Brighton and Hove schools and Ofsted
Every state school and nursery in Brighton and Hove, 77 in all, with its latest Ofsted inspection. 89% were judged good or better at their last inspection. 15 have the new-style report cards, which grade each area of the school rather than giving one word.
77state schools and nurseries
89%good or betterat their last inspection
15new report cardssince November 2025
10inspections publishedin the last six months
Darker means a bigger share of schools judged good or better. Tap an area for its page.
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Latest inspections
- Queen's Park Primary School: new Ofsted report card 24 September
- Brackenbury Primary School: new Ofsted report card 8 September
- Hill Park School: new Ofsted report card 8 September
- Longhill High School: new Ofsted report card 7 September
- Blatchington Mill School: new Ofsted report card 7 September
- Bilingual Primary School - Brighton & Hove: new Ofsted report card 23 July
- King's School: new Ofsted report card 12 July
- Tarnerland Nursery School: new Ofsted report card 10 June
- St Paul's CofE Primary School: new Ofsted report card 17 May
- Carden Nursery and Primary School: new Ofsted report card 28 April
Every school
| Aldrington CofE Primary SchoolBN3 7QD | Primary | Hangleton | Report card Mar 2026: Expected standard in every area |
| Balfour Primary SchoolBN1 6NE | Primary | Hollingdean | Good (2024) |
| Benfield Primary SchoolBN41 1XS | Primary | Portslade by Sea | School remains Good (2019) |
| Bevendean Primary School and NurseryBN2 4JP | Primary | Bevendean | Outstanding in 2, good in 2 (2025) |
| Bilingual Primary School - Brighton & HoveBN3 7QA | Primary | Aldrington | Report card Jul 2026: Expected standard in 5, needs attention in 2 |
| Blatchington Mill SchoolBN3 7BW | Secondary | Hangleton | Report card Sept 2026: Strong standard in 1, expected standard in 4, needs attention in 1 |
| Brackenbury Primary SchoolBN41 2LA | Primary | Portslade Village | Report card Sept 2026: Strong standard in 1, expected standard in 6 |
| Brunswick Primary SchoolBN3 1RP | Primary | Brunswick | Requires improvement (2024) |
| Buckingham Park Primary SchoolBN43 5UD | Primary | Shoreham-by-Sea | School remains Good (2023) |
| Carden Nursery and Primary SchoolBN1 8LU | Primary | Hollingbury | Report card Apr 2026: Strong standard in 1, expected standard in 5, needs attention in 1 |
| Cardinal Newman Catholic SchoolBN3 6ND | Secondary | Brunswick | Outstanding in every area (2024) |
| Carlton Hill Primary SchoolBN2 9HS | Primary | Queen's Park | School remains Good (2024) |
| Central Hub BrightonBN1 7FP | Alternative provision | Hollingdean | Good (2024) |
| City Academy WhitehawkBN2 5FL | Primary | Whitehawk | Good (2024) |
| Coldean Primary SchoolBN1 9EN | Primary | Coldean | Good (2023) |
| Coombe Road Primary SchoolBN2 4BP | Primary | Hollingdean | School remains Good (2023) |
| Coombe Road Primary SchoolBN2 4BP | Primary | Hollingdean | School remains Good (2023) |
| Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolBN3 6NB | Primary | Brunswick | Good (2023) |
| Dorothy Stringer SchoolBN1 6PZ | Secondary | Hollingdean | Good (2023) |
| Downs Infant SchoolBN1 6JA | Primary | Round Hill | Good in every area (2024) |
| Downs Junior SchoolBN1 6ED | Primary | Round Hill | Good (2023) |
| Downs View Special SchoolBN2 6BB | Special | Woodingdean | Standards maintained (2025) |
| Eastbrook Primary AcademyBN42 4NF | Primary | Southwick | Good in 3, requires improvement in 1 (2025) |
