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Moulsecoomb Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy
The Highway, Moulsecoomb, Brighton BN2 4PA · moulsecoomb.brighton-hove.sch.uk · 01273 605700
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 46%
- 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
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 205
- 34% of 607 places
- Local authority
- Brighton and Hove
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 62.9%
- First language not English
- 25.9%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- The Pioneer Academy
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, 16 families put the school first and 16 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 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 24 | 22 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 21 | 19 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 46% 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 | |||
| ▼46% | 62% | ||
| ●8% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 132028)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Moulsecoomb Primary School on 1 October 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 1 Oct 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Apr 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 132028), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- May 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
- Feb 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
- Feb 2020Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
Apr 2019Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 132028)
Mar 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 132028)
Jan 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 132028)
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (57 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 57
- 27% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 56% who raised concerns
based on the 30% who had a child bullied
based on 20 parents (35%) with SEND