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St Margaret's CofE Primary School, Rottingdean
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Voluntary aided
Whiteway Lane, Rottingdean, Brighton BN2 7HB · stmargarets.brighton-hove.sch.uk · 01273 303109
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Apr 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 65%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Brighton and Hove 60%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Brighton and Hove Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 172
- 82% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Brighton and Hove
- Free school meals
- 15.1%
- First language not English
- 4.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Brighton and Hove Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 26 families put the school first and 29 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 29 | 26 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 27 | 25 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 16 | 14 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 23 | 21 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 65% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 8% 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 | |||
| ▲65% | 62% | ||
| ●8% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 30 April 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for St Margaret's CofE Primary School, Rottingdean was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 29 Apr 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Feb 2020
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Feb 2020Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jun 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Mar 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (90 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 90
- 51% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 66% who raised concerns
based on the 28% who had a child bullied
based on 19 parents (21%) with SEND