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West Blatchington Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Hangleton Way, Hove BN3 8BN · westblatchingtonprimary.co.uk · 01273 770777
Overview
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 53%
- 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
- 216
- 49% of 445 places
- Local authority
- Brighton and Hove
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 54.2%
- First language not English
- 26.9%
- 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, 15 families put the school first and 15 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 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 29 | 35 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 29 | 29 | 1 | 97% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 28 | 28 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 53% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 9% 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 | |||
| ▼53% | 62% | ||
| ●9% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼102 | 106 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 114425)
Ofsted
- Ofsted inspection
- No inspection available
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (38 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 38
- 17% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 100% who raised concerns
based on 7 parents (18%) whose child was bullied
based on 17 parents (45%) with SEND