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Peter Gladwin Primary School

Community school · Brighton · BN41 2PA

Ages 4–11 · 195 pupils · Brighton and Hove

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Ofsted

Standards maintained

KS2 expected (RWM)

63%

Overall absence

4.4%

Admissions demand

1.03 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Standards maintained

Inspection date

2024-12-02

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)63%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)10.1%
Unauthorised0.7%
Authorised absence
3.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
178

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

1.03 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

31

Places offered

30

1st-preference offers

30

Total preferences (any rank)
90
Preferred offers (top 3)
30
Applications from outside LA
3
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 fill89%

195 pupils · 218 places

Pupils on roll
195
Boys / girls
88 / 107
School capacity
218
Capacity fill
195 / 218 (89%)
Free school meals
22.1%
FSM pupils
43
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 Vicki Strange

Location

Address
Drove Road, Portslade
Postcode
BN41 2PA
Town
Brighton
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 Brighton, Brighton and Hove, 195 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 22.1%.

Open schools in Brighton
63
Primary schools in Brighton
40
Academies among open schools in Brighton
13% (8)
Open schools in BN41
8
Primary in BN41
6
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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  • St Nicolas CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Brighton · BN41 2LA · Brighton and Hove

    Ages 4–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM18.0%
    • Demand0.94

    0.3 miles away

  • Brackenbury Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Brighton · BN41 2LA · Brighton and Hove

    Ages 5–11

    • KS254%
    • Absence8.2%
    • FSM35.1%
    • Demand0.93

    0.4 miles away

  • Benfield Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

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    Ages 4–11

    • FSM39.2%

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  • Mile Oak Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Brighton · BN41 2WN · Brighton and Hove

    Ages 4–11

    • KS264%
    • Absence6.5%
    • FSM30.1%
    • Demand0.98

    0.7 miles away

  • Eastbrook Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Not judged

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS278%
    • Absence5.8%
    • FSM20.3%
    • Demand1.00

    0.7 miles away

  • St Mary's Catholic Primary School

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    Brighton · BN41 1LB · Brighton and Hove

    Ages 4–11

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

    0.9 miles away

  • Hangleton Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

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    Ages 4–11

    • FSM34.3%

    1.0 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

    1.1 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Ms Vicki Strange
Telephone
01273916592
Website
https://www.gladwin.brighton-hove.sch.uk/

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