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St Andrew's CofE (Aided) Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided
Belfast Street, Hove BN3 3YT · st-andrews.brighton-hove.sch.uk · 01273 770082
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Nov 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 68%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Brighton and Hove 60%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 648
- 99% of 654 places
- Local authority
- Brighton and Hove
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 19.9%
- First language not English
- 26.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 99 families put the school first and 89 places were offered; 88% 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 | 89 | 99 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 87 | 111 | 1.3▲ | 78% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 90 | 106 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 90 | 100 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 90 | 93 | 1▲ | 89% |
Results
In 2024/25, 68% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% 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 | |||
| ▲68% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 20 November 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for St Andrew's CofE (Aided) Primary School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 19 Nov 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Mar 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Mar 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Dec 2009Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good
What parents said
99% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (142 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 99%
- Replies
- 142
- 22% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 73% who raised concerns
based on the 24% who had a child bullied
based on 17 parents (12%) with SEND