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St Luke's Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school
Queens Park Rise, Brighton BN2 9ZF · stlukesprimarybrighton.org · 01273 675080
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 60%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Brighton and Hove 60%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 1.04 mi
- 1.68 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Brighton and Hove Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 622
- 99% of 630 places
- Local authority
- Brighton and Hove
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 19.5%
- First language not English
- 9.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 1.04 mi (1.68 km) from the school. Source: Brighton and Hove Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 94 families put the school first and 90 places were offered; 91% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 90 | 94 | 1▲ | 91% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 90 | 95 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 88 | 133 | 1.5▲ | 65% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 87 | 78 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 89 | 114 | 1.3▲ | 76% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.04 mi1.68 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 60% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 1% the higher standard. Across Brighton and Hove it was 60%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●60% | 62% | ||
| ▼1% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected St Luke's Primary School on 11 March 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 11 Mar 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Oct 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Oct 2013Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Nov 2010Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (249 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 90%
- Replies
- 249
- 40% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 34% who had a child bullied
based on 65 parents (26%) with SEND