+0.40	-0.60	-1.20	8%	700
2016/17	81%	8%	89%	42%	89%	12%	87%	32%	91%	91%	107.0	106.0	108.0	+1.30	-0.50	+0.30	9%	726

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	476	21.4	24%	10%	17%	5%	12%
2023/24	506	21.6	17%	11%	18%	5%	12%
2022/23	520	20.7	17%	11%	17%	5%	9%
2021/22	579	22.6	18%	11%	16%	4%	8%
2020/21	618	21.6	15%	10%	15%	—	—
2018/19	678	23.5	13%	9%	14%	4%	8%
2017/18	700	23.4	8%	9%	14%	4%	6%
2016/17	726	22.4	9%	9%	11%	3%	4%