Carden Nursery and Primary School is a primary school located in Brighton. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 05/10/2011. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5%, which is 1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: County Oak Avenue, Brighton, BN1 8LU
Website: www.carden.brighton-hove.sch.uk
Telephone: 01273293677
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Brighton and Hove
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Helen Longton-Howorth
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 131789

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 05/10/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 370
Number of Boys: 199
Number of Girls: 171

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.3 Confidence interval -2.2 to 1.7
Writing
Average: -1 Confidence interval -2.9 to 0.8
Maths
Average: -1.2 Confidence interval -2.9 to 0.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:63%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:5%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Carden Nursery and Primary School
County Oak Avenue , BN1 8LU
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Patcham Junior School
Ladies Mile Road , Patcham BN1 8TA
3out of 4 1,123 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Coldean Primary School
Kenwards , Coldean BN1 9EN
3out of 4 1,272 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Patcham Infant School
Highview Avenue South , BN1 8WW
4out of 4 1,431 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Balfour Primary School
Balfour Road , BN1 6NE
2out of 4 2,020 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Patcham High School
Ladies Mile Road , BN1 8PB
3out of 4 1,163 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Varndean School
Balfour Road , BN1 6NP
3out of 4 1,702 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Dorothy Stringer School
Loder Road , BN1 6PZ
3out of 4 2,069 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Brighton Aldridge Community Academy
Lewes Road , BN1 9PW
3out of 4 2,744 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Varndean College
Surrenden Road , BN1 6WQ
- not rated 1,804 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Downs View Life Skills College
7 Old London Road , Patcham BN1 8XR
- not rated 1,720 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Homewood College
Queensdown School Road , Off Lewes Road BN1 7LA
2out of 4 1,924 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Central Hub Brighton
Lynchet Close , BN1 7FP
3out of 4 1,993 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
University of Brighton
Mithras House , Lewes Road BN2 4AT
- not rated 2,640 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Brighton & Hove Montessori School
67 Stanford Avenue , Brighton BN1 6FB
- not rated 2,762 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.