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Hove Junior School

Community school · Hove · BN3 5JA

Ages 7–11 · 671 pupils · Brighton and Hove

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

72%

Overall absence

5.3%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-06-17

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
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)72%
Higher standard (RWM)9%
Avg scaled score — reading
109.0
Avg scaled score — maths
107.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
108.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)10.3%
Unauthorised0.6%
Authorised absence
4.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.4%
Enrolments in measure
692

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 fill87%

671 pupils · 768 places

Pupils on roll
671
Boys / girls
332 / 339
School capacity
768
Capacity fill
671 / 768 (87%)
Free school meals
23.8%
FSM pupils
160
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 7–11

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
Federation
Hove Learning Federation
Headteacher
Mrs Madeleine Southern

Location

Address
Portland Road
Postcode
BN3 5JA
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 7–11, in Hove, Brighton and Hove, 671 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 23.8%.

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

  • West Hove Infant School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Hove · BN3 5JA · Brighton and Hove

    Ages 5–7

    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM13.8%
    • Demand0.96

    0.0 miles away

  • Goldstone Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Hove · BN3 7JW · Brighton and Hove

    Ages 4–11

    • KS259%
    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM19.2%
    • Demand0.97

    0.5 miles away

  • St Andrew's CofE (Aided) Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Hove · BN3 3YT · Brighton and Hove

    Ages 4–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM19.9%
    • Demand1.18

    0.8 miles away

  • Benfield Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Brighton · BN41 1XS · Brighton and Hove

    Ages 4–11

    • FSM39.2%

    0.8 miles away

  • Aldrington CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Hove · BN3 7QD · Brighton and Hove

    Ages 4–11

    • KS271%
    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM16.3%
    • Demand0.87

    0.9 miles away

  • St Mary's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Brighton · BN41 1LB · Brighton and Hove

    Ages 4–11

    • KS266%
    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM26.9%
    • Demand0.91

    1.0 miles away

  • Hangleton Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Hove · BN3 8LF · Brighton and Hove

    Ages 4–11

    • FSM34.3%

    1.0 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Madeleine Southern
Telephone
01273916609
Website
www.hovejuniorschool.co.uk/

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