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Bevendean Primary School and Nursery

Community school · Brighton · BN2 4JP

Ages 3–11 · 317 pupils · Brighton and Hove

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

71%

Overall absence

6.7%

Admissions demand

0.97 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2024-11-19

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)71%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
110.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
111.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)26.2%
Unauthorised2.0%
Authorised absence
4.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.4%
Enrolments in measure
271

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.97 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

35

Places offered

38

1st-preference offers

35

Total preferences (any rank)
61
Preferred offers (top 3)
36
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill75%

317 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
317
Boys / girls
155 / 162
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
317 / 420 (75%)
Free school meals
47.8%
FSM pupils
151
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
Has Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Petrina Ferris

Location

Address
Heath Hill Avenue, Lower Bevendean
Postcode
BN2 4JP
Town
Brighton
County
East Sussex
Local authority
Brighton and Hove
District
Brighton and Hove
Constituency
Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
HI - Hearing Impairment
Special classes
Has Special Classes
Resourced provision
SEN unit
SEN unit places
7 on roll / 12 capacity

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Brighton, Brighton and Hove, 317 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, special school. Free school meals: 47.8%. SEN provision includes: HI - Hearing Impairment.

Open schools in Brighton
63
Primary schools in Brighton
40
Academies among open schools in Brighton
13% (8)
Open schools in BN2
28
Primary in BN2
17
Open schools in Brighton and Hove LA
83
Primary in Brighton and Hove LA
48

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • Absence9.1%
    • FSM62.9%
    • Demand0.90

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    • Absence8.2%
    • FSM51.0%
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    • KS252%
    • Absence6.9%
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  • Fairlight Primary School

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    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM46.6%
    • Demand0.82

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Petrina Ferris
Telephone
01273681292
Website
https://www.bevendeanprimaryschoolandnursery.co.uk/

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