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Queen's Park Primary School

Community school · Brighton · BN2 0BN

Ages 4–11 · 286 pupils · Brighton and Hove

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

KS2 expected (RWM)

50%

Overall absence

7.7%

Admissions demand

0.75 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2023-09-13

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
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)50%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
100.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence7.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)23.9%
Unauthorised2.6%
Authorised absence
5.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.7%
Enrolments in measure
305

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

0.75 · Often has places

1st preferences

33

Places offered

52

1st-preference offers

33

Total preferences (any rank)
93
Preferred offers (top 3)
44
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 fill68%

286 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
286
Boys / girls
146 / 140
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
286 / 420 (68%)
Free school meals
47.2%
FSM pupils
134
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 Emma Gale

Location

Address
Park Street
Postcode
BN2 0BN
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

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, 286 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 47.2%.

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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  • Carlton Hill Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    BRIGHTON · BN2 9HS · Brighton and Hove

    Ages 4–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence6.9%
    • FSM41.4%
    • Demand1.34

    0.3 miles away

  • St Luke's Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Brighton · BN2 9ZF · Brighton and Hove

    Ages 4–11

    • KS266%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM19.5%
    • Demand1.51

    0.4 miles away

  • Elm Grove Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Brighton · BN2 3ES · Brighton and Hove

    Ages 4–11

    • KS252%
    • Absence6.9%
    • FSM20.8%
    • Demand1.08

    0.6 miles away

  • St Mark's CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Brighton · BN2 5EA · Brighton and Hove

    Ages 4–11

    • KS234%
    • Absence8.7%
    • FSM60.9%
    • Demand0.93

    0.7 miles away

  • Middle Street Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Brighton · BN1 1AL · Brighton and Hove

    Ages 4–11

    • KS260%
    • Absence8.1%
    • FSM27.7%
    • Demand0.75

    0.7 miles away

  • St Paul's CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Brighton · BN1 3LP · Brighton and Hove

    Ages 4–11

    • KS260%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM31.8%
    • Demand0.81

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  • Fairlight Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

    Community school · Primary

    Brighton · BN2 3AJ · Brighton and Hove

    Ages 3–11

    • KS255%
    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM46.6%
    • Demand0.82

    0.8 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Ms Emma Gale
Telephone
01273686822
Website
http://www.queenspark.brighton-hove.sch.uk/

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