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Brunswick Primary School

Community school · Hove · BN3 1RP

Ages 4–11 · 586 pupils · Brighton and Hove

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

KS2 expected (RWM)

41%

Overall absence

5.4%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2024-06-18

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
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)41%
Higher standard (RWM)2%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
101.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)14.5%
Unauthorised0.8%
Authorised absence
4.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.9%
Enrolments in measure
654

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill63%

586 pupils · 936 places

Pupils on roll
586
Boys / girls
291 / 295
School capacity
936
Capacity fill
586 / 936 (63%)
Free school meals
21.2%
FSM pupils
124
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Ms Amanda Easton

Location

Address
Somerhill Road
Postcode
BN3 1RP
Town
Hove
County
East Sussex
Local authority
Brighton and Hove
District
Brighton and Hove
Constituency
Hove and Portslade
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

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 4–11, in Hove, Brighton and Hove, 586 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 21.2%.

Open schools in Hove
18
Primary schools in Hove
9
Academies among open schools in Hove
11% (2)
Open schools in BN3
20
Primary in BN3
10
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.

Compare with theseAll in HoveNear BN3

  • St Paul's CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Brighton · BN1 3LP · Brighton and Hove

    Ages 4–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM31.8%

    0.7 miles away

  • Stanford Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Brighton · BN1 5PR · Brighton and Hove

    Ages 7–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM17.5%

    0.7 miles away

  • Stanford Infant School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Brighton · BN1 5PS · Brighton and Hove

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM7.1%

    0.7 miles away

  • Middle Street Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Brighton · BN1 1AL · Brighton and Hove

    Ages 4–11

    • KS266%
    • Absence8.1%
    • FSM27.7%

    0.9 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Ms Amanda Easton
Telephone
01273711816
Website
http://www.brunswick.brighton-hove.sch.uk

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