City Academy Whitehawk 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 15/11/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is well above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.9%, which is 1.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Whitehawk Road, Brighton, BN2 5FL
Website: www.caw.brighton-hove.sch.uk
Telephone: 01273681377
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Brighton and Hove
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Thomas McMorrin
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 139677

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 15/11/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 394
Number of Boys: 183
Number of Girls: 211

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: -1.1 Confidence interval -2.8 to 0.6
Writing
Well Above Average: 2.6 Confidence interval 1.1 to 4.2
Maths
Average: -0.3 Confidence interval -1.7 to 1.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:48%
England Average:65%

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

School:4%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:100
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Royal Spa Nursery School
Park Hill , BN2 0BT
4out of 4 1,541 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Tarnerland Nursery School
Sussex Street , BN2 0GR
4out of 4 1,755 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
City Academy Whitehawk
Whitehawk Road , Whitehawk BN2 5FL
3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Mark's CofE Primary School
Manor Road , BN2 5EA
2out of 4 778 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School
Whitehawk Hill Road , BN2 0AH
3out of 4 779 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Luke's Primary School
Queens Park Rise , BN2 9ZF
4out of 4 1,027 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Elm Grove Primary School
Elm Grove , BN2 3ES
3out of 4 1,182 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Longhill High School
Falmer Road , Rottingdean BN2 7FR
3out of 4 3,266 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St. John's College (Brighton)
17 Walpole Road , BN2 0AF
- not rated 1,042 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Hamilton Lodge School and College for Deaf Children
Walpole Road , BN2 0LS
3out of 4 1,103 yd Non-maintained special school No Mixed More About School
Brighton Waldorf School
Roedean Road , Brighton BN2 5RA
- not rated 1,107 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Brighton College Nursery, Pre-Prep and Prep School
Walpole Lodge , 2 Walpole Road BN2 0EU
- not rated 1,264 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Brighton College
Eastern Road , BN2 0AL
- not rated 1,326 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.