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Elm Grove Primary School

Community school · Brighton · BN2 3ES

Ages 4–11 · 404 pupils · Brighton and Hove

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Ofsted

School remains Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

52%

Overall absence

6.9%

Admissions demand

1.08 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Good

Inspection date

2023-03-06

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)52%
Higher standard (RWM)2%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
101.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
102.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence6.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)20.6%
Unauthorised1.0%
Authorised absence
5.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.4%
Enrolments in measure
364

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

1.08 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

64

Places offered

59

1st-preference offers

55

Total preferences (any rank)
269
Preferred offers (top 3)
59
Applications from outside LA
1
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 fill93%

404 pupils · 436 places

Pupils on roll
404
Boys / girls
194 / 210
School capacity
436
Capacity fill
404 / 436 (93%)
Free school meals
20.8%
FSM pupils
84
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
Mr Ben Massey

Location

Address
Elm Grove, Elm Grove Primary School
Postcode
BN2 3ES
Town
Brighton
County
East Sussex
Local authority
Brighton and Hove
District
Brighton and Hove
Constituency
Brighton Pavilion
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 Brighton, Brighton and Hove, 404 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 20.8%.

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

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    • Absence6.5%
    • FSM39.6%
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    • FSM19.5%
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    • Absence8.2%
    • FSM51.0%
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    • Absence6.9%
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  • City Academy Whitehawk

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    • KS258%
    • Absence8.7%
    • FSM63.1%
    • Demand0.96

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Ben Massey
Telephone
01273708004
Website
https://www.elmgrove.brighton-hove.sch.uk/

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