| Elm Grove Primary SchoolBN2 3ES | Primary | Queen's Park | School remains Good (2023) |
| Fairlight Primary SchoolBN2 3AJ | Primary | Round Hill | School remains Good (improving) (2024) |
| Glebe Primary SchoolBN42 4GB | Primary | Southwick | Good (2023) |
| Goldstone Primary SchoolBN3 7JW | Primary | Hangleton | School remains Good (2023) |
| Hamilton Lodge School and College for Deaf ChildrenBN2 0LS | Special | Kemptown | Standards maintained (2025) |
| Hangleton Primary SchoolBN3 8LF | Primary | Hangleton | Good (2024) |
| Herons Dale SchoolBN43 6TN | Special | Mile Oak | School remains Good (2023) |
| Hertford Primary SchoolBN1 7FP | Primary | Hollingdean | Outstanding in 2, good in 2 (2025) |
| Hill Park SchoolBN41 2FU | Special | Portslade Village | Report card Sept 2026: Strong standard in every area |
| Holmbush Primary AcademyBN43 6TN | Primary | Mile Oak | School remains Good (2024) |
| Hove Junior SchoolBN3 5JA | Primary | Aldrington | Outstanding in every area (2025) |
| Hove Park School and Sixth Form CentreBN3 7BN | Secondary | Aldrington | Report card Mar 2026: Strong standard in 2, expected standard in 4, needs attention in 1 |
| King's SchoolBN3 8BN | Secondary | Hangleton | Report card Jul 2026: Strong standard in 6, expected standard in 1 |
| Longhill High SchoolBN2 7FR | Secondary | Ovingdean | Report card Sept 2026: Expected standard in 2, needs attention in 4 |
| Meridian Community Primary School and NurseryBN10 8BZ | Primary | Peacehaven | Good (2024) |
| Middle Street Primary SchoolBN1 1AL | Primary | Brighton | Good (2024) |
| Mile Oak Primary SchoolBN41 2WN | Primary | Mile Oak | Good (2022) |
| Moulsecoomb Primary SchoolBN2 4PA | Primary | Bevendean | Good in every area (2024) |
| Our Lady of Lourdes RC SchoolBN2 7HA | Primary | Rottingdean | School remains Good (2024) |
| Patcham High SchoolBN1 8PB | Secondary | Patcham | School remains Good (2023) |
| Patcham Infant SchoolBN1 8WW | Primary | Patcham | Good (2023) |
| Patcham Junior SchoolBN1 8TA | Primary | Patcham | Standards maintained (2024) |
| Peacehaven Community SchoolBN10 8RB | Secondary | Peacehaven | Good (2023) |
| Peacehaven Heights AcademyBN10 7QY | Primary | Peacehaven | Good in every area (2024) |
| Peter Gladwin Primary SchoolBN41 2PA | Primary | Portslade Village | Standards maintained (2024) |
| Portslade Aldridge Community AcademyBN41 2WS | Secondary | Mile Oak | Report card Mar 2026: Strong standard in 1, expected standard in 4, needs attention in 1 |
| Queen's Park Primary SchoolBN2 0BN | Primary | Queen's Park | Report card Sept 2026: Expected standard in every area |
| Royal Spa Nursery SchoolBN2 0BT | Nursery | Queen's Park | School remains Outstanding (2024) |
| Rudyard Kipling Primary School & NurseryBN2 6RH | Primary | Woodingdean | School remains Good (2022) |
| Saltdean Primary SchoolBN2 8HB | Primary | Saltdean | Good (2024) |
| Shoreham Beach Primary SchoolBN43 5RH | Primary | Shoreham-by-Sea | Standards maintained (2025) |
| St Andrew's CofE (Aided) Primary SchoolBN3 3YT | Primary | Hove | Standards maintained (2024) |
| St Bernadette's Catholic Primary SchoolBN1 6UT | Primary | Hollingdean | Report card Mar 2026: Strong standard in 2, expected standard in 5 |
| St John the Baptist Catholic Primary SchoolBN2 0AH | Primary | Kemptown | Good in every area (2024) |
| St Luke's Primary SchoolBN2 9ZF | Primary | Queen's Park | Outstanding in 1, good in 3 (2025) |
| St Margaret's CofE Primary School, RottingdeanBN2 7HB | Primary | Rottingdean | Standards maintained (2025) |
| St Mark's CofE Primary SchoolBN2 5EA | Primary | Whitehawk | Outstanding in 1, good in 3 (2025) |
| St Martin's CofE Primary SchoolBN2 3LJ | Primary | Round Hill | Good (2024) |
| St Mary Magdalen Catholic Primary SchoolBN1 3EF | Primary | Brunswick | Standards maintained (2025) |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolBN41 1LB | Primary | Portslade by Sea | School remains Good (improving) (2023) |
| St Nicolas & St Mary CofE Primary SchoolBN43 6PE | Primary | Shoreham-by-Sea | Standards maintained (2025) |
| St Nicolas CofE Primary SchoolBN41 2LA | Primary | Portslade Village | Good (2023) |
| St Paul's CofE Primary SchoolBN1 3LP | Primary | Brighton | Report card May 2026: Strong standard in 2, expected standard in 5 |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary SchoolBN43 6PJ | Primary | Shoreham-by-Sea | Report card Apr 2026: Strong standard in 4, expected standard in 3 |
| Stanford Junior SchoolBN1 5PR | Primary | Round Hill | School remains Good (2024) |
| Stanford Primary SchoolBN1 5PS | Primary | Round Hill | Good (2022) |
| Swiss Gardens Primary SchoolBN43 5WH | Primary | Shoreham-by-Sea | Good (2023) |
| Tarnerland Nursery SchoolBN2 0GR | Nursery | Queen's Park | Report card Jun 2026: Strong standard in 4, expected standard in 2 |
| Telscombe Cliffs AcademyBN10 7DE | Primary | Telscombe Cliffs | Outstanding in 2, good in 2 (2025) |
| Varndean SchoolBN1 6NP | Secondary | Hollingdean | Good (2022) |
| West Blatchington Primary and Nursery SchoolBN3 8BN | Primary | Hangleton | Not inspected since it opened in 2023 |
| West Hove Infant SchoolBN3 5JA | Primary | Aldrington | Outstanding in every area (2024) |
| Westdene Primary SchoolBN1 5GN | Primary | Westdene | Outstanding in every area (2024) |
| Woodingdean Primary SchoolBN2 6BB | Primary | Woodingdean | Good (2023) |
How the new report cards work
Since November 2025 Ofsted grades each area of a school (achievement, teaching, behaviour, personal development, inclusion, leadership) on a five-point scale: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention, urgent improvement. Safeguarding is met or not met. Across the 15 Brighton and Hove report cards so far, the grades given were: expected standard 60 times, strong standard 31 times, needs attention 10 times.
Schools inspected before then have a single grade (outstanding, good, requires improvement or inadequate), or from September 2024 a grade for each area without an overall one. Short “ungraded” visits check a school is still at its last grade.
Where the figures come from
Ofsted publishes the latest inspection of every state-funded school each month, under the Open Government Licence. We keep those at BN postcodes and show here the ones in Brighton and Hove. Independent schools and childminders aren’t included. Each school links to its full report on the Ofsted website.
Schools in every area
Questions people ask
How many schools in Brighton and Hove are rated good or better?
89% of the 77 state schools and nurseries in Brighton and Hove were judged good or better at their last Ofsted inspection.
What are Ofsted report cards?
Since November 2025 Ofsted grades each area of a school separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, instead of giving one overall word.
How many schools are there in Brighton and Hove?
There are 77 state-funded schools and nurseries in Brighton and Hove: 60 primary, 10 secondary, 4 special, 2 nursery, 1 alternative provision